The Legacy of Leadership: Exploring George Washington University

WASHINGTON – The swimming & diving squads for George Washington University, both men’s and women’s, left no room for uncertainty at McCarthy Pool on Saturday, overpowering the Georgetown Hoyas with scores of 213-86 (men’s) & 203-95 (women’s), marking their eighth consecutive victory against the nearby rivals.

MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS

• GW’s ‘A’ relay in the 200-yard medley, featuring Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan, Preston Lin, Daniel Nagy, and Elliott Irwin, opened the competition with a triumph (1:28.29).

• Sivaramakrishnan (48.02), Holden Thomas (49.33), and Karol Mlynarczyk (49.98) secured the first three positions in the 100-yard backstroke, in that order.

• Daniel Choi set the pace for the Revolutionaries in both long-distance events, the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:34.50) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:30.98).

• Gage Boushee (1:38.98) and Justin Dostal (1:41.17) took first and second place in the 200-yard freestyle, respectively.

• Preston Lin clinched a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke (55.26).

• Connor Rodgers surged through to win the 200-yard butterfly (1:46.93), finishing more than three seconds ahead of the second place swimmer.

• Elliott Irwin raced to victory in the 50-yard freestyle (20.20).

• Ben Bradley (307.80) and Michael Wood (303.08) achieved the top scores on the 1-meter diving board. Later, Bradley (308.55), Holden Wheeler (303.90), and Wood (293.10) delivered the highest scores on the 3-meter board.

• Shae Stratton (1:47.85) and Mlynarczyk (1:49.52) were the top finishers in the 200-yard backstroke, with Stratton approaching a top-ten all-time time for GW.

• Ben Sosnowski came close to his personal record time in the 200-yard breaststroke and won the race (1:59.03).

• Nagy secured a Buff & Blue victory in the 100-yard butterfly (47.78).

• Rodgers (1:49.21) and Sosnowski (1:49.62) posted the fastest times in the 200-yard individual medley.

• The men’s 400-yard freestyle relay concluded the meet with a victory (3:01.69), featuring swimmers Irwin, Thomas, Nagy, and Sivaramakrishnan.

WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS

• In the 200-yard freestyle, Colleen MacWilliams (1:49.55), Ava Topolewski (1:50.91), and Jules Fifer (1:52.79) filled the top three spots for GW.

• Veronica Fyfe (260.70), Olivia Paquette (260.33), and Olivia Rosen (230.70) dominated the podium on the 1-meter diving board. Paquette (307.73) and Dyde (271.58) later garnered the highest scores on the 3-meter board.

• Topolewski (16:28.07) and Taylor Bernosky (17:32.53) claimed first and second in the 1,650-yard freestyle. The duo excelled in the distance races, achieving the same results in the 500-yard freestyle (Topolewski: 4:56.61; Bernosky: 5:05.26).

• Marlee Rickert took first in the 100-yard backstroke (56.14) and followed up with her second win of the day in the 100-yard freestyle (51.45).

• Chloe Hernandez, GW’s fastest sprinter historically, triumphed in the 50-yard free (23.68).

• Sori Ebrahimi (1:05.20) and Breuklynn Harris (1:05.58) had the two quickest times in the 100-yard breaststroke.

• Molly Smyers won the 200-yard butterfly (2:00.14), approaching her personal record. Smyers continued her strong performance with a triumphant finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.69), almost five seconds ahead of second place, and also won the 200-yard IM (2:02.60), closely followed by MacWilliams (2:04.00).

• MacWilliams excelled in the 200-yard backstroke, earning first place (2:01.72).

• The women’s 400-yard freestyle relay clinched first place to wrap up the meet (3:23.45), swum by Hernandez, Rickert, MacWilliams, and Topolewski.

UP NEXT

GW is gearing up for its last dual meet of the season, which will be against UMBC at two different locations. The event commences on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Baltimore, followed by Senior Day on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. at the Smith Center.