Women's Swimming & Diving Cruises on Senior Day

Saturday, November 10

Washington, DC

1 PM

George Washington University

159

Howard

11/10/2018 6:06:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

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Colonials blew past the Bison in their home debut

WASHINGTON- George Washington women's swimming and diving turned in a sterling season debut at Charles E. Smith Center Pool with a 159-72 win over Howard on Saturday.

Seven different Colonials earned individual victories, paced by double-winner Gemma Atherley, en route to their first dual-meet victory of the season. The Buff and Blue swept the top three spots in six different individual races.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Atherley led a strong showing for GW in the 200-yard individual medley (2:07.71), out-dueling teammate Jackie Torrez. The junior from the Channel Islands also won the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.70) and swam a leg on her squad's top 400-yard freestyle relay team.
- Torrez picked up a victory in the 200-yard freestyle, holding off teammate Emily Zhang in 1:54.53. The junior from California teamed with Zhang, Andrea Ho, Isabela Patino to win the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay in 1:47.86.
- Andrea Moussier, a first-year from Mexico, won the 1,000-yard freestyle in a career-best time of 10:20.64. She also finished runner-up to teammate Meghan Burton (58.15 seconds) in the 100-yard butterfly.
- Lynn Zhang led a top-three sweep in the 100-yard freestyle, winning in 54.76 seconds.
- Isabel Berdecio took the 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.09 in her collegiate debut in the event.
- Rachel Dickinson earned a victory in the 3-meter diving competition with 252.90, while Gabriella Arendes paced the Colonials with a runner-up finish on the 1-meter board (258.23).
- The Colonials honored seniors Emily Zhang, Lucy Castro, Kelsey Oliver, Caroline Racke, Miranda Simon and Isobel Walker.

UP NEXT: GW is back in action next week at the Queens University Fall Frenzy in Charlotte, N.C. The Colonials close the fall with a two-day home meet against A-10 foe Richmond, which runs Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas and Castro after the home victory.

Hear from @GWCoachBThom, Tommi Wolst and Lucy Castro after today's Senior Day wins over Howard. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/zReAg4WtYo
— GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) November 10, 2018