Saturday, October 5
Miami, FL
11 AM
George Washington University
at
FIU Fall Classic
Men's Swimming & Diving Takes Third at TYR Fall Classic
10/5/2019 1:06:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Aspougalis added second individual win of the weekend
MIAMI, Fla. - George Aspougalis earned his second win of the weekend Saturday to help GW men's swimming & diving land a third-place finish at the TYR Fall Classic.
The first-year from Greece took first in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching in 2:00.90, a time that ranks sixth on GW's all-time top 10.
As a team, the Colonials piled up 394 points over two days at Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center to land third in the standings behind LSU (491) and Pittsburgh (475).
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Aspougalis followed up his Friday win in the 100-yard breaststroke with another impressive performance. The newcomer was also part of GW's third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:32.03) with Andrew Cho, Max Forstenhaeusler and Tyler Kawakami.
- Moritz Fath landed third in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:35.20 and also took fourth in the B Heat of the 200-yard backstroke in 1:55.10. To close the meet, the senior from Germany was part of a fifth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.09) with Forstenhaeusler, Kawakami and Youssef Ragab.
- Forstenhaeusler also produced a third-place swim, finishing the 200-yard individual medley in 1:54.01.
- Kawakami, a first-year from Hawaii, paced the squad by touching fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (:46.41), while DH Hwang was the top Colonial in the 200-yard butterfly with a sixth-place finish in 1:54.41.
- Peter Nachtwey (249.60) was GW's top diver on the 3-meter board.
UP NEXT: GW heads to Annapolis, Md., for a dual meet at Navy with Towson and Johns Hopkins on Friday, Oct. 18. The Colonials are set to make their Smith Center Pool debut the next day vs. Boston College.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas after the season-opening meet.
The first-year from Greece took first in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching in 2:00.90, a time that ranks sixth on GW's all-time top 10.
As a team, the Colonials piled up 394 points over two days at Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center to land third in the standings behind LSU (491) and Pittsburgh (475).
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Aspougalis followed up his Friday win in the 100-yard breaststroke with another impressive performance. The newcomer was also part of GW's third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:32.03) with Andrew Cho, Max Forstenhaeusler and Tyler Kawakami.
- Moritz Fath landed third in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:35.20 and also took fourth in the B Heat of the 200-yard backstroke in 1:55.10. To close the meet, the senior from Germany was part of a fifth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.09) with Forstenhaeusler, Kawakami and Youssef Ragab.
- Forstenhaeusler also produced a third-place swim, finishing the 200-yard individual medley in 1:54.01.
- Kawakami, a first-year from Hawaii, paced the squad by touching fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (:46.41), while DH Hwang was the top Colonial in the 200-yard butterfly with a sixth-place finish in 1:54.41.
- Peter Nachtwey (249.60) was GW's top diver on the 3-meter board.
UP NEXT: GW heads to Annapolis, Md., for a dual meet at Navy with Towson and Johns Hopkins on Friday, Oct. 18. The Colonials are set to make their Smith Center Pool debut the next day vs. Boston College.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas after the season-opening meet.
A lot to like on opening weekend! Hear from @GWCoachBThom after the TYR Fall Classic at FIU. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/inIFzFb663
— GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) October 5, 2019
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