Swimming & Diving Sweeps Georgetown

Saturday, January 22

Washington, DC

1 PM

George Washington University

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Georgetown

Photo by: Greg Fiume

1/22/2022 4:25:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results

Buff & Blue rolled past Hoyas on Saturday

WASHINGTON - GW swimming and diving returned to competition in fine form on Saturday, earning a sweep of crosstown foe Georgetown at McCarthy Pool in its first dual meet of 2022.

Connor Rodgers won three individual races to lead the men vs. the Hoyas, while Moriah Freitas, Erin McCarthy, Becca Brown, Julia Knox and Jamie Doak took two events apiece to pace the women in victory.

In all, the Buff and Blue claimed 23 of 32 events on the day, including all four relays contested.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
- Brown led a strong effort from the GW sprinters. The junior from Mohnton, Pa., won the 50 free (:23.92) followed by teammates Chloe Hernandez, Grace Olivardia and Rebecca Smolcic. She went 1-2 with Hernandez in the 100 free with a winning time of 52.26 seconds.
- Knox won the 200 free in 1:52.89, just ahead of teammates Molly Smyers and Olivardia, and the rookie from Craigavon, Northern Ireland also landed a win in the 200 IM in 2:05.35.
- McCarthy picked up wins in both distance races. The senior from Minnetonka, Minn., edged teammate Andrea Moussier to win the 1,000 free in 10:20.23 and then also took the 500 free in 5:03.90.
- Doak and Dara Reyblat took the top two places in both diving events. Doak posted a season-best score of 282.98 on the 3-meter board and a winning score of 246.98 on 1-meter.
- Freitas captured both the 100 fly (:56.50) and 200 fly (2:04.96).
- Stine Omdahl Petersen also picked up a victory, touching first in the 200 breast in 2:20.11.
- In addition to leading GW in both backstroke races, Marlee Rickert had a hand in both relay victories. She teamed with Petersen, Hernandez and Smolcic on a narrow win in the 200 medley relay (1:46.38) and then closed the meet by partnering with McCarthy, Olivardia and Brown to win the 400 free relay (3:33.59).

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
- A rookie from Carmel, Calif., Rodgers was a triple winner with victories in the 200 free (1:42.92), 500 free (4:36.33) and 200 fly (1:52.81).
- Karol Mlynarczyk took both backstroke events. The sophomore from Warsaw, Poland, went 1-2 with Ryan Patterson in the 100 fly (:50.08) and then added a victory in the 200 back in 1:49.87.
- Durde Matic won the 100 fly in 48.46 and also led the Buff and Blue in the 50 free (:21.97).
- Tyler Kawakami went 1-2 with Bode Ringenbach in the 100 breast, winning in 58.29 seconds. The junior from Honolulu, Hawaii, was also runner-up in the 100 free (:47.52).
- With the score tight late in the meet, Ringenbach scored a victory in the 200 IM in 1:52.82.
- Mlynarczyk, Kawakami and Matic teamed with Dylan Koo on a victory in the 200 medley relay (1:30.91) and then closed the meet by taking the 400 free relay with Ethan Tulenko in 3:04.61.
- Spencer Bystrom led the Buff and Blue with runner-up finishes on both the 1-meter (270.90) and 3-meter (301.88) diving boards.

UP NEXT: GW's final tune-up for the A-10 Championships comes at Virginia's Cavalier Invitational, which runs Feb. 4-6 in Charlottesville, Va.