Swimming and Diving Drops Opener Against Virginia Tech

Saturday, October 1

Blacksburg, VA

11 AM

George Washington University

86.50

202.50

Virginia Tech

Photo by: Greg Fiume

10/1/2022 9:07:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

Final Results

GW returns to D.C. to face Old Dominion next Saturday

BLACKSBURG, VA - GW swimming and diving kicked off the 2022-23 season, falling to ACC opponent Virginia Tech. The season begins the same as the last, falling to the Hokies on opening weekend, but GW will look to regroup next weekend against Old Dominion University.

Men's Highlights:
Last season, GW set an A-10 record for the men's 200-yard medley relay. Today, GW would place third in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing closely behind a pair of Hokie teams. Karol Mlynarczyk (backstroke), Preston Lin (breaststroke), Djurdje Matic (fly), and Matthew Whelan (freestyle) combined for the third-place finish.

Philip Moldovanu placed second in the 1000-yard freestyle. Moldovanu was just 2.5 seconds behind the leader.

Daniel Nagy claimed second in the 200-yard fly, finishing just under a second slower than the top finisher.

Graduate student Matthew Whelan finished second in the 50-yard freestyle, a race in which he qualified for the NCAA Championships during his time at Duke.

Karol Mlynarczyk finished just .41 seconds behind Forst Webb in the 100-yard backstroke, which earned him fourth place. The A-10 First Team honoree also took home second place in the 200-yard backstroke.

Women's Highlights:
Moriah Freitas won the 200-yard fly, clocking in at 2:02.75, which was almost a full two seconds faster than the next swimmer. Freitas set a personal best in the 200-yard fly last season at 2:01.27 and earned fourth in last year's A final at the A-10 Championships.

First-year Ava Topolewski took home third in the 1000-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 10:21.85, just five seconds behind the leader.

Sophomore Barbara Schaal finished second in the 200-yard backstroke, just a season after setting a new GW record in the same stroke.

First-year diver Olivia Paquette showed promise in her first dives for the Buff and Blue, taking home second in the women's three-meter diving with a score of 292.40.

A-10 Second Team honoree Stine Omdahl Petersen finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke. Petersen earned bronze last year in the 200-yard breaststroke after breaking her own program record.

Up Next:
GW Swim and Dive returns to the Charles E. Smith Center on Saturday, October 8, to welcome Old Dominion for a rematch of last year's early-season meet.