George Washington University
Quad Meet (UNCW)
Swimming & Diving Sweeps Quad Meet on Saturday
10/5/2024 3:49:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Revolutionaries down UNCW, Delaware and William & Mary at Hampton Aquaplex
HAMPTON, Va. - The George Washington University men's and women's swimming and diving teams each completed a sweep of Saturday's quad meet at the Hampton Aquaplex. GW downed a trio of CAA opponents, UNCW (Men: 150.50-148.50; Women: 180.00-119.00), Delaware (Men: 178.00-121.00; Women: 178.50-120.50) and William & Mary (Men: 216.00-77.00; Women: 151.50-141.50) at the site of the upcoming 2025 A-10 Championships.
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
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Daniel Choi earned a first-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle by over 13 seconds (9:15.60). Philip Moldovanu registered a third-place finish in the event (9:29.73). Choi (4:29.47) and Moldovanu (4:32.76) later grabbed first and second place in the 500-yard freestyle, respectively.
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Connor Rodgers earned a win in the 200-yard fly (1:46.54), while Justin Dostal also finished on the podium in third place (1:48.92).
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Elliott Irwin sprinted the 50-yard free in just under 20 seconds (19.99) to win the event and go sixth-fastest in program history.
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In the 1-meter dive, sophomore Michael Wood took home first place (286.25). Wood ended up with victories on both boards, as he finished the 3-meter board in first (292.15), just ahead of Holden Wheeler, who took second (272.65).
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Irwin (47.08) and Daniel Nagy (48.14) took home first and third in the 100-yard fly, respectively. Irwin's time is fifth fastest in program history.
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Shae Stratton tapped in second place in the 200-yard back (1:47.49).
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The men's 400-yard medley relay, swam by Irwin, AJ Wood, Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan and Co. Rodgers, finished the final race of the meet in second place (2:58.43).
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
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GW swept the podium on the 1-meter board thanks to top-finishes from Olivia Paquette (258.60), Dara Reyblat (242.85) and Veronica Fyfe (241.45). In the 3-meter dive, Paquette took home the victory (283.85) while Reyblat finished in third (240.45).
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Ava Topolewski won the 1000-yard freestyle, finishing in 9:57.43, which was over 12 seconds quicker than second place. Later, Topolewski took first place in the 500-yard free (4:52.52), finishing just ahead of teammate Molly Smyers who took third (4:58.28).
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Colleen MacWilliams touched first in the 200-yard free (1:50.74).
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Smyers finished in first place with a win in the 200-yard IM (2:01.61).
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First-year Natalie Sens nabbed a second-place finish in the 100-yard breast (1:02.25), third-fastest in program history.
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Moriah Freitas (2:00.72) and Smyers (2:01.18) took second and third place in the 200-yard fly, respectively.
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Marlee Rickert grabbed second place in the 100-yard free (50.70).
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The 400-yard free relay, swam by Chloe Hernandez, Freitas, Rickert and Topolewski, closed the meet with a second-place finish (3:23.86).
UP NEXT
The Revolutionaries have nearly a month break until their next competition, which comes on Nov. 2 in a dual meet at Navy.
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