George Washington University Athletics
George Washington University
Princeton Big Al Invitational Day 1 (vs. Princeton, Columbia, Pennsylvania)
Connor Rodgers Breaks 200 IM Program Record as Swimming & Diving Wraps Day One of Big Al
12/6/2024 8:50:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Revolutionaries return tomorrow at 10 a.m. for the second day of the meet
PRINCETON, N.J. - Highlighted by a broken program record, NCAA B-cut swim and three event wins, the George Washington University men's and women's swimming & diving teams closed out the first day of the Princeton Big Al Invitational.
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
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Connor Rodgers earned an NCAA B-cut time and broke the program record with a second-place finish in the 200-yard IM (1:44.49).
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Elliott Irwin picked up a win for the Buff & Blue, sprinting to the finish in the 50-yard freestyle (19.79). Irwin moved into third in program history with his prelims time (19.72), while Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan moved into seventh in program history (20.11) and Holden Thomas moved into 10th in program history (20.39) in the event.
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The men's 400-yard medley relay closed the night with a victory in the event (1:09.29), swam by Sivaramakrishnan, Con. Rodgers, Daniel Nagy and Irwin.
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Daniel Choi swam the third-fastest 500-yard freestyle in program history (4:23.01), finishing fifth in the event.
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
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Olivia Paquette crushed the competition in the 3-meter dive, scoring a 309.80 to win the event, nearly 15 points higher than the second-place finisher.
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Ava Topolewski nabbed second place in the 500-yard freestyle (4:47.63), missing an NCAA B-cut by just 0.43 seconds.
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Molly Smyers finished in sixth in the 200-yard IM (2:02.17), while Colleen MacWilliams broke into the program's all-time top 10 (2:03.31) in the prelims of the event.
SCORES AFTER DAY 1
Men's Scores
Princeton: 343
George Washington: 268
Columbia: 228
Pennsylvania: 216
Women's Scores
Princeton: 349
Pennsylvania: 256
Columbia: 231
George Washington: 197
UP NEXT
The Revolutionaries return to Denunzio Natatorium tomorrow for the second day of the Big Al Invitational, with prelims beginning at 10:00 a.m. and finals at 6:00 p.m. All sessions will be streamed on ESPN+.
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