Paquette Breaks Program Record on 1-Meter; Swimming & Diving Closes Second Day of Big Al Invitational

Saturday, December 7

Princeton, NJ

10:00 AM (Prelims)/6:00 PM (Finals)

George Washington University

Princeton Big Al Invitational Day 2 (vs. Princeton, Columbia, Pennsylvania)

Holden Wheeler Preparing to dive at day two of the Big Al Invite

Paquette Breaks Program Record on 1-Meter; Swimming & Diving Closes Second Day of Big Al Invitational

12/7/2024 9:22:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Saturday Swimming Results Saturday Diving Results

Buff & Blue look for strong final day at Big Al on Sunday

PRINCETON, N.J. - Another GW program record went by the wayside on Saturday afternoon as the George Washington University men's and women's swimming & diving teams capped the second day at the Princeton Big Al Invitational.

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

The men's 200-yard medley relay, composed of Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan, Preston Lin, Daniel Nagy and Elliott Irwin, tapped in second fastest (1:26.41) to open the men's portion of the evening.
Elliott Irwin claimed second place in the 100-yard butterfly (TIME), after finishing first in prelims with an NCAA B-cut time (46.26).
Holden Thomas (46.96) and Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan (47.18) finished in second and third place, respectively, in the 100-yard backstroke; both are NCAA B-cut times. It is the third B-cut time set by Sivaramakrishnan in the 100-yard backstroke this meet, with his best time being 46.16 set in the opening leg of yesterday's 400-yard medley relay.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Olivia Paquette broke the GW program record on the one meter board (288.05), earning a victory in the event and completing a sweep of the spring boards. Paquette will dive platform tomorrow looking for a clean sweep of all diving events.
The women's 200-yard medley relay opened up the evening session with a third-place swim (1:40.46), swam by Marlee Rickert, Natalie Sens, Moriah Freitas and Chloe Hernandez.

SCORE UPDATES
Men's Scores
Princeton 498.5
Pennsylvania 547.0
George Washington 561.0
Columbia 485.5

Women's Scores
Princeton 727.0
Pennsylvania 721.0
Columbia 477.5
George Washington 432.5

UP NEXT
The final day of the Big Al Invitational commences tomorrow with prelims at 10 a.m., followed by finals at 5:00 p.m. All of the action will be streamed on ESPN+.