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George Washington University
Atlantic 10 Championships
MAKE IT THREE! Women’s Swimming and Diving Wins Atlantic 10 Championship for Third Straight Season
2/24/2024 11:01:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
GW women’s program has now won four of the last five conference titles
HAMPTON, Va. - Atlantic 10 women's swimming and diving runs through Washington.
The George Washington University women's swimming and diving team has been crowned champions of the Atlantic 10 in 2024. GW finished the championship meet with 890 points, beating out Richmond in second place (470). GW has now won three consecutive conference titles, and four titles in the last five years.
Between both the men's and women's teams, GW recorded 17 A-10-record performances, 27 program-record performances and won gold in 26 events. GW won all ten relays - the first team ever to do so - establishing new conference records in seven of the ten and new program records in eight of ten.
First-year Zoe Schneider was voted Most Outstanding Female Rookie Performer after her phenomenal A-10 Championship debut. She finished with 54 points (most on the women's team) after her three podium finishes. Schneider won the 500-yard freestyle with a new program record, and collected second-place finishes in both the 1,650-yard freestyle and 400-yard IM.
Sophomore Olivia Paquette was voted Most Outstanding Female Diver of the meet after sharp performances in both diving events. Paquette finished the week with a program record on the 1-meter board and NCAA Zones cuts on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards.
Head Coach Brian Thomas earned his seventh and eighth A-10 Coach of the Year awards as he was named the conference's best coach on both the men's and women's sides for the third-straight season.
GW diving coach Christopher Lane won Women's Diving Coach of the Year. Lane led a team of divers that won both events, made five A-final appearances and contributed 100 points to GW's final score.
SATURDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
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Ava Topolewski kicked off the last night of competition with an A-10 and program record in the 1,950-yard freestyle, breaking her previous record by nearly 20 seconds on her way to winning gold. Schneider came in second, also breaking Topolewski's previous record. Both swam NCAA B-cut times in the event.
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Paquette became a first-time A-10 Individual Champion with her win on the 3-meter board (325.20) - one of her two NCAA Zones scores on the day.
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Phoebe Wright swam an NCAA B-cut time in the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.69) and finished in second place.
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Freitas broke the program record for the 200-yard butterfly in her gold medal swim (1:57.71).
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Ava DeAngelis set a program record with an NCAA B-cut time (2:09.94) and second-place finish.
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Chloe Hernandez clipped a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (49.69).
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The women's 400-yard freestyle relay captured gold for GW in the final race of the meet. Hernandez, Wright, Olivia Tighe and Marlee Rickert took the gold and secured the fifth gold medal in five tries for GW's relays.
GW TOTAL RECORD & MEDAL COUNT
A-10 RECORDS: 17
PROGRAM RECORDS: 27
GOLD: 26
SILVER: 15
BRONZE: 10
FINAL SCORES
WOMEN'S
George Washington: 890
Richmond: 470
Fordham: 413.5
Duquesne: 404
George Mason: 306
Davidson: 303.5
UMass: 296
St. Bonaventure: 234
La Salle: 165
Rhode Island: 148
Saint Louis: 95
MEN'S
George Washington: 844
UMass: 455.5
St. Bonaventure: 435
George Mason: 422
Davidson: 408.5
Fordham: 386
La Salle: 347
Saint Louis: 185
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