Connor Rodgers Claims A-10 200 IM Record; Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Take Leads into Friday at A-10 Championships
2/20/2025 8:35:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
HAMPTON, Va. - The George Washington University men's & women's swimming and diving teams finished day two of the Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday, assuming leads on both the men's and women's sides.
After two days, the men are in front with 342 points, almost double the next closest team (George Mason with 177). The women lead with 256 points, but are in a tight race with Richmond, who follow behind with 228.
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
-
Connor Rodgers defended his 200-yard IM title from last season, going faster than his own conference record to claim gold and set a new conference mark (1:44.24). Ben Sosnowski also swam well in the 200-yard IM final and earned the bronze medal (1:47.13).
-
After Elliott Irwin broke the conference meet record in prelims of the 50-yard freestyle (19.53), he came back for the finals swim and came in second place (19.64). The winner of the race, La Salle's Felix Jedbratt, now holds the conference overall and meet record after going 19.20 in the finals. Despite the second-place finish, GW earned big points in the event with five swimmers in the A-final (2nd: Irwin; 4th: Wood; 6th: Sivaramakrishnan; 7th: Nagy; 8th: Thomas).
-
The men's 200-yard freestyle relay, made up of Irwin, Holden Thomas, Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan and AJ Wood, claimed the gold medal to close out Thursday's competition (1:18.42).
-
Daniel Choi picked up a silver medal in the 500-yard freestyle (4:23.11) as he continued to pace GW's distance swimmers.
-
Ben Bradley claimed the bronze medal in the 1-meter dive with a personal-best 309.00.
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
-
Ava Topolewski took back the conference crown in the 500-yard freestyle (4:46.91). Topolewski, who was the 2023 500-yard freestyle champion, was dethroned by a teammate last season, but took back the title by over 1.50 seconds on Thursday. Colleen MacWilliams earned the bronze medal in the event (4:51.10).
-
Moriah Freitas was just .01 off the GW record when she completed her bronze medal swim in the 50-yard freestyle (22.92).
-
The women's 200-yard freestyle relay, swam by Freitas, Chloe Hernandez, Natalie Sens and Jules Fifer, wrapped day two with a silver medal (1:30.79).
UP NEXT
The Revolutionaries return to the Hampton Aquaplex for day three of the A-10 Swimming & Diving Championships tomorrow. Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by finals at 6:00 p.m., and all of the action will be streamed live on ESPN+.
GW Medal Count:
Gold: 6
Silver: 4
Bronze: 5
MEN
George Washington: 342
George Mason: 177
La Salle: 159
St. Bonaventure: 159
Davidson: 158
UMass: 128
Fordham: 121
Saint Louis: 84
WOMEN
George Washington: 256
Richmond: 228
Duquesne: 182
Fordham: 150
Davidson: 121
La Salle: 121
George Mason: 117
St. Bonaventure: 96
UMass: 94
Rhode Island: 55
Saint Louis: 40
THURSDAY
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle Prelims:
Topolewski/4:51.73/3rd/A-Final
MacWilliams/4:52.05/4th/A-Final
Bernosky/4:55.90/9th/B-Final
Cleaver/5:04.86/27th
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle A-Final:
Topolewski/4:46.91/Gold Medal
MacWilliams/4:51.10/Bronze Medal
500-Yard Freestyle B-Final:
Bernosky/4:52.60/1st
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle Prelims:
Choi/4:25.49/2nd/A-Final
Moldovanu/4:28.72/5th/A-Final
Cameron Rodgers/4:28.91/A-Final
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle A-Final:
Choi/4:23.11/Silver Medal
Moldovanu/4:27.70/4th
Cameron Rodgers/4:29.39/5th
Women's 200-Yard IM Prelims:
Smyers/2:00.39/2nd/A-Final
Sayag/2:04.92/18th
Clark/2:11.05/46th
Women's 200-Yard IM A-Final:
Smyers/2:00.77/5th
Men's 200-Yard IM Prelims:
Connor Rodgers/1:47.75/2nd/A-Final
Boushee/1:47.76/3rd/A-Final
Sosnowski/1:47.90/4th/A-Final
Tobler/1:47.93/5th/A-Final
Dostal/1:48.07/6th/A-Final
Li/1:53.68/28th
Men's 200-Yard IM A-Final:
Connor Rodgers/1:44.24/Gold Medal/GW Record/A-10 Record
Sosnowski/1:47.13/Bronze Medal
Boushee/1:47.29/4th
Dostal/1:47.66/5th
Tobler/1:48.25/7th
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle Prelims:
Freitas/23.10/4th/A-Final
Fifer/23.20/6th/A-Final
Hernandez/8th/23.24/t-8th/A-Final Swim Off (won swim off)
Rickert/23.26/10th/B-Final
Sens/23.28/11th/B-Final
Simpson/23.58/18th
Harris/24.16/42nd
McCormick/24.35/47th
Ebrahimi/30.28/67th
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle A-Final:
Freitas/22.92/Bronze Medal
Hernandez/22.97/5th
Fifer/23.24/8th
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle B-Final:
Sens/22.99/1st
Rickert/23.29/3rd
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle Prelims:
Irwin/19.53/1st/A-Final/A-10 Meet Record
Sivaramakrishnan/20.22/5th/A-Final
Thomas/20.27/6th/A-Final
Nagy/20.31/7th/A-Final
AJ Wood/20.34/8th/A-Final
Lin/25.09/55th
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle A-Final:
Irwin/19.64/Silver Medal
AJ Wood/20.13/4th
Sivaramakrishnan/20.16/6th
Nagy/20.21/7th
Thomas/20.30/8th
Men's 1-Meter Dive Prelims:
Bradley/303.55/2nd/A-Final
Wheeler/274.60/4th/A-Final
Michael Wood/247.45/9th/B-Final
Men's 1-Meter Dive A-Final:
Bradley/309.00/Bronze Medal
Wheeler/287.40/5th
Men's 1-Meter Dive B-Final:
Wood/296.80/1st
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
Freitas/Hernandez/Sens/Fifer/1:30.79/Silver Medal
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
Irwin/Thomas/Sivaramakrishnan/AJ Wood/1:18.42/Gold Medal
Players Mentioned
