2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Topolewski, Ava
Diving
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Backstroke/Butterfly
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Breaststroke
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Breaststroke
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Distance Freestyle
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Breaststroke/IM
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Breaststroke/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Butterfly/IM
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IM
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Freestyle/IM/Backstroke
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Sprint Freestyle
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Sprint Freestyle
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Diving
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Butterfly/IM
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Breaststroke/Butterfly
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IM/Breaststroke/Butterfly/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Long Freestyle/Butterfly
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Distance Freestyle
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Backstroke/Freestyle
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Ava Topolewski
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Marketing
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, TX
- High School:
- Lake Ridge
- Club:
- Mansfield Aquatics Club
Bio
2024-25
A-10 All-Conference First Team...Led the Revolutionaries with 54 points at the A-10 Championships to bring GW to another conference title...Dominated the long-distance events, claiming gold in the 1650-yard free (16:24.19) and the 500-yard free (4:46.91)...Earned gold in the 800-yard free relay (7:15.48)...Made the A-final in the 200-yard free and finished in fifth place (1:50.38)...Set PR in the 50-yard free (23.54) in dual meet vs. UMBC...Claimed 2 PRs at the Princeton Big Al Invitational in the 100-yard free (51.39) and in the 200-yard free (1:48.63).
2023-24
A-10 All-Conference First and Second Team…NCAA Championships Participant…U.S. Olympic Team Trials Participant…CSCAA Scholar All-American...CSC Academic All-District...Made waves in sophomore season, scoring 48 points at A-10 Championships to help GW win conference title before accomplishing individual feats at both the NCAA Championships and U.S. Olympic Team Trials…Took home first place with a new A-10 and school record in the 1650-yard free (16:08.48)...Earned silver in the 500-yard free with a new personal-best time (4:44.44)...Helped GW set new school and conference record in the 800-yard free relay (7:10.63)...Won prelims with a personal-best time (1:58.77) before finishing in 8th in the 200-yard fly finals (2:00.72)...At NCAAs, finished in 39th in the 1650-yard free (16:22.75) and in 63rd in the 500-yard free (4:48.72)...Set new 50-fly PR (25.49) at Princeton Big Al Invitational…A-10 Performer of the Week (11/9/23).
2022-23
Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team…Completed impressive rookie campaign winning two individual gold medals, breaking three program records and scoring fourth most points (51) on GW at the Atlantic 10 Championships to help team earn team title…Won gold in the mile (16:27.78 - *Program Record*) while breaking the program record…Won gold in the 500 free (4:46.99 - *Program Record*) after also pacing the field in the prelims (4:49.64)...Made A-final and scored in after eighth-place finish 200 fly (2:03.17).
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Qualified for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 1500-meter free (16:44.01) at Navy Long Course Time Trials and in the 800-meter free (8:45.72) at the GA SA Atlanta Classic…At U.S. Olympic Team Trials, she finished the 1500-meter freestyle in 28th place (16:50.14) and the 800-meter freestyle in 33rd place (8:49.85).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned NISCA All-America and TISCA All-State honors while at Lake Ridge High School…Finished third in the 500 free and fourth in the 200 fly at the University Interscholastic League state meet as a senior in 2022…Nominated for Nominated for USA Today/Southeast Tarrant County Sports Award for Female Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year in both 2021 and 2022…U.S. Open qualifier in three events (400 free, 1,000 free, 200 fly)…Qualified for the top junior meets in the nation, including Summer Junior Nationals (400 free, 1,000 free, 1,500 free, 200 fly), Winter Junior Nationals (400/500 free, 800/1,000 free, 1,500 free, 100 fly, 200 fly) and Futures Championships (200 free, 400/500 free, 800/1,000 free, 1,500/1,650 free, 100 fly, 200 fly, 400 IM)…Won Futures events in 2019 (Des Moines, Iowa – 200 fly) and 2021 (Fargo, N.D. – 1,500 free)…Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American (2019, 2021, 2022)…Graduated Summa Cum Laude in the top 10 percent of her class at Lake Ridge HS…Represented Mansfield Aquatics Club in club competition.
TOPOLEWSKI'S CAREER BESTS
A-10 All-Conference First Team...Led the Revolutionaries with 54 points at the A-10 Championships to bring GW to another conference title...Dominated the long-distance events, claiming gold in the 1650-yard free (16:24.19) and the 500-yard free (4:46.91)...Earned gold in the 800-yard free relay (7:15.48)...Made the A-final in the 200-yard free and finished in fifth place (1:50.38)...Set PR in the 50-yard free (23.54) in dual meet vs. UMBC...Claimed 2 PRs at the Princeton Big Al Invitational in the 100-yard free (51.39) and in the 200-yard free (1:48.63).
2023-24
A-10 All-Conference First and Second Team…NCAA Championships Participant…U.S. Olympic Team Trials Participant…CSCAA Scholar All-American...CSC Academic All-District...Made waves in sophomore season, scoring 48 points at A-10 Championships to help GW win conference title before accomplishing individual feats at both the NCAA Championships and U.S. Olympic Team Trials…Took home first place with a new A-10 and school record in the 1650-yard free (16:08.48)...Earned silver in the 500-yard free with a new personal-best time (4:44.44)...Helped GW set new school and conference record in the 800-yard free relay (7:10.63)...Won prelims with a personal-best time (1:58.77) before finishing in 8th in the 200-yard fly finals (2:00.72)...At NCAAs, finished in 39th in the 1650-yard free (16:22.75) and in 63rd in the 500-yard free (4:48.72)...Set new 50-fly PR (25.49) at Princeton Big Al Invitational…A-10 Performer of the Week (11/9/23).
2022-23
Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team…Completed impressive rookie campaign winning two individual gold medals, breaking three program records and scoring fourth most points (51) on GW at the Atlantic 10 Championships to help team earn team title…Won gold in the mile (16:27.78 - *Program Record*) while breaking the program record…Won gold in the 500 free (4:46.99 - *Program Record*) after also pacing the field in the prelims (4:49.64)...Made A-final and scored in after eighth-place finish 200 fly (2:03.17).
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Qualified for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 1500-meter free (16:44.01) at Navy Long Course Time Trials and in the 800-meter free (8:45.72) at the GA SA Atlanta Classic…At U.S. Olympic Team Trials, she finished the 1500-meter freestyle in 28th place (16:50.14) and the 800-meter freestyle in 33rd place (8:49.85).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned NISCA All-America and TISCA All-State honors while at Lake Ridge High School…Finished third in the 500 free and fourth in the 200 fly at the University Interscholastic League state meet as a senior in 2022…Nominated for Nominated for USA Today/Southeast Tarrant County Sports Award for Female Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year in both 2021 and 2022…U.S. Open qualifier in three events (400 free, 1,000 free, 200 fly)…Qualified for the top junior meets in the nation, including Summer Junior Nationals (400 free, 1,000 free, 1,500 free, 200 fly), Winter Junior Nationals (400/500 free, 800/1,000 free, 1,500 free, 100 fly, 200 fly) and Futures Championships (200 free, 400/500 free, 800/1,000 free, 1,500/1,650 free, 100 fly, 200 fly, 400 IM)…Won Futures events in 2019 (Des Moines, Iowa – 200 fly) and 2021 (Fargo, N.D. – 1,500 free)…Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American (2019, 2021, 2022)…Graduated Summa Cum Laude in the top 10 percent of her class at Lake Ridge HS…Represented Mansfield Aquatics Club in club competition.
TOPOLEWSKI'S CAREER BESTS
No Bag Policy PSA
Tuesday, August 19
25-26 GW Basketball Sizzle Reel
Wednesday, June 18
2025 SAMH Campaign Video
Tuesday, May 20
2025 The Georgeys Recap Video
Wednesday, May 07
