Men's Recap

The George Washington University men's swimming & diving team fell short against Old Dominion, 185-95 on Saturday afternoon at Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. Old Dominion came into the meet ranked 7th in the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Poll. Junior David Zenk took one event and recorded two runner-up finishes as well. Fellow junior Tom Pullen also recorded a pair of second place performances.

Zenk won the 100-yard backstroke in 51.48 and placed second in both the 50-yard freestyle (21.68) and 200-yard backstroke (1:57.04). Senior Drew Boudreau finished third in the 200 backstroke in 2:03.37.

Pullen took second in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.38) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.58). Freshman Andrew Maguire finished just behind Pullen in the 200, placing third in 2:19.95. The freshman also placed second in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:01.54.

Freshman Konrad Kopczynski and David Meyer took second and third, respectively in the 200-yard freestyle in times of 1:47.66 and 1:51.52 in that order.

 

Women's Recap

The George Washington University women's swimming & diving team was edged by Old Dominion 157-124 on Saturday afternoon at Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. Junior Jessica Miga earned two victories while fellow junior Ariana Berdini and freshman Sarah Landry also picked up wins on the day.

Miga swept the sprint freestyle events for the Colonials, taking the 50-yard in 25.50 and 100-yard in 54.94. The native of Barneveld, NY also finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:01.00 and anchored the victorious 400-yard freestyle relay team along with freshman Sarah Beggs, junior Luciana Maggiolo and sophomore Emily Leik.

Berdini won her specialty event, the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.12 while Landry won the one-meter dive, accumulating 143.10 points in her six dives.

Leik recorded a pair of second place finishes, one in the 200-yard backstroke (2:15.58) while Beggs and freshman Caitlin Brewer took third and fourth in 2:15.75 and 2:18.96, respectively. Leik also finished second in the 200-yard IM in 2:13.35.

Beggs also finished second in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:02.94 with Brewer just behind in 1:03.40, taking third.

Junior Lauren Fuchs added a second and third place finish for GW. Out of E. Setauket, NY, Fuchs took second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:27.07 and third in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:09.12.