The American University men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in the Eagle Invitational on Thursday at Reeves Aquatic Center. Six AU swimmers set lifetime best times in five events, and three swimmers recorded their best times of the 2009-2010 season.

Senior Matt Pelletier, the 2010 Patriot League Conference Champion in the 100 back, led the men's team in a record-setting day. Pelletier recorded a time of 1:05.39 in the 100 breast, his best time on the season, and broke his own personal all-time records in the 50 fly and 50 breast with times of 23.75 and 28.25, respectively.

Freshman Ming Ong and sophomores Rob Grell and Chris Meadows also put in record-breaking performances for the Eagles. Ong recorded his personal best-time in the 100 back (56.28) and 100 fly (24.35). Grell broke his personal record in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.88, and Meadows set his own best time in the 100 back with a 58.47-second performance. Meadows also posted his best time on the season in the 50 free, clocking a time of 24.36.

On the women's squad, freshman Alexandra Ramdin finished in 28.46 seconds in the 50 fly, while recording a time of 31.53 seconds in the 50 back to secure two personal best times. Senior Adela Smith also recorded her lifetime best time in the 50 butterfly, and freshman Kimberly Lindegren's time of 32.94 in the 50 back was the best of her career as well.