Swim & Dive Teams Start Strong at Potomac Relays; Watts Breaks Her Own Pool Record

WASHINGTON - Highlighted by a new pool record for junior Mimi Watts, the American University swimming & diving teams had a solid start to the season on Friday as the Eagles hosted four other teams in the Potomac Relay Invitational. As a team, AU finished third on the women's side and fourth on the men's.

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Watts swam the leadoff leg of the 3x100 butterfly relay and came in with a time of 54.23, nearly a full second faster than her own previous pool record of 55.17.
The women's 200 medley relay "A" team of Watts, freshman Sophia Hemingway, junior Maddie Mara and sophomore Marissa Kleckner posted a second-place finish in a time of 1:46.41.
The men's duo of sophomore Seamus Brown and junior Griffin Young placed third in the 1000 free relay in 10:01.81.
Hemingway, sophomore Laura Laux and sophomore Sasha Uspenskaya finished third in the 300 backstroke relay in 2:57.83.
In the women's 300 breaststroke relay, Mara, senior Kenzie Cresci and freshman Grace Netz teamed up for a third-place finish in 3:22.97.
Two freshmen posted strong results in the diving competition at Georgetown. Peyton Thurman took third place on the 3-meter (210.75) and fourth on the 1-meter (213.05) while Rhys Davies was fourth on both the 3-meter (255.55) and 1-meter (260.85).
Davies' 1-meter score is the fourth-best in program history, while his 3-meter score ranks eighth.
Thurman's 3-meter score ranks ninth all-time while her 1-meter score is 11th-best all-time.

NEXT UP

On Saturday, Oct. 1, the Eagles will compete against each other in the annual Red/Blue Meet at 1 p.m. The first true competition will take AU to Loyola Maryland on Friday, Oct. 7, for a tri-meet that includes Boston College.

FULL SWIMMING RESULTS (PDF)

FULL DIVING RESULTS

Women's 1m
1) Wynter Bramao (Georgetown) - 236.75
2) Liz Durgin (Georgetown) - 236.40
3) Emilie Ginovker (Georgetown) - 233.40
4) Peyton Thurman (American) - 213.05
5) Teyana Johnson (Howard) - 202.45
6) Sara Warm (Georgetown) - 187.15
7) Jordaynn Connell (Howard) - 183.95
8) Grace Hogue (American) - 166.00
9) Amanda Bosses (American) - 163.70
10) Amada Paris (Georgetown) - 159.40

Men's 3m
1) Charlie Reichle (Georgetown) - 271.85
2) Kyle Maziarz (Georgetown) - 265.50
3) Hriday Parekh (Georgetown) - 256.10
4) Rhys Davies (American) - 255.55
5) Joe Hofman (Georgetown) - 243.30
6) Tristan Gess (Georgetown) - 227.90
7) Griffin Batt (American) - 190.35

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