WASHINGTON - In the first dual meet of the season for American University's men's and women's swimming & diving teams, the Eagles came up against a strong opponent in UMBC but held their own throughout the event. AU won seven events on the women's side and three on the men's side, with numerous other second and third-place finishes.
NOTABLE
- One new top-16 time was recorded and it occurred in the final event of the day for the women's team. The 200 free relay foursome of senior Mimi Watts, sophomore Dylan Moulton, sophomore Isabel McGovern and freshman Lian Jeong Engle earned a win in 1:36.47 which ranks 11th all-time in that event at American.
- The leadoff 50 free by Watts was recorded at 23.70 which ties her own pool record.
- The day began with a win for the women in the 200 medley relay as Watts and Jeong Engle teamed up with junior Amaya Tomma and sophomore Grace Netz for a victory in 1:47.80.
- Watts posted two individual wins as well, doing so with plenty of company in the 100 fly. She came in with a time of 55.56 and was followed by McGovern in second, freshman Rebecca Siegel in third and sophomore Veronica Lester in fourth.
- In the 100 free, Watts and McGovern went 1-2 with times of 52.32 and 53.61.
- Sophomore Katie Yoo and Moulton took first and second in the 200 freestyle with times of 1:57.77 and 1:58.14, respectively.
- The women had another big sweep in the 200 fly, with Lester, Siegel and senior Mary Barto taking first, second and third.
- Freshman Kate Williams won big in the 500 free with a time of 5:14.39, while freshman teammate Fiona McMahon touched the wall in second place in 5:22.12.
- Sophomore Peyton Thurman had a strong showing for the divers, taking second on both the 1-meter (228.15) and 3-meter (216.15).
- For the men, junior Seamus Brown had a huge win in the 1,000 free, finishing almost 17 seconds ahead of second place with a time of 9:55.78.*
- Seniors Nick Buckley and Caleb Farris claimed the top two spots in the 50 freestyle in 21.22 and 21.72.
- Farris earned a win of his own in the 100 fly with a time of 50.42.
- Junior Griffin Batt took second place for men's diving on the 1-meter with a score of 251.40.
- Overall, the women had a close finish but came up short against UMBC by a score of 154.50 to 145.50. The men lost 194-100.
*Results packet is incorrect for this event.
NEXT UP
- The Eagles will be back at home next weekend, taking on Catholic University at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7.
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