NORFOLK, Va. – The American University men's and women's swim teams finished off their dual seasons with one final meet at Old Dominion, and the women pulled out wins in eight of the 16 events including setting a new ODU pool record. Though AU put on a strong performance overall, the Eagles fell short to the Monarchs with a 140-122 loss on the women's side and a 210-52 loss for the men's team.
The Monarchs do not sponsor diving teams, and no diving events were held as part of the dual.
Notable Women's Performance
- Senior Mimi Watts set a pool record at ODU in the 100 butterfly with a time of 54.92. Along with her record, she helped the Eagles to two other wins over the Monarchs in the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay with sophomore Isabel McGovern, sophomore Dylan Moulton, and freshman Lian Jeong Engle.
- McGovern was also able to pull out two individual wins with her times in the 200 freestyle and 200 IM.
- Freshman Fiona McMahon was able to get her first collegiate win under her belt in the 500 freestyle, with a time of 5:16.67.
- Another distance specialist, freshman Kate Williams, took the win in the 1,000 freestyle with a 17:52.27. She won the event handily with the second-place swimmer coming in 16 seconds behind her.
- Jeong Engle, along with her relay success, was able to pull out a win in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.40.
Notable Men's Performances
- The Eagles' sprinters pulled off a 2, 3, 4 finish in the 50 freestyle with senior Nick Buckley at a 21.42, senior Caleb Farris at a 21.57 and freshman Connor Florence at a 21.90.
- Farris was also able to post a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.00.
- Freshman Lucas Standridge took third place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:47.23.
- The sprint trio of Buckley, Farris and Florence along with junior Aidan Delehanty, finished the meet off with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:26.17.
Up Next
- Next Saturday, Feb. 3, the Eagles head to Annapolis, Md. for the Navy Invitational. They'll use this meet to get used to the pool that they'll swim the Patriot League Championships in, which are set for Feb. 21-24.
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