Marin Priddy swimming breaststroke
Robert Blakley

Swimming and Diving

Four Individual Wins Highlight Swim & Dive Dual Meet at Loyola Maryland

BALTIMORE, Md. - Four wins on the women's side were the highlight of a dual meet for American University swimming & diving at Loyola Maryland on Tuesday afternoon. Fifth-year Mimi Watts earned two victories, bringing her season total to six individual wins in three meets.

Notable
  • Tuesday's meet included a number of non-traditional events such as the 50 backstroke, 50 butterfly and 50 breaststroke.
  • Watts took first in both the 50 back and the 50 fly, coming in with times of 26.11 and 24.85, respectively.
  • The Eagles got a win from freshman Demetra Bicos, who started American off well in the 1,000 freestyle. Her time of 10:37.99 ranks 13th all-time in program history among personal bests. Bicos later took third place in the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.31.
  • Freshman Piper Crosby was AU's fourth winner, going 59.35 in the 100 backstroke. Crosby came in second to Watts in the 50 back in 27.38.
  • The women got third-place finishes from freshman Marin Priddy in the 50 breaststroke, junior Isabel McGovern in the 100 IM, and junior Peyton Thurman on the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.
  • For the men's team, senior Aidan Delehanty took third in the 50 back, senior Griffin Batt placed third on the 3-meter, and freshman Sean Memon was third for the divers on the 1-meter.
  • To close out the meet, the women's foursome of Watts, freshman Grace Gilbert, Priddy and sophomore Lian Jeong Engle took second in the 200 free relay in 1:37.88.
  • In the team scores, Loyola beat American 211-88 on the women's side, and 246-53 on the men's side.
Next Up
  • The Eagles will compete in a dual meet at Catholic University on Friday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Griffin Batt

Griffin Batt

Diving
Junior
Aidan Delehanty

Aidan Delehanty

Free / Fly / Breaststroke
Junior
Rochester Rapids
Peyton Thurman

Peyton Thurman

Diving
5' 2"
Sophomore
American Flyers Diving
Mimi Watts

Mimi Watts

Fly / Free
Senior
TAC Titans
Isabel McGovern

Isabel McGovern

Fly / Free / IM
5' 3"
Sophomore
Crimson Aquatics
Lian Jeong Engle

Lian Jeong Engle

Sprint Freestyle
Freshman
Demetra Bicos

Demetra Bicos

Distance Free / IM
Freshman
Birmingham Blue Dolphins
Piper Crosby

Piper Crosby

Sprint Free / Back
Freshman
Hurricanes Swim Team
Grace Gilbert

Grace Gilbert

Sprint Freestyle
Freshman
Diamond State Aquatics
Marin Priddy

Marin Priddy

Breaststroke / Free
Freshman
Waves of Wilmington

Players Mentioned

Griffin Batt

Griffin Batt

Junior
Diving
Aidan Delehanty

Aidan Delehanty

Junior
Rochester Rapids
Free / Fly / Breaststroke
Peyton Thurman

Peyton Thurman

5' 2"
Sophomore
American Flyers Diving
Diving
Mimi Watts

Mimi Watts

Senior
TAC Titans
Fly / Free
Isabel McGovern

Isabel McGovern

5' 3"
Sophomore
Crimson Aquatics
Fly / Free / IM
Lian Jeong Engle

Lian Jeong Engle

Freshman
Sprint Freestyle
Demetra Bicos

Demetra Bicos

Freshman
Birmingham Blue Dolphins
Distance Free / IM
Piper Crosby

Piper Crosby

Freshman
Hurricanes Swim Team
Sprint Free / Back
Grace Gilbert

Grace Gilbert

Freshman
Diamond State Aquatics
Sprint Freestyle
Marin Priddy

Marin Priddy

Freshman
Waves of Wilmington
Breaststroke / Free