Swimmers Advance to Four Finals, Set Multiple Personal Records at 2025 ECAC Championships

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Ten swimmers from American University swimming & diving competed in the 2025 ECAC Championships hosted by Navy from February 28 - March 2. The participating Eagles set multiple personal records over the three-day competition, and advanced to finals in four events.

Notable Results

Sophomore Fiona McMahon advanced to the B final of the women's 500 free and then posted a lifetime-best 5:05.71 to take 10th overall and earn seven points for American.
One day later, McMahon advanced to her second B final in the women's 200 free, going 1:54.96 for 15th. In the finals, McMahon dropped to a PR of 1:54.03 for 14th overall.
In the prelims of the women's 100 free, McMahon posted a PR of 53.39.
Freshman Hailey Rees posted a PR in the 200 free prelims of 1:57.98, and another PR of 55.10 in the prelims of the 100 free.
In the women's 200 IM, junior Gabby Kaczorowski went 2:07.90 in the prelims to advance to the B final, and then placed 14th overall. Kaczorowski barely missed out on finals in the women's 100 fly, going 57.56 in the prelims for 17th.
Laux and Kaczorowski placed 17th and 19th, respectively, in the prelims of the women's 200 back on Sunday.
Sophomore Kyler Alcebar posted a PR of 1:57.44 in the prelims of the men's 200 IM, and junior Sam Kohm was close behind in 1:57.95.
Senior Lurilla Bereveskos went 24.55 for a personal best in the women's 50 freestyle, with senior Laura Laux right behind in 24.71.
Sophomore Marley Reese posted a PR in the women's 100 breaststroke prelims, going 1:07.44 for 20th.
In the prelims of the 200 breaststroke, Reese went 2:26.36 for a PR and 14th place, advancing her to the B final.
Freshman Olaoluwadeji Jones posted a PR of 2:13.57 in the men's 200 breaststroke prelims.
Junior Kai O'Malley was close to the finals in the men's 200 fly, posting a season-best 1:57.92 for 18th in the prelims.
The women's 200 free relay team of Kaczorowski, McMahon, Laux, and Bereveskos took eighth in 1:38.86.
In the women's 200 medley relay, Laux, Kaczorowski, and Bereveskos teamed up with Reese for an eighth-place finish in 1:48.22.
The men's 200 medley relay team of Alcebar, Jones, O'Malley, and Kohm placed 13th in 1:38.28.