Fordham vs Georgetown
- Saturday, November 6, 2021
- Washington, D.C.
- Results
Courtesy: Fordham Athletics
Bronx, N.Y. – (November 6, 2021) – The Fordham swimming & diving team completed their opening stretch of four consecutive home meets on Saturday afternoon, as the Rams hosted the Georgetown Hoyas for a dual meet at the Messmore Aquatic Center.
The Fordham women kept their record clean at 4-0 with a 198-96 win over the Hoyas, while the Fordham men fell to 2-2 on the year with a 199-94 loss.
In the women’s competition, Fordham’s Ainhoa Martin led the way with three individual event wins, taking first in the 100 (1:05.34) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.56), as well as in the 200 individual medley (2:04.67).
The Rams also got multiple event wins from Natalie Ortof, Jessica Zebrowski, and Madeline Bergin on Saturday. Ortof swept the diving events with scores of 273.87 (1M) and 282.22 (3M), while Zebrowski took both butterfly events in 2:05.91 (200) and 56.98 (100). Bergin captured the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50 in 24.51 seconds and the 100 in 53.56 seconds.
Other events wins came from Audrey Tirrell in the 200 freestyle (1:54.79), Leire Martin in the 100 backstroke (58.37), Alison Lin in the 200 backstroke (2:05.11), and Emilie Krog in the 500 freestyle (5:03.95).
Fordham also won both relays events for the women, as the 200 medley relay team of L. Martin, Becky Kamau, Victoria Navarro, and Madeline Bergin posted a winning time of 1:46.43, while the 400 freestyle relay of Bergin, Alex Antonov, Zebrowski, and Navarro won in 3:32.56.
In the men’s competition, the Rams picked up three event wins from three different swimmers.
Ethan Murray took first in the 200 butterfly in 1:55.32, with Vitalis Onu grabbing the top spot in the 100 butterfly in 51.20 seconds. Spencer Clarke was the final winner in the 100 freestyle, as he clocked in at 47.06 seconds.
The Rams will now prepare for the three-day Bucknell Invitational from November 19-21 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Courtesy: Georgetown Athletics
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University’s men’s swimming & diving team split another weekend of action in the pool as the men’s squad defeated Fordham 199-94 while the women fell 198-96 to the Rams. Three Hoyas broke the school record in the 1-meter diving event on the men’s side as Kyle Maziarz retained the top spot in the record books.
“Great effort today from both sides,” Head Coach Jack Leavitt said. “Five meets in four weeks was definitely a challenge, considering we hadn’t raced since February 2020. We learned a lot and we look forward to preparing for our mid-season invite.”
“It’s been incredible to see how they push each other while being incredibly supportive,” Leavitt added about the divers. “We can’t wait to see how much further this group can push themselves this year.”
Men’s Highlights
- Georgetown won 13 events, placed second in nine and added 10 third-place finishes on the day.
- The Hoyas opened the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay before Will Barao and Matthew Braviak went 1-2 in the 1000 freestyle.
- Brett Sherman and Michael Wheeler then finished first and third, respectively, in the 200 freestyle before Drew Carbone and John McEachern went 1-3 in the 100 backstroke.
- Taking the top two spots, Carlson Temple and Stephen Kim were neck-and-neck in the 100 breaststroke, finishing within .39 seconds of each other.
- It took six events for Fordham to claim their first win, but Ansen Meyer still touched the wall second in the 200 butterfly while Sean Devlin and Connor Brennan went 1-3 in the 50 freestyle to wrap up the first swimming session of the meet.
- During the first diving break, the Blue & Gray put together a spectacular performance on the board as all three Hoyas broke the school record in the event. Maziarz ended up on top with a score of 326.1, followed by Joseph Hofman with 323.85 and Charlie Reichle with 314.77.
- Coming out of the first break, Jack Muratori and Josiah Lauver finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 freestyle before Carbone and Liam Ryan went 1-3 in the 200 backstroke while Temple and Jack Brearton were 1-2 in the 200 breaststroke.
- Georgetown swept the 500 freestyle with Wheeler, Braviak and Sherman taking the top-three spots with Barao placing second in the 100 butterfly, just .40 seconds off the lead.
- The Hoyas swept the 3-meter diving event with Maziarz topping Hofman and Reichle before Brearton and Kim closed out individual racing with a 1-3 finish in the 200 IM.
- Closing out the day, Georgetown placed first and third in the 400 freestyle relay.
Women’s Highlights
- Georgetown won a pair of events, posted six second place finishes and came in third 10 times.
- The Hoyas opened the meet with a third place finish in the 200 medley relay before Corey Moon won the 1000 freestyle by more than seven seconds.
- Lily Clisham was third in the 200 freestyle and Grace Chen placed second in the 100 backstroke.
- Closing out the opening portion of the swim program, Erin Hood was third in the 100 breaststroke, Samantha Hagberg was second in the 200 butterfly and Lily Gremmels placed third in the 50 freestyle.
- Emilie Ginovker placed second in the 1-meter dive with Wynter Bramao coming in right behind her in third.
- Gremmels added a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle with Kylie Stronko coming in third in the 200 backstroke.
- Hood had another third place showing in the 200 breaststroke before Moon and Ryan Evangelista went 2-3 in the 500 freestyle.
- Gabriella Meringolo was third in the 100 butterfly, Ginovker placed second in the 3-meter dive and Hood added a third third-pace finish in the 200 IM.
- Ginovker won the 3-meter diving event with Bramao placing third before Hood won the 200 IM to close out individual racing.
- The Hoyas closed out the meet with a win in the 400 freestyle relay.
On Deck
The Hoyas close out the fall racing season on the road at the Terrier Invite, hosted by Boston University next weekend.
