Georgetown v. Villanova
- October 25, 2025
- McCarthy Pool, Washington, DC
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Final Scores
- Women- Villanova: 172, Georgetown: 128
- Men – Georgetown: 199.5, Villanova: 100.5
Courtesy of Villanova Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Villanova women’s swimming and diving topped Georgetown 172-128 on Saturday, while the men fell 199.5-100.5 at McCarthy Pool. The Wildcats collected 11 event wins and several top five finishes across the board.
During the meet, three Wildcats earned their place in the Villanova record book. In the 100 Fly, Anna Kilponen’s winning time of 54.73 moves her into 10th on the all-time performers list. Patrick Casey and Owen Nye delivered top 10 program performances in the 1000 Free, taking first and second with times of 9:37.61 and 9:37.66, which rank seventh and eighth all-time in Villanova history.
The Wildcat women opened with a second-place finish in the 200-medley relay as Kayla Bolster, Winnie Jalet, Arabella Lee and Riley Kudlac clocked 1:42.97. Villanova’s B relay of Alana Leen, Carlota Colomer Guasch, Anna Kilponen and Anna Farley placed third in 1:44.51.
Peri Gaguzis claimed the top spot in the 1000 Free in 10:07.44, followed by Riley Hull (10:24.67) and Marlene Blanke (10:25.16) in fourth and fifth. Farley, Martina Lonati and Amylia Higgins swept the top three spots in the 200 Free with times of 1:50.85, 1:52.62 and 1:52.68, respectively.
Bolster led the Wildcats in the 100 Back in 56.58 for third, while Leen added a fourth-place finish in 56.83. Jalet (1:04.10), Emily Herr (1:05.02) and Imogen Duffy (1:05.86) swept the 100 Breast. Leen posted a runner-up finish in the 200 Back (1:59.66) as well.
Katie White (2:02.47), Kilponen (2:03.66) and Meghan Tiernan (2:03.69) went 2-3-4 in the 200 Fly. Colomer Guasch grabbed second in the 50 Free (23.68), followed closely by Kudlac (24.02) in fourth.
Farley added a win in the 100 Free (50.65), with Bolster (51.38) and Kudlac (52.03) close behind in second and third.
Meghan Scott took first in 3-meter diving with 246.60 points, followed by Katie Vaughan (246.45) and Michelle Kasulka (231.15).
Herr (2:20.27), Jalet (2:20.59) and Lyla Richards (2:22.70) went 1-2-4 in the 200 Breast. Lonati (5:00.03), White (5:00.13) and Hull (5:03.72) swept the top three in the 500 Free.
On the men’s side, Justin Nowicki won the 200 Fly in 1:51.48. Max Kunisaki claimed first in the 100 Free (46.24), and Hugh Boris added a second-place finish in the 200 Breast (2:03.33) and 100 Breast (57.40).
Casey (4:43.22) and Nye (4:42.82) went 3-4 in the 500 Free, and Sam Randall secured second in the 200 Free at 1:41.10.
Villanova’s men’s 200 medley relay team of Cole Gorsuch, Boris, Zach Sutter and Kunisaki placed second with a time of 1:31.27, while the 200 Free relay team of Randall, Sutter, Henry Gingrich and Gavin Jones also ended the day in second (1:23.94).
Nate Warson placed fourth on the 3-meter board with 272.10 points, while Christopher Jones took fifth (250.13).
Up next, the ‘Cats take on La Salle in diving on Oct. 29 before hosting their swimming home opener on Nov. 1 at 11 a.m.
Courtesy of Georgetown Athletics
WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men’s swimming & diving team captured its first conference win of the season over Villanova (199.5-100.5) at McCarthy Pool on Saturday afternoon. The women’s team fell 172-128 to the Wildcats.
ON THE RECORD
“It was a great event today against BIG EAST foe Villanova. I was really impressed with our teams energy and focus this week leading up to the meet and the results showed. We had countless season best performances, a few pool records and even a program record. It was a great step forward for the team as a whole and I’m looking forward to building off of this success. After the meet, we had an awesome team event, where we celebrated Georgetown’s 2025 BIG EAST championship team. It was nice to see last year’s team, parents and alumni together to celebrate. This weekend showed what a special community we have around our program.” – Head Coach John Carroll on today’s meet.
MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
- In the 1m dive, the Hoyas swept the podium with Nico Santiago (308.18), Brendan Hodgens (301.73) and Hriday Parekh (290.85) coming out on top.
- The 200 medley relay team of Isaac Holtham, Nick Pezzella, Henry Haupt and Owen Watkins placed first with a time of 1:29.14.
- Tre Cottrell captured first in the 200 free with a time of 1:39.46.
- In the 100 backstroke, Holtham (49.57), Troy Keen (52.0) and Garrett Molitor (52.10) swept the podium.
- Pezzella finished first in the 100 breaststroke with a time 55.96 and the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:02.98.
- In the 50 free, Watkins broke his own record while setting a new program record with a time of 19.70.
- The Hoyas dominated the 3m dive with Santiago (303.68), Hodgens (291.75) and Parekh (278.25) earning the top three finishes.
- In the 200 backstroke, Holtham (1:49.88) and Conor Jellig (1:52.26) finished first and second, respectively.
- Gabe Gonda (4:39.59) and Ronan Krauss (4:42.77) took first and second in the 500 free.
- In the 100 fly, Watkins placed first with a time of 49.35.
- Holtham finished first in the 200 IM (1:52.66) followed by Cottrell in second (1:54.83).
- The 200 free relay team of Watkins, Keen, Cottrell and Daren Chen finished in first with a time of 1:22.30.
WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
- In the 1m dive, Audrey Dietz captured first with a score of 250.65.
- The 200 medley relay team of Heidi Wu, Angelica Reali, Madeline Malone and Taplin Seelbach placed first with a time of 1:42.66.
- In the 100 backstroke, Heidi Wu and Lila Connor captured first and second with times of 56.05 and 56.16, respectively.
- In the 200 fly, Reali earned first with a time of 2:02.23.
- Seelbach placed first in the 50 free with a time of 23.53.
- In the 200 backstroke, Wu placed first and broke a pool record with a time of 1:58.10.
- Wu earned first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.17.
- The 200 free relay team of Malone, Bridget Kelly, Connor and Seelbach finished in first with a time of 1:33.20.
