WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University swimming & diving team returned to action for the first time in nearly two months, coming away with a split in a tri-meet against local rivals George Washington and American on Saturday afternoon at McCarthy Pool. The Hoyas swept the Eagles, while both sides fell to the Colonials. The squad celebrated Senior Day, recognizing the team's 11 seniors in a ceremony prior to the meet.
 
The GU men came away with seven individual wins, including two wins apiece from Brett Sherman (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) and Drew Carbone (Chelmsford, Mass. / Central Catholic). Sherman won a pair of freestyle events, touching the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. Michael Wheeler (Lafayette, Calif. / Campolindo) won the 1,000-yard freestyle and finished right behind Sherman in second place in the 500-yard freestyle. Terry Johnson (Carmichael, Calif. / Jesuit) and Carlson Temple (San Diego, Calif. / Patrick Henry) claimed victories in the 200-yard butterfly and the 200-yard breaststroke, respectively.
 
The Hoya women got off to a strong start, winning the 200-yard medley relay. Grace Chen (Fairport, N.Y. / Fairport), Alexandra Rieker (Winston-Salem, N.C. / Ronald Reagan), Laine Morgan (Miami, Fla. / Ransom Everglades School) and Belinda Donohoe (Cambridge, Mass. / Concord Carlisle) combined to win by nearly a full second. Donohoe went on to win a pair of individual events, touching the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle. Chen also came away with a victory in the 100-yard backstroke, while Cristina Barrett (Chatham, N.J. / Chatham) won the 1,000-yard freestyle and finished second in the 500-yard freestyle.
 
On the diving boards, Margaret Barnhorst (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. / Ponte Vedra) won both the 1- and 3-meter events while Elizabeth Miller (Wayland, Mass. / Wayland) and Riley Fujioka (Los Altos, Calif. / Los Altos) finished second and third, respectively, in both events to complete the podium sweeps. Naomi Peng (Gainesville, Fla. / Eastside) placed fourth in the 1-meter.
 
The Hoyas are back in the pool next weekend when they travel to Philadelphia for a dual meet at Drexel on Saturday, Jan. 19. The meet is scheduled to start at noon.
 
Georgetown's Top-5 Finishes
Men
200-yard medley relay
2. Drew Carbone, Arthur Wang, Justin Sumers, Seth Maslowski – 1:34.33
2. Henry Hollinshead, Nathaniel Goldfarb, Emmanuel Emovon, Sean Devlin – 1:36.39
 
1,000-yard freestyle
1. Michael Wheeler – 9:30.40
3. Matthew Braviak – 10:01.01
 
200-yard freestyle
1. Brett Sherman – 1:41.63
4. Jacob Kohlhoff – 1:43.27
 
100-yard backstroke
1. Drew Carbone – 50.19
5. Henry Hollinshead – 53.27
 
100-yard breaststroke
3. Nathaniel Goldfarb – 59.04
4. Arthur Wang – 59.72
5. Carlson Temple – 59.73
 
200-yard butterfly
1. Terry Johnson – 1:54.94
3. Jack Lynch – 1:56.74
4. Justin Summers – 1:57.33
 
50-yard freestyle
3. Seth Maslowski – 21.93
4. Emmanuel Emovon – 22.18
5. Jack Reichert – 22.30
 
1-meter diving
3. Ryan Blom – 267.70
4. Griffin Edmonds – 260.90
 
100-yard freestyle
3. Jacob Kohlhoff – 47.54
5. Sean Devlin – 48.33
 
200-yard backstroke
1. Drew Carbone – 1:49.53
5. Matthew Braviak – 1:56.49
 
200-yard breaststroke
1. Carlson Temple – 2:06.07
5. Nathaniel Goldfarb – 2:12.60
 
500-yard freestyle
1. Brett Sherman – 4:37.95
2. Michael Wheeler – 4:38.23
5. Terry Johnson – 4:45.81
 
100-yard butterfly
2. Emmanuel Emovon – 52.31
4. Justin Summers – 52.58
5. Jack Lynch – 52.63
 
3-meter diving
4. Ryan Blom – 262.00
5. Griffin Edmonds – 256.60
 
200-yard IM
2. Drew Carbone – 1:53.89
4. Brett Sherman – 1:56.03
 
200-yard freestyle relay
2. Jack Calderwood, Sean Devlin, Jacob Kohlhoff, Seth Maslowski – 1:26.30
3. Terry Johnson, Jack Reichert, Justin Summers, Emmanuel Emovon – 1:29.34
 
Women
200-yard medley relay
1. Grace Chen, Alexandra Rieker, Laine Morgan, Belinda Donohoe – 1:46.70
5. Evie Mauzé, Katie King, Gabriella Meringolo, Lillian Clisham – 1:53.46
 
1,000-yard freestyle
1. Cristina Barrett – 10:26.64
3. Noelle Fimbres – 10:37.69
 
200-yard Freestyle
5. Phoebe Slaughter – 1:56.59
 
100-yard Backstroke
1. Grace Chen – 58.53
3. Evie Mauzé – 59.32
 
100-yard Breaststroke
3. Alexandra Rieker – 1:08.82
4. Megan Smith – 1:08.86
5. Katie King – 1:10.20
 
200-yard Butterfly
3. Cristina Barrett – 2:07.56
4. Lauren Henasey – 2:08.16
5. Gabriella Meringolo – 2:10.35
 
50-yard Freestyle
1. Belinda Donohoe – 23.93
 
1-meter diving
1. Margaret Barnhorst – 285.00
2. Elizabeth Miller – 284.05
3. Riley Fujioka – 258.15
4. Naomi Peng – 257.15
 
100-yard freestyle
1. Belinda Donohoe – 52.45
 
200-yard backstroke
3. Evie Mauzé – 2:05.82
5. Grace Chen – 2:07.64
 
200-yard breaststroke
4. Alexandra Rieker – 2:30.41
 
500-yard freestyle
2. Christina Barrett – 5:04.89
5. Lillian Clisham – 5:14.36
 
100-yard butterfly
4. Lauren Henasey – 58.57
5. Gabriella Meringolo – 59.15
 
3-meter diving
1. Margaret Barnhorst – 289.15
2. Elizabeth Miller – 283.90
3. Riley Fujioka – 278.55
 
200-yard IM
4. Phoebe Slaughter – 2:12.63
 
200-yard freestyle relay
2. Grace Chen, Evie Mauzé, Laine Morgan, Belinda Donohoe – 1:39.17