WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's swimming & diving team had another dominating performance with a 182-112 victory over Villanova in BIG EAST action to remain undefeated on the season while the women's squad battled to a narrow 154-137 defeat to the Wildcats.
 
"It felt great to race back on the Hilltop again," Head Coach Jack Leavitt said. "Our team felt the energy in the building and it helped us get some great in-season results."
 
Men's Highlights

• The Hoyas won 11 events, placed second in 13 and added four third-place finishes on the day.
• Georgetown opened the meet with 1-2 finishes in the 200 medley relay and the 1000 freestyle (Michael Wheeler, Jack Januario).
• Jack Brearton and Brett Shearman then added second and third place finishes in the 200 freestyle before Drew Carbone and John McEachern claimed the top two spots in the 100 backstroke.
• The Hoyas swept the 100 breaststroke as Ansen Meyer, Stephen Kim and Carlson Temple went 1-2-3 before Will Barao posted a second place finish in the 200 butterfly.
• Sean Devlin won the 50 freestyle with Connor Brennan coming in third, and – after a 1-meter diving sweep from Joseph Hofman, Charlie Reichle and Kyle Maziarz – added another first-place finish in the 100 freestyle with Josiah Lauver placing third.  
• Georgetown then claimed the top spots in three-straight events – the 200 backstroke (Carbone, Liam Ryan), the 200 breaststroke (Temple, Kim) and the 500 freestyle (Brearton, Barao).
• Michael Baldini finished second in the 100 butterfly while Hofman and Reichle went 1-2 in the 3-meter diving before the Hoyas went exhibition for the final two races with the victory already in hand.

 
Women's Highlights

• Georgetown won six events, posted eight second place finishes and came in third 10 times.
• The Hoyas opened the meet with a 2-3 finish in the 200 medley relay before Corey Moon placed second in the 1000 freestyle by less than two seconds.
• Maddie Haley and Grace Chen went 1-2 in the 100 backstroke before Erin Hood won the first of her three individual events on the day in the 100 breaststroke.
• Gabriela Meringolo and Tia Thomas placed third in the 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle, respectively, before Wynter Bramao and Emilie Ginovker went 1-2 in the 1-meter diving event.
• Lily Gremmels then went third in the 100 freestyle, Haley was second in the 200 backstroke and Hood topped the 200 breaststroke with Samantha Kim coming in third.
• Moon added a third-place showing in the 500 freestyle before Genevieve Youngman and Meringolo went 1-2 in the 100 butterfly.
• 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 day with a win and a second place showing in the 400 freestyle relay.

 
On Deck
The Hoyas close out head-to-head team racing for the fall semester at Fordham on Saturday, November 6 at 1 p.m.
 
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All Georgetown swimming & diving home meets are currently scheduled to take place at McCarthy Pool. In accordance with Washington, D.C. regulations, masks and guest registration are required for attendance at all indoor events on campus. For all attendees of indoor events, Georgetown now requires campus visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or attest to having a medical or religious exemption. Links to submitting documentation can be found on the schedule page of the respective sport on GUHoyas.com.