WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University swimming & diving team will head across the District to take on Howard University in the sold out "Battle at the Burr" dual meet on Saturday afternoon, beginning at 1 p.m.
"We are extremely grateful and honored that Howard's swimming & diving team and Head Coach Nick Askew invited us across the District for the 'Battle at the Burr'. Nick is one of the best coaches in our sport and I know he will have his group well-prepared going into Saturday. It's going to be an electric atmosphere with a sold out crowd and we are really excited about performing in front of a high-energy crowd." Head Coach
Jack Leavitt said about Saturday's "Battle at the Burr"
Saturday's meet will be streamed on NEC Front Row and the link will be found at GUHoyas.com.
HOYA NOTES
- Georgetown and Howard are meeting for the second-straight season. The Blue & Gray swept last year's competition as the men's squad topped the Bison 113.50-91.50 while the women's squad won 123.50-80.50.
- In last year's event, Kyle Maziarz broke Georgetown's all-time record in the 1-meter dive with a score of 306.75.
- GU put forth a solid performance in its season opener at the Potomac Relays on Friday afternoon, medaling in 17 of 18 events and picking up four wins with nine second-place marks.
- Wynter Bramao and Lizzy Durgin went 1-2 in both diving events last weekend, being separated by .35 points in the 1m (236.75 - 236.40) and 3.25 points in the 3m (234.70 - 231.45).
MEET NOTES
- The attendance for the Saturday's meet is expected to reach its capacity of 2,000 people and surpass the attendance numbers (1,500+) at the 2014 meet between the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Arizona.
- Invited guests from the swim and dive world elite include Georgetown's Honorary Coach, Katie Meili, Olympic Bronze Medalist, Howard's Honorary Coach Maritza McClendon, Olympic Silver Medalist; Joel Shinofield, Managing Director for Sport Development at USA Swimming; Elizabeth Biesel, Olympic Bronze Medalist; Samantha Barany, Executive Director of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America.
- Howard Head Coach Nick Askew entered his eighth season with the Bison and is expected to be inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend.
