WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University swimming & diving teams put on a dominant show at home on Saturday afternoon, sweeping a tri-meet against Johns Hopkins University and James Madison University at the Albert G. McCarthy, Jr. Pool. The Georgetown men defeated Johns Hopkins 157–111, while the women's squad swept both opponents, defeating Johns Hopkins 172–94.5 and James Madison 158–105.

ON THE RECORD
"We had a very successful meet versus Johns Hopkins and James Madison University. The dynamic of having a tri-meet at Yates was a lot of fun, with every heat having some great races. This meet helped us continue to find our identity in racing, while also giving us confidence we have nailed down some great performances heading into midseason in a couple of weeks. Hoya Saxa!" - Head Coach John Carroll

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Owen Watkins dominated the freestyle and butterfly events, taking first place in the 200 free (1:40.59) and the 100 fly (49.06), while also anchoring the victorious 400 free relay team.
• Holden Brown captured top honors in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:49.75 and swam on the winning 200 medley relay squad.
• Nico Santiago swept the diving events, taking first on the 1-meter board (276.53) and dominating the 3-meter board (308.03).
• Lucas Knapp touched first in the 1000 free with a winning time of 9:27.03.
• Michael Mostofi led the field in the 100 breaststroke, clocking a 56.92.
• Trever Cottrell sprinted to victory in the 50 free with a time of 21.13.
• Ronan Krauss won the 200 backstroke in 1:50.67.
• Isaac Holtham captured first in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:50.91.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Celia Watkins delivered a stellar triple-win performance, taking first in the 200 free (1:52.33), 200 backstroke (1:59.41), and 200 individual medley (2:04.57), alongside anchoring the winning 200 medley relay.
• Taplin Seelbach sprinted to a victory in the 50 free, touching first in 23.31.
• Kaitlin Lee led the distance field with a winning time of 10:22.51 in the 1000 free.
• Kiana Koechlin captured top honors in the 100 breaststroke, clocking a 1:04.91.
• Colleen Tracy took first place in the 500 free with a time of 5:03.59.

FINAL MEET RESULTS
Men's Team Scores: Georgetown 157, Johns Hopkins 111

• 200 Medley Relay: 1. Georgetown (Maxon C Brienza, Braden L Ripken, Holden Brown, Trever Cottrell) - 1:31.52; 2. Johns Hopkins (Aden H Li, Kai P Henrikson-Brandt, Jonny Wang, Michael A Ivanov) - 1:31.87; 3. Georgetown (Daren Chen, Michael V Mostofi, Henry D Haupt, Oliver Stabach) - 1:32.02
• 1000 Freestyle: 1. Lucas M Knapp (GTWN) - 9:27.03; 2. Nico Aldana Huelga (HOP) - 9:29.47; 3. Josiah S March (HOP) - 9:48.87
• 200 Freestyle: 1. Owen Watkins (GTWN) - 1:40.59; 2. Isaac Holtham (GTWN) - 1:41.24; 3. Ken Ning (HOP) - 1:41.69
• 100 Backstroke: 1. Aden H Li (HOP) - 50.25; 2. Maxon C Brienza (GTWN) - 50.78; 3. Daren Chen (GTWN) - 50.84
• 100 Breaststroke: 1. Michael V Mostofi (GTWN) - 56.92; 2. Jonny Wang (HOP) - 57.47; 3. Braden L Ripken (GTWN) - 57.75
• 200 Butterfly: 1. Holden Brown (GTWN) - 1:49.75; 2. Finn L Nelson (HOP) - 1:53.10; 3. Alessandro Pereira (HOP) - 1:54.06
• 50 Freestyle: 1. Trever Cottrell (GTWN) - 21.13; *2. Michael A Ivanov (HOP) - 21.26; *2. Reid Brophy (HOP) - 21.26
• 100 Freestyle: 1. Ken Ning (HOP) - 46.58; 2. Holden Brown (GTWN) - 46.59; 3. Alistair A Guth (HOP) - 47.04
• 200 Backstroke: 1. Ronan J Krauss (GTWN) - 1:50.67; 2. Isaac Holtham (GTWN) - 1:52.10; 3. Davis Dunham (GTWN) - 1:52.61
• 200 Breaststroke: 1. Matthew E Ko (HOP) - 2:03.74; 2. Ben Tunila (GTWN) - 2:05.22; 3. Larkin Helman (HOP) - 2:07.54
• 500 Freestyle: 1. Nico Aldana Huelga (HOP) - 4:37.10; 2. Gabe A Gonda (GTWN) - 4:38.08; 3. Willy R Thurk (HOP) - 4:41.52
• 100 Butterfly: 1. Owen Watkins (GTWN) - 49.06; 2. Lucas M Knapp (GTWN) - 50.34; 3. Aden H Li (HOP) - 51.00
• 200 IM: 1. Isaac Holtham (GTWN) - 1:50.91; 2. Holden Brown (GTWN) - 1:52.15; 3. Matthew E Ko (HOP) - 1:52.26
• 400 Freestyle Relay: 1. Georgetown (Daren Chen, Oliver Stabach, Owen Watkins, Gabe A Gonda) - 3:03.42; 2. Johns Hopkins (Matt G Brailita, Michael A Ivanov, Ken Ning, Aden H Li) - 3:05.24; 3. Georgetown (Maxon C Brienza, Henry D Haupt, Braden L Ripken, Lucas M Knapp) - 3:08.88
• 1 Meter Diving: 1. Nico Santiago (GTWN) - 276.53; 2. Thomas Carpinelli (GTWN) - 247.35; 3. Brendan Hodgens (GTWN) - 225.23
• 3 Meter Diving: 1. Nico Santiago (GTWN) - 308.03; 2. Thomas Carpinelli (GTWN) - 282.53; 3. Brendan Hodgens (GTWN) - 281.18

Women's Team Scores: Georgetown 172, Johns Hopkins 94.5 | Georgetown 158, James Madison 105

• 200 Medley Relay: 1. Georgetown (Celia Watkins, Catherine Bu, Madie G Malone, Taplin E Seelbach) - 1:43.55; 2. Johns Hopkins (Jaya N Veerapaneni, Reese E Rosenthal, Liza Pozhenko, Kennedy A Lee) - 1:44.55; 3. James Madison (Ellie Mierenfeld, Emma Dougherty, Addison Buckman, Emma Durham) - 1:45.00
• 1000 Freestyle: 1. Kaitlin Lee (GTWN) - 10:22.51; 2. Colleen Tracy (GTWN) - 10:24.76; 3. Kennedy L Cauwels (HOP) - 10:25.79
• 200 Freestyle: 1. Celia Watkins (GTWN) - 1:52.33; 2. Katelyn Fitzgerald (JMU) - 1:52.70; 3. Catherine Bu (GTWN) - 1:54.39
• 100 Backstroke: 1. Ellie Mierenfeld (JMU) - 55.69; 2. Lila G Connor (GTWN) - 56.94; 3. Annabel M Piel (GTWN) - 57.33
• 100 Breaststroke: 1. Kiana Koechlin (GTWN) - 1:04.91; 2. Sevanah Oravets (JMU) - 1:04.92; 3. Emma Dougherty (JMU) - 1:05.44
• 200 Butterfly: 1. Maddy L Coombs (JMU) - 2:03.35; 2. Bella Dimaculangan (GTWN) - 2:03.58; 3. Sloane Bryant (HOP) - 2:07.00
• 50 Freestyle: 1. Taplin E Seelbach (GTWN) - 23.31; 2. Madie G Malone (GTWN) - 23.38; 3. Elizabeth R Cohen (HOP) - 23.96
• 100 Freestyle: 1. Liza Pozhenko (HOP) - 51.40; 2. Lila G Connor (GTWN) - 51.94; 3. Elizabeth R Cohen (HOP) - 52.56
• 200 Backstroke: 1. Celia Watkins (GTWN) - 1:59.41; 2. Ellie Mierenfeld (JMU) - 2:02.77; 3. Kennedy A Lee (HOP) - 2:03.66
• 200 Breaststroke: 1. Sevanah Oravets (JMU) - 2:20.79; 2. Kiana Koechlin (GTWN) - 2:21.25; 3. Riley L Bridgman (JMU) - 2:22.12
• 500 Freestyle: 1. Colleen Tracy (GTWN) - 5:03.59; 2. Kennedy L Cauwels (HOP) - 5:08.41; 3. Katelyn Fitzgerald (JMU) - 5:10.37
• 100 Butterfly: 1. Addison Buckman (JMU) - 55.63; 2. Kennedy A Lee (HOP) - 56.77; 3. Jasmine V Fok (GTWN) - 57.15
• 200 IM: 1. Celia Watkins (GTWN) - 2:04.57; 2. Bella Dimaculangan (GTWN) - 2:07.46; 3. Sophia X Zhu (HOP) - 2:08.00
• 400 Freestyle Relay: 1. Georgetown (Madie G Malone, Taplin E Seelbach, Lila G Connor, Bridget Kelly) - 3:25.11; 2. Johns Hopkins (Alicia Maehara, Melissa Er, Liza Pozhenko, Elizabeth R Cohen) - 3:27.50; 3. James Madison (Katelyn Fitzgerald, Madison Wimmer, Emma Durham, Emory Hill) - 3:29.76
• 1 Meter Diving: 1. Aylen Velazquez Reyes (JMU) - 278.85; 2. Natalie Jones (JMU) - 248.33; 3. Emma LaFountain (JMU) - 240.75
• 3 Meter Diving: 1. Juliet Wells (JMU) - 267.00; 2. Natalie Jones (JMU) - 249.23; 3. Michelle Baumbach (GTWN) - 246.60

UP NEXT
Following Saturday's home sweep, the Hoyas will hit the road for the multi-day Navy Invite, running from Thursday, November 19 through Saturday, November 21 with sessions beginning at 10:00 a.m.