Complete results (PDF)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the 2025-26 season on Friday at the Potomac Relay Invitational, hosted by American University.
Facing teams from American, Georgetown, Howard, Mary Washington and Mount St. Mary's, the Patriots' men's team took first place with 504 points and the women's team finished fourth with 388 points.
The Patriots' men's team took the top spot in six events and finished with 504 points. Georgetown was second with 426 points, followed by American (380), Mary Washington (354), Howard (314) and Mount St. Mary's (292).
The George Mason women's team placed second in four events and finished with 388 points. American was first (456), followed by Georgetown (418), Howard (416), George Mason (388), Mount St. Mary's (316) and Mary Washington (302).
On the men's side, the combination of graduate student
Agustin Rasche, seniors
Tate Anderson and
Jett Lee and junior
Ian Rodgers took the top spot and set a pool record in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:23.56). The time posted by Rodgers in the 3x100 backstroke was also a pool record.
In the 500-yard freestyle relay, juniors
Alex Crown and
Cody Scifres along with Rasche and Rodgers touched the wall first (4:05.30).
In the 800-yard freestyle relay, juniors
Anthony Garono and
Ryan Serbia, along with Crown and Scifres placed first (6:56.12). Crown and Scifres also combined to win the 2X500 freestyle relay (9:38.53).
Rodgers, Lee and Garono teamed up to win the 3X100 butterfly relay (2:32.11).
In the 400-yard medley relay 4x100 IM, senior
Jack Chapman, Anderson, Serbia and Garono combined for a first-place finish (3:31.69).
Rodgers, Chapman, Anderson and Rasche teamed up to place second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:32.08). Anderson, Serbia and Chapman took second in the 3X100 breaststroke relay (2:52.55).
On the women's side, senior
Peyton Brehmer, junior
Sarah Dichak, and freshmen
Alexis Brazier and
Madelyn Abel took second in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:50.75).
In the 400-yard medley relay 4x100 IM, senior
Angelina Zeidan, juniors
Megan Anderson and
Kristen Ivey along with Abel touched the wall second (4:05.26).
In the 2X500 freestyle relay, Dichak and Brazier combined for a second-place finish (10:37.86).
In the final event of the day, junior
Casey Tingen, Brehmer, Abel and Tingen combined to take second in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:37.01).
Sophomore
Greta Mott, senior
Ainsley Toews, Zeidan and Brehmer placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:46.49). Senior
Gracie Sweeney, Brehmer and Anderson combined to take third in the 3X100 butterfly relay (2:59.50).
In the 500-yard freestyle relay, sophomore
Carly Bates, Brehmer, Tingen and Mott were third (4:41.06).
The Patriots host Old Dominion on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Aquatic and Fitness Center in Fairfax, Va.
Men's – Team Scores
George Mason 504
Georgetown University 426
American University 380
University of Mary Washington 354
Howard University 314
Mount Saint Mary's 292
Women's – Team Scores
American University 456
Georgetown University 418
Howard University 416
George Mason 388
Mount Saint Mary's 316
University of Mary Washington 302
