Final results (PDF)
Team scores (PDF)
FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's and men's swimming and diving teams opened the 2026-27 season on Friday in the Potomac Relays at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
Facing teams from American, Howard, Marymount and Mary Washington, both the Patriots' men's (342 points) and women's (354 points) teams finished first.
The Patriots' women's team won eight events and finished with 354 points. Howard was second with 302 points, followed by American (294), Mary Washington (272), and Marymount (114).
The George Mason men's team took the top spot in six events and finished with 342 points. Howard was second (318), followed by American (286), Mary Washington (270) and Marymount (232).
On the women's side, junior
Sophie Scadron, sophomore
Sidney Kaufman and freshmen
Hadleigh Kulas and
Bella Lorack won the 200-yard medley relay to start the meet (1:43.84).
In the 800-yard freestyle relay, the team of senior
Sarah Dichak, sophomores
Alexis Brazier and Madelyn Able, and freshman
Mary Boone took the top spot (7:45.29).
Freshman
Haley Edenberg, Scadron and Lorack swam to victory in the 3X100 butterfly relay (2:52.19). Senior
Casey Tingen, junior
Greta Mott and Kaufman combined for a first-place finish in the 3X100 backstroke relay (2:53.40). In the 3X100 breaststroke relay, the team of senior
Kristen Ivey, sophomore
Landry Liston and Kulas touched the wall first (3:19.28).
Tingen, Liston, Abel, and Ivey won the 4X100 medley relay (4:01.41), while Boone and Brazier joined forces to claim the 2X500 freestyle relay (10:29.30).
In the final event of the day, senior
Hannah Magdeburg, Lorack, Scadron and Tingen touched the wall first by just over a second (1:35.46).
Mary Boone,
McKenna Carswell,
Peyton Cleary,
Nora David,
Haley Edenberg,
Hadleigh Kulas,
Bella Lorack,
Samantha Riggen and
Taylor Toth each made their collegiate debut.
On the men's side, the combination of graduate student
Aoun Al-Hiari, senior
Ian Rodgers, junior
Gabriel Miller and freshman
Eric Koler won the 200-yard medley relay (1:30.38).
In the 800-yard freestyle relay, senior
Alex Crown, sophomore
Derek Dykman, and freshmen
Maximus Gelinas and
Maddox Matyas touched the wall first by more than 10 seconds (6:53.94).
Senior
Anthony Garono, freshman
Harris Abernathy and Rodgers teamed up to win the 3X100 backstroke relay (2:33.42).
In the 500-yard freestyle relay, the team of Miller, Gelinas, Dykman and Crown earned the top spot (4:04.44). Graduate student
Brent Hinckley and Matyas combined to win the 2X500 freestyle relay (9:40.07).
The Patriots concluded the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, with Rodgers, Miller, Al-Hiari and freshman
Brady Zink turning in a time of 1:22.65.
Harris Abernathy,
Jacob Anderson,
Maximus Gelinas,
Isaac Harter,
Eric Koler,
Lucas Landers,
Maddox Matyas,
Tommy Watson and
Brady Zink each made the collegiate debut, while
Brent Hinckley made his Patriots debut.
The Patriots travel to face Old Dominion on Friday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. at Chandler Pool in Norfolk, Va.
Men's – Team Scores
George Mason 342
Howard University 318
American University 286
University of Mary Washington 270
Marymount University 232
Women's – Team Scores
George Mason 354
Howard University 302
American University 294
University of Mary Washington 272
Marymount University 114
