T H E G E O R G E WA S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I T Y
2 0 0 9 - 10 M E N ’ S & W O M E N ’ S S W I M M I N G
2009-10 MEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK
MEN’S ATLANTIC 10 TITLES
WOMEN’S ATLANTIC 10 TITLES
Sprint This season could potentially see some of the fastest sprinting in GW program history. The sprint group will be led by senior Rick Rogers and sophomore Marshall Seedorff. They will be joined by freshmen Paolo De Luca, Alexander Etz, Niklas Glenesk, Sean Malinoski, and Luke Quimby. “We are so excited about the direction that our sprint program has taken. These men have the ability to put GW relays back on the medal podium,” head coach Dan Rhinehart said. Middle/Distance The middle distance and distance programs will experience a complete transformation this season with the addition of freshmen Duncan Galler, Stephen Nelson, Mitch Reed, De Luca and Glenesk, while sophomore Davin Harding will round out the group. Backstroke Senior Cascade Tuholske will add some experience to the young group of backstrokers, which includes Jim Coleman, Stephan Franke, Zach Peart, Etz and Malinoski. Breaststroke Junior captain Andrew Maguire and Rogers will pace the GW breaststrokers along with sophomore Dan Krizan and De Luca. “Our returnees are extremely hard workers and I know that they will all push each other to get better every single day,” Rhinehart said. Butterfly Harding will return to again make a push for an Atlantic 10 title as he was the highest-placing freshman last year in the 100-yard fly. He also had a fourth-place finish in the 200. Maguire, along with Tuholske and Etz, will also be in the mix. Individual Medley Double event finalist Tuholske will lead Konrad Kopczynski, De Luca, Franke, and Peart. Tuholske was able to post a 6th-place finish in the 400 IM and an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard IM. The Colonials have dominated the IM events, winning both the 200 and 400 Atlantic 10 Championship title for the last four consecutive years.
INDIVIDUAL A-10 TITLE CHAMPIONS Name Event Rich DeWet 50 Freestyle Glendon Flint 500 Freestyle Sean Flaherty 500 Freestyle David Dillehay 1,650 Freestyle George Eversmann 1,650 Freestyle Chad Senior 1,650 Freestyle Bryan Ferretti 1,650 Freestyle Sean Flaherty 1,650 Freestyle Tim Champney 100 Backstroke Chris Scuderi 100 Backstroke Carroll Mann 100 Backstroke David Zenk 100 Backstroke Alvaro Fortuny 100 Breaststroke Rush Taylor 100 Breaststroke Glendon Flint 100 Breaststroke Bill Karasinski 100 Breaststroke David Simonetti 100 Butterfly Juan Bocanegra 100 Butterfly David Zenk 200 Backstroke Tim Champney 200 Backstroke Chris Scuderi 200 Backstroke Carroll Mann 200 Backstroke Rush Taylor 200 Breaststroke Glendon Flint 200 Breaststroke Peter Madden 200 Breaststroke Wesley Teter 200 Freestyle Brendt Garlick 200 Freestyle Bruce Manno 200 Freestyle David Zenk 200 Individual Medley Juan Bocanegra 200 Individual Medley David Zenk 400 Individual Medley Juan Bocanegra 400 Individual Medley Armando Serrano 400 Individual Medley
INDIVIDUAL A-10 TITLE CHAMPIONS Name Event Kristen Fagley 500 Freestyle Bambi Bowman 500 Freestyle Meghan Mitchell 500 Freestyle Crystal Freeman 1650 Freestyle Bambi Bowman 1650 Freestyle Meghan Mitchell 1650 Freestyle Ruth Dubyel 100 Backstroke Suzanne Grega 100 Backstroke Kristen Robertson 100 Backstroke Maggie Moss 100 Backstroke Kristen Rasmuson 100 Breaststroke Nell Friar 100 Breaststroke Tuba Guvelioglu 100 Breaststroke Ruth Dubyel 100 Butterfly Stephanie Ballou 100 Butterfly Nell Friar 200 Breaststroke Connie Shelton 200 Breaststroke Tuba Guvelioglu 200 Breaststroke Ruth Dubyel 200 Butterfly Stephanie Ballou 200 Butterfly Kristen Fagley 200 Freestyle Bambi Bowman 200 Freestyle Meghan Mitchell 200 Freestyle Jocelyn Finch 200 Individual Medley Sarah Griffin 200 Individual Medley
MEN’S ROSTER Name Jim Coleman Paolo DeLuca Alexander Etz Stephan Franke Duncan Galler Niklas Glenesk Davin Harding Konrad Kopczynski Dan Krizan Andrew Maguire Sean Malinoski Alix Montes Stephen Nelson Zach Peart Luke Quimby Mitch Reed Rick Rogers Marshall Seedorff Cascade Tuholske
Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr.
Event Hometown/High School Free/Back Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown Breast/IM Warwick, RI/LaSalle Academy Free/Back Austin, TX/Stephen F. Austin HS Free Kansas City, MO/Pembroke Hill Free Jacksonville, FL/Stanton College Prep Free Austin, TX/Westlake Fly/Free Coral Springs, FL/Home Fly/IM New York, NY/MCSM Breast/IM Battle Creek, MI/Lakeview Breast/Fly/IM Westford, MA/Westford Academy Free West Linn, OR/LaSalle College Prep Free Miami, FL/Coral Reef Free Overland Park, KS/Rockhurst IM/Back Scotch Plains, NJ/Fanwood Free Perkiomenville, PA/Perkiomen Valley Free Gig Harbor, WA/Gig Harbor Free/Breast Newberg, OR/Newberg Free Marietta GA/Pope Fly/Back/IM Missoula, MT/Hellgate
GW Olympians Juan Bocanegra (1996) Alvaro Fortuny (2000, 04)
Years 1999, 2000 1996 2004 2001 1997 1994, 1996 2003 2004 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 1993, 1994, 1995 1983 2006 1999, 2001 1998 1995 1986 2000 1998 2006, 2008, 2009 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 1993 1983, 1984, 1985 1997, 1998 1995, 1996 1984 2001 1994 1983 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 2007, 2008, 2009 1998 1993
NCAA Championship Competitors Bambi Bowman (1995) Tim Champney (1999) Alvaro Fortuny (2001) NCAA Championship Consideration Times Juan Bocanegra (1999) Meghan Mitchell (1995) David Zenk (2009)
Chad Senior (2000, 04) Amano Serrano (1996)
2009-10 WOMEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK Years 2002, 2001 1995,1994 1993 2001 1996, 1995, 1994 1993 2001 1999 1997, 1996, 1995 2006 2002 2001, 2000 1994 2001 1994 2001 1995 1994, 1993 2003 1994 2003, 2001 1995, 1994 1993 2001 1996
Sprint The Colonials return one for the fastest sprinters in the Conference in Paola Leor. In 2009, Leor posted the Atlantic 10’s second-fastest time in the 100-yard freestyle and the seventh best time in the 50-yard freestyle. Leor is joined by freshman Jordan Liedholm, sophomore Isabel Tawney, and senior captain Katrina Timlin as the Colonials will attempt to top the record-setting performances of last season’s 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays. Middle/Distance Sophomores Kayla Jensen and Sarah Richards join senior Cissy Ye in the distance events. Liedholm will add some much needed depth in the 200- and the 800-yard freestyle relays. Backstroke Senior Emily Leik and Tawney will lead the Colonials in the backstroke events. Last season, Tawney consistently posted some of the A-10’s fastest 100-yard backstroke times, despite being injured for the majority of the season. She threatened to break Maggie Moss’s 100-yard backstroke record on several occasions. Breaststroke GW has enjoyed a strong tradition of producing some of the most talented breaststrokers in the Atlantic 10. Despite graduating school recordholder Ariana Berdini and fellow classmate and finalist Lauren Fuchs, the Colonials are looking to Timlin and senior Jen Cohn to turn in fast times in the breaststroke events. Butterfly The 2009-10 season features a deep corps of butterflyers. Juniors Sarah Beggs and Leor were both ranked among the top-16 in the 100-yard fly last season and the two are looking to break Ruth Dubyel’s seven-year-old school record. Joining them are freshmen Paige Dingess, Christine O’Connell and Liedholm “We are very excited about our butterfly group this year. The freshmen are joining us mostly as 100-yard specialists; however, I am excited to see how they will develop in the 200-yard fly alongside junior veteran Noelle Miesfeld,” Rhinehart said. Individual Medley Returnees Leik and Leor are both coming off career-best performances at the 2009 Atlantic 10 Championships. Leor posted a 200-yard IM time in the top eight. “Our IM group is small, but extremely capable,” Rhinehart said. “I have no doubt that this season will see more best times and our women back on the top of the conference ladder.”
WOMEN’S ROSTER
Paola Leor
In 2009 the Colonials will practice and compete in a newly renovated pool as part of the multi-million dollar renovation of Charles E. Smith Center. The GW pool has added new chair-back seating for spectators that allows for more space on the deck, as well as greatly improved lighting, a new audio system and a new ventilation system.
Andrew Maguire
Name Sameer Al Betar Sarah Beggs Jennifer Cohn Paige Dingess Kayla Jensen Emily Leik Paola Leor Jordan Liedholm Carolyn Mehrtens Noelle Miesfeld Christine O’Connell Sarah Richards Isabel Tawney Katrina Timlin Cissy Ye
Yr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr.
Event Hometown/High School Free Garden City, Cairo, Egypt/Bahrain School Back/Fly Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional Breast New Orleans, LA/Isadore Newman Fly/IM Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights Free/Back/IM Plano, TX/Plano West Back/Free/IM Greensboro, NC/Walter Hines Page Free/Fly/IM Miami, FL/Miami Killian Fly/Free Hershey, PA/Hershey Free Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough Free/Fly Tucson, AZ/University Fly/Free Kildeer, IL/Adali E. Stevenson High Free Lubbock, TX/Lubbock Free/Back Baltimore, MD/Roland Park Country School Breast Winchester, MA/Winchester Free/Fly Beaverton, OR/Sunset
MEN’S RECORDS
T H E G E O R G E WA S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I T Y DAN RHINEHART / HEAD COACH
MITCH DALTON / ASSISTANT COACH
Head Coach Dan Rhinehart is in his 12th year at the helm of the GW Men's and Women's Swimming program. During the past 11 seasons, the Colonials have rewritten both the university and Conference record book by establishing 54 school records and 17 Atlantic 10 records. Since joining GW in 1995, Rhinehart has erased every single school record bar except two (men’s 1000 freestyle and women’s 200 breaststroke.) Rhinehart has coached a total of 71 Atlantic 10 Champions, eight Conference Swimmers of the Year, and has produced four athletes with Division I NCAA Championship consideration times; the most recent being David Zenk in 2009. Three of these athletes continued on to compete in the NCAA Championships In addition to these historic performances GW swimmers have seen success in the classroom. Last season, the CSCAA awarded Rhinehart’s Colonials for having the 6th-best GPA in the country. The 2009 saw the fourth consecutive season that a GW swimmer had been named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic squad. Prior to becoming head coach at GW, Rhinehart served as the assistant coach for the Colonials for three seasons. Rhinehart has been involved with swimming and coaching since 1976, working with a wide variety of athletes including Olympic and world-ranked swimmers. He came to the Washington D.C. area from San Diego where he was the head swim coach at Mount Carmel High School for five years. Under his direction, several of his swimmers qualified for high school All-America status and his boys’ team was ranked nationally in 1993. While in San Diego, Rhinehart also served as the founder, head coach and president of the PQ Aquatics Corporation, a United States Swim program, from 1991-95. Before moving to San Diego, Rhinehart was an assistant swim coach in the Ivy League at Brown University from 1984-90. In addition to his duties at Brown, he coached the Little Rhody Aquatic Club, where he developed nationally and internationally ranked swimmers. Rhinehart resides in Rockville, MD, with his wife, Jenny, and their 16-year-old son, Sean.
Assistant Coach Mitch Dalton is in his second season with the Colonials. A native of Australia, Dalton will again assist head coach Dan Rhinehart in all aspects of the GW program. Dalton will continue to lead the recruitment of future Colonials. The 2009-10 freshman class is one of the largest classes the program has signed. When asked about the upcoming season Dalton said, “GW Swimming is entering a new era and I feel so lucky to be part of the program during this exciting time. I truly believe that this school and athletic department are one of the finest in the country. I look forward to seeing GW swimming get to the top of the Atlantic 10.” In his first season with GW, Dalton and Rhinehart guided the team to three Atlantic 10 records, 12 school records, an NCAA “B” cut, and the Atlantic 10 Swimmer of the Year in David Zenk. Prior to GW, Dalton was an assistant coach at his alma mater, James Madison University. While coaching at JMU, his athletes broke nine school records, had an average team GPA of 3.1 and improved their overall W-L record from 1-9 to 8-4. A four-year letterwinner and a team captain at James Madison, Dalton made a name for himself in the Colonial Athletic Association by swimming the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, as well as the 200IM and 400IM. He was a four-event finalist and scored every year of his eligibility. As a senior, Dalton led the Dukes to a third-place finish, just 20 points shy of the CAA Championship. He still holds top-10 school records in four events.
2009-10 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT OCTOBER Fri 2 Potomac Relays (at American) Fri 16 at Catholic (with American) Sat 17 at American (with Catholic) Sat 24 Georgetown (Alumni Meet) NOVEMBER Sat 7 at Drexel Fri-Sun 20-22 at Patriot Invitational DECEMBER Sat 5 Old Dominion JANUARY Fri-Sat 15-16 at Rhode Island Invitational Sun 24 Howard (Senior Meet) Sat 30 at Navy Sun 31 at George Mason FEBRUARY Wed-Sat 17-20 Atlantic 10 Championships (Flickinger Aquatics Center, Buffalo, NY) MARCH Thu-Sat 17-20 Women’s NCAA Championships Thu-Sat 25-27 Men’s NCAA Championships Home meets (in CAPS) at Charles E. Smith Center Pool All dates and times are subject to change
TIME 3:00 pm 5:00 pm All Day 1:00 pm 1:00 pm All Day 1:00 pm All Day 1:00 pm All Day TBA All Day All Day All Day
2008-09 RESULTS DAY DATE OPPONENT OCTOBER Fri 3 Potomac Relays (at American) Fri Sat Sat
17 18 25
RESULT
men: 2nd (of 5) women: 4th (of 5) at Catholic w/ American T-1st (of 3) at American w/ Catholic T-1st (of 3) at Georgetown w/ Providence men def. PC, 187-99 men lost to GU, 160-133 women def. GU, 148-145 women def. PC, 197-86
NOVEMBER Sat 1 at La Salle men lost, 200-98; women lost, 202-91 Sun 9 Drexel men lost, 176-117; women won, 177-103 Fri-Sun 21-23 Patriot Invitational (at George Mason) men: 7th (of 8) women: 6th (of 8) DECEMBER Sat 6 at Old Dominion men lost, 159-109 women lost, 156-102 JANUARY Sat 10 vs. UW-Eau Claire (at Ponce, Puerto Rico) not scored Fri-Sat 16-17 at Rhode Island w/ UMass & La Salle men: 3rd (of 4) women: 3rd (of 4) FRI 30 CONNECTICUT men lost, 167-120; women lost, 172-119 FEBRUARY SUN 1 GEORGE MASON (SENIOR MEET) men lost, 161-132 women lost, 171-123 Wed-Sat 18-21 Atlantic 10 Championships (Buffalo, NY) men: 8th (of 8) women: 9th (of 10)
EVENT 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,000 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 200 IM 400 IM 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay 200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 1-meter 1-meter 3-meter 3-meter
Dive Dive Dive Dive
(6) (11) (6) (11)
NAME Rich de Wet David Zenk David Zenk Glendon Flint Chad Senior Chad Senior Tim Champney David Zenk Alvaro Fortuny Alvaro Fortuny Juan Bocanegra Juan Bocanegra David Zenk David Zenk Champney, Fortuny Simonetti, De Wet Champney, Taylor Simonetti, Bocanegra Bocanegra, Serino De Wet, Champney De Wet, Champney Teter, Bocanegra Champney, Corallo Teter, Bocanegra Jeremy Hoders Jeremy Hoders Eric Wagner Jon Klonsky
TIME 20.42 45.18 1:38.71 4:27.48 9:20.20 15:36.48 48.40 1:45.67 54.65 1:59.37 49.34 1:50.58 1:48.30 3:52.17 1:31.44
YEAR 1999 2009 2009 1996 1993 1997 1999 2009 2001 2001 1999 1999 2009 2009 1999
3:19.83
1998
1:22.01
1999
3:01.74
1999
6:43.58
1999
308.85 531.30 327.30 501.55
2001 1999 1991 1997
WOMEN’S RECORDS EVENT 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,000 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 200 IM 400 IM 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay 200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay
1-meter 1-meter 1-meter 3-meter 3-meter
Dive Dive Dive Dive Dive
(6) (11) (12) (6) (11)
NAME Paola Leor Paola Leor Bambi Bowman Bambi Bowman Bambi Bowman Bambi Bowman Maggie Moss Maggie Moss Ariana Berdini Tuba Guvelioglu Ruth Dubyel Ruth Dubyel Paola Leor Jocelyn Finch Tawney, Berdini Miga, Leor Moss, Rasmuson, Dubyl, Fagley Miga, Timlin Myers, Leor Leor, Timlin, Myers, Miga Ballou, Shelton Mitchell, Bowman Myers, Miga Lynne McCormick Bobbi Ferraro Katura Horton-Perinchief Bobbi Ferraro Katura Horton-Perinchief
TIME 23.69 51.10 1:49.14 4:48.24 9:57.92 16:32.08 57.01 2:02.35 1:04.83 2:20.45 56.14 2:05.31 2:05.66 4:30.04 1:45.05
YEAR 2009 2008 1995 1995 1995 1995 2005 2003 2009 1992 2003 2003 2009 1999 2009
3:50.53
2004
1:35.93
2009
3:31.17
2009
7:35.45
1995
278.20 307.35 543.05 417.68 511.05
2001 1991 2005 1990 2005
KATRINA TIMLIN
JENNIFER COHN
EMILY LEIK
RICK ROGERS
CISSY YE
2009-10 MEN’S & WOMEN’S SWIMMING