Season Outlook
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20092009-2010 season outlook George Washington University Swimming
MEN: Sprint- This year will see some of the fastest sprinting in GW History. The sprint group will be lead by senior Ricky Rogers and Sophomore Marshall Seedorff. Seedorff was one of only two freshmen to make it back in both the 50 & 100 yard freestyle last year. He will be joined by freshman Paolo De Luca, Alex Etz, Niklas Glenesk, Sean Malinoski, and Luke Quimby. “We are so excited about the direction that our Sprint program has taken. The majority of our incoming freshmen have consistently been 20 point and 46 off of relays. Although our sprint lanes are going to be young this season, they are extremely motivated and talented. These men have the ability to put GW relays back on the medal podium.” Middle/Distance- The middle distance and distance programs will experience a complete transformation this season with the injection of freshman Paolo De Luca, Duncan Galler, Niklas Glenesk, Stephen Nelson, and Mitch Reed. Sophomore Davin Harding will join the freshman to round out the group. “On paper this is going to be one of the most talented middle distance programs in the Atlantic 10. That being said, the best part about this group is that everyone is just beginning to drop time and is excited about their swimming. I wouldn’t dare limit what these men can accomplish after a year of training together and continually pushing each other.” Backstroke- The Colonials are looking to replace the loss of A-10 record holder David Zenk by the addition of five freshman Backstrokers (Jim Coleman, Alex Etz, Stephan Franke, Sean Malinoski, and Zach Peart.) Junior Cascade Tuholske will add some experience to the young group of Backstrokers. “In losing David we knew that we would either have to bring in someone with comparable times or hope to increase our depth so much that it would replace the points that David had scored last year. Thanks to a great year of recruiting we were able to accomplish both.” Breast- Junior-Captain Andrew Maguire and Senior Ricky Rogers will lead the charge as the GW Breaststrokers look to make their presence felt across the A-10 conference. Helping them in this task will be sophomore Dan Krizan and freshman Paolo De Luca. “We are so thrilled that Paolo will be joining us this season. His incoming times already place him in the top of our conference; however, and I do not think he has even begun to tap into his potential. Our returnees are extremely hard workers and I know that they will all push each other to get better every single day.” Fly- Sophomore Davin Harding will return to again make a push for an Atlantic 10 Title. Harding was the highest placing freshman last year in the 100 fly and had a 4th place finish in the 200. He will be joined by fellow butterfly scorers Andrew Maguire, Cascade Tuholske, as well as newcomer freshman Alex Etz. “Our Butterflyers are probably the group that we as coaches have to worry about the least. They all have high goals individually and for the team. They know what it takes to succeed and they execute these things daily.” IM- Double event finalist and Senior Cascade Tuholske will lead Paolo De Luca, Stephan Franke, Konrad Kopczynski, Zach Peart. Tuholske was able to post a 6th place finish in the 400 IM and an 8th place finish in the 200 IM. The Colonials have dominated the IM events, winning both the 200 and 400 Atlantic 10 Championship Title for the last four years in a row. “The great thing about our IM group is that everyone is able to bring something different to the table. They all have strengths in different strokes which well help create well rounded IMers come time for A-10s.”
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