Eagles Set for Battle with Fordham

Friday, November 8

New York, N.Y.

3:00 PM

Boston College

Fordham

Photo by: Cian McCormack

November 07, 2024 | Swimming

Swimming & Diving travel to the Bronx for dual meet against Fordham.

By: Athletic Communications

BRONX, N.Y. – The Boston College Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving team is set to face Fordham in a dual meet on Friday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. at Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.

The meet is set to begin on Friday at 3 p.m. with the Eagles and the Crimson competing in both diving and swimming throughout the evening.

Scouting Fordham

Fordham is 1-1 on both the Men's and Women's sides to start the 2024-25 season.

The Men's team opened the season with a 156.5-83.5 over Manhattan, and then fell to NYU 114.5-183.5 in their most recent meet on Oct. 19th.

The Fordham's Women's team also defeated Manhattan and fell to NYU. The Rams earned a 186-62 victory over Manhattan, while losing to NYU 124-176

The Rams' Men's and Women's rosters feature 52 swimmers and eight divers in total.
Fordham is coached by Tom Wilkens, who is currently in his second year as the head coach of the Rams' Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving program.

Last Time Out

The Eagles last took the pool on Nov. 2 as they took on Harvard in a Women's only Swimming & Diving dual meet. Boston College fell to the Crimson 87-213 on Saturday afternoon at Blodgett Pool.

Samantha Smith gave the Eagles their first first-place finish on the day in the Women's 200 yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 2:00.19. Smith also earned two second-place finishes in the 100 and 200 yard butterfly events.

Megan Kramer finished first overall in the 500 yard freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 5:04.28. Kramer placed second in the Women's 1000 yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 10:21.33.

Jessica Tonole finished eighth overall in the one meter diving, while Allison McCabe placed ninth. Tonole placed seventh in the three meter diving, and McCabe finished in ninth place.