Boston College Athletics
Boston College
Georgia Tech
October 31, 2026 | Swimming
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Boston College Swimming & Diving Team fell to both Georgia Tech and East Carolina Saturday afternoon in the team's first tri-meet of the season. The men took on Georgia Tech, while the women faced both the Yellow Jackets and the Pirates.
The Eagles saw six event winners on the day, starting on the men's side with Arthur Tonetto in the 100-yard breaststroke, swimming a time of 54.77. Fellow freshman Demir Ayrikaya hit the wall at 44.25 in the 100-yard freestyle.
Michael Zhou, after breaking a school record at the Rutgers Invitational, swam a 1:45.85 in the 200-yard backstroke. Lucas Bailey clocked in a time of 47.47 in the 100-yard butterfly while Quincy Topping recorded a 1:47.87 in the 200 IM.
Finally, the Maroon & Gold won the women's 400 freestyle relay as Elizabeth Oliphant, Savannah Branon, Courtney Watts, and Meg Dahlin finished with a time of 3:28.76.
Josh Bedford swam a time of 9:17.48 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, placing second and the second-fastest time in school history. Zhou also swam the second-fastest time in the 100-yard backstroke (48.73).
Boston College will return home Friday, Nov. 6 in a meet against the UConn Huskies. Competition will be held at the Margot Connell Recreation Center at 3:30 p.m. and will be women's only.
Final results can be found here.
