Lynchburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg men's and women's swimming teams combined for seven individual victories and swept the 200-yard freestyle relays in a dual meet against Washington and Lee on Saturday afternoon at the Liberty University Natatorium. The Hornet men collected 97 points in a 165-97 decision, while the women finished with 75 points in a 186-75 result against the Generals.

JC Gordon led the Lynchburg men with three individual victories, sweeping the distance freestyle events while also claiming the 200-yard freestyle. Gordon opened his afternoon with a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle, touching first in 10:04.22. He followed with a winning time of 1:45.36 in the 200 freestyle before completing the sweep with a 4:52.21 performance in the 500 freestyle.

Henry Brooks added two victories for the Hornets, taking first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.11 and the 100-yard butterfly in 51.33. Brooks also finished second in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking a 47.52.

Jonah Rees contributed a pair of third-place finishes, recording a 10:36.01 in the 1,000-yard freestyle and a 2:00.26 in the 200-yard backstroke.

The Lynchburg men's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Jesse Eskelund, Rees, Adam Fisher and Brooks captured first place with a time of 1:27.99. The Hornets also claimed second in the event as Christopher Bergreen, Cesar Czarnecki, Zach Hubbard and Gordon finished in 1:29.44.

Logan Page added a third-place performance in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:17.15, alongside a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:03.63. Andrew Fiore finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley with a 2:04.77 and fifth in the 200-yard butterfly at 2:02.08.

On the women's side, Sydney Weeks highlighted the Lynchburg performance with a victory in the 50-yard freestyle, touching first in 24.32. Weeks also placed second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.71.

Sienna Schmeck earned an individual victory in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing in 1:58.92. Schmeck also took second in the 100-yard freestyle with a 54.76.

Eliza Fleenor contributed a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.85 and placed fifth in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking a 55.86.

The Hornet women's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Weeks, Gracie Maughan, Fleenor and Schmeck closed the meet with a first-place finish in 1:38.82, edging Washington and Lee's top quartet, which finished in 1:39.96.

Abby Schneider recorded a pair of strong individual performances, taking second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:29.99 and third in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:15.63. Schneider also placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.37.

Charlotte Grieve rounded out the highlighted performances for Lynchburg, placing fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:20.38 and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:38.14.

Visit Lynchburg athletics' home online, LynchburgSports.com, anytime for up-to-date news on all Hornets sports and coverage from the Lynchburg Hornets Sports Network.

Sign up here to receive Lynchburg Sports news in your email inbox.

Give Lynchburg Sports a like on Facebook, and follow Lynchburg Athletics on Instagram and X.

--LYN--