Bronx, N.Y. – (October 3, 2025) – The Fordham swimming & program, which began in 1925, started its 100
th season of competition on Friday afternoon, hosting the Towson Tigers at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center. The Fordham women posted a 159-141 team win, while the men fell by a 185-115 score, but saw two school records fall.
WOMEN'S MEET
- The Rams won 12 events on their way to a 159-141 win over Towson.
- Karina Kanary led the way with three event wins in her Fordham debut, taking first in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.40), 200 breaststroke (2:21.55), and the 200 individual medley (2:08.56).She was also a part of the winning 200 medley relay with Saskia Aikman, Ella Montgomery, and Lexi Lundell (1:46.10).
- Campbell Stever took first in both distance freestyle events, posting times of 10:28.58 in the 1000 freestyle and 5:08.76 in the 500 freestyle.
- Hayley Clark was also a multiple event winner, placing first in the 200 freestyle (1:53.36) and the 200 butterfly (2:05.62).
- Katie Laverty swept the diving events with Zone diving qualifying marks of 307.95 on the one-meter board and 317.63 on the three-meter board.
- Aikman and Montgomery each added an individual event win to their relay victory. Aikman won the 50 freestyle in 24.09 seconds, while Montgomery was first in the 100 butterfly in 56.53 seconds.
MEN'S MEET
- Fordham fell by a 185-115 score to Towson.
- The Rams recorded seven event wins on the afternoon.
- David Vargas had a huge Fordham debut, winning both diving events with school records and Zone qualifying scores of 382.43 points on the one-meter board and 412.58 on the three-meter board.
- Quinn MacPhail was also a dual event winner, taking the top spot in the 1000 freestyle (9:28.73) and the 500 freestyle (4:35.77).
- Alex Ayers won the 200 freestyle outright in 1:42.43, while tying for first in the 200 individual medley at 1:54.42.
- Max Maycher had the remaining event win for the Rams in the 100 butterfly in 50.71 seconds.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Rams are next in action on Saturday, October 11th, with a tri-meet with St. Bonaventure and Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.
