Swimming & Diving Edged by La Salle in Dual Meet

Philadelphia, Pa. – (January 24, 2026) – The Fordham swimming & diving team was in Philadelphia on Saturday for a conference dual meet at La Salle, where the Rams were edged by the Explorers by a score of 157-143 in both the men's and women's competition.
 
MEN'S MEET

• The Rams had two multi-event winners on Saturday in Quinn MacPhail and David Vargas.
• MacPhail won both distance freestyle events in 9:19.09 (1000 freestyle) and 4:34.37 (500 freestyle), while Vargas took the top spot in both diving events, scoring 321.75 on the one-meter board and 365.25 on the three-meter board.
• Max Maycher won the 100 breaststroke event in 56.11 seconds with David Topi taking first in the 50 freestyle at 21.07 seconds.
• Ryan Hong placed first in the 200 breaststroke in 2:06.99.
• Kevin Yum recorded a Fordham season-best time in the 200 butterfly, taking third in 1:54.09.

 
WOMEN'S MEET

• Fordham had three multi-event winners on Saturday.
• Campbell Stever took first in the 1000 freestyle (10:29.77) and 500 freestyle (5:05.85), while Saskia Aikman grabbed the top spot in the sprint freestyle events in 23.56 seconds (50 free) and 50.88 seconds (100 free).
• Katie Laverty won both diving events, scoring 293.55 in the one-meter dive and 305.63 in the three-meter dive.
• Hayley Clark won the 200 butterfly event by posting a pool record and season-best time of 2:01.05.
• Ella Montgomery placed first in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time of 55.75 seconds.
• Karina Kanary recorded the Rams' best time in the 200 backstroke this season, as she was second in 2:04.32.

 
WHAT'S NEXT

• Fordham is back at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center on Saturday, January 31^st, as the Rams host UMass for its Senior Day meet, beginning at noon.