{"id":623883,"date":"2025-10-10T20:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=623883"},"modified":"2025-10-10T20:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:11:11","slug":"claire-curzan-virginia-ahmed-jaouadi-florida-key-squads-to-dual-meet-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/claire-curzan-virginia-ahmed-jaouadi-florida-key-squads-to-dual-meet-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire Curzan (Virginia), Ahmed Jaouadi (Florida) Key Squads to Dual Meet Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claire Curzan (Virginia), Ahmed Jaouadi (Florida) Key Squads to Dual Meet Wins<\/strong><\/p>\n

An early-season college dual meet between marquee programs took place Friday in Gainesville, Fla., as the Virginia Cavaliers, the five-time defending national champions on the women’s side, visited the Florida Gators.\u00a0Claire Curzan<\/strong> was part of five victories for UVA’s women, who won 224-127 over the Gators, while multiple wins by Ahmed Jaouadi<\/strong> and Jonny Marshall <\/strong>were key to helping Florida’s men come out on top 191.5-159.5.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers’\u00a0Bryn Greenwaldt<\/strong>,\u00a0Aimee Canny<\/strong>, Curzan and Anna Moesch<\/strong> swam a time of 3:25.91 to win the 400 medley relay. Even though it’s only October and graduated sisters Alex Walsh<\/strong> and\u00a0Gretchen Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>were several states away, Virginia still recorded a time only four teams surpassed at last season’s NCAA Championships. Florida was actually two-and-a-half seconds ahead at the halfway point, but Curzan blasted a 49.26 butterfly split while Moesch came home in 46.35.<\/p>\n

Individually, Curzan won the 50 backstroke (23.58), 100 backstroke (50.08) and 100 butterfly (50.06). Canny crushed the field in the 200 IM with a time of 1:55.03, and she doubled up with a strong performance in the 500 free, touching in 4:34.26 to lead a Virginia 1-2-3 finish with\u00a0Cavan Gormsen<\/strong> and\u00a0Katie Grimes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Greenwaldt won a tight 50 free, clocking 22.05 to touch out Moesch (22.07) and Sara Curtis<\/strong> (22.09). Moesch put forth a huge time of 1:41.42 to win the 200 free, with freshman\u00a0Madi Mintenko<\/strong> also impressive with a time of 1:43.42. Moesch got another win in the 100 free in 47.05.<\/p>\n

Tess Howley<\/strong> crushed her competition in the 200 fly (1:54.38), and Emma Weber<\/strong> came home first in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.58). UVA’s\u00a0Lawson Ficken<\/strong> topped the 50 butterfly in 23.60, and she led off a team also including Greenwaldt, Curzan and Moesch that won the 400 free relay in 3:11.55.<\/p>\n