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FAIRFAX, Va. - Highlighted by a championship performance by the men's 800-yard freestyle relay squad, the University of Delaware swim teams completed the first day of the Colonial Athletic Association Championship meet at George Mason's Jim McKay Natatorium on Wednesday night.

Along with the record-setting foursome on the men's side, the women broke three school records during the opening night of competition. The program's 200-medley and 800-freestyle relay marks were both shattered, while Cortney Barry set a new standard in the 200-freestyle.

Following the first day of action, the women stand sixth in the conference with 59 points, while the men rank seventh with 40. George Mason leads the women with 116 points, while Old Dominion and UNC Wilmington are tied atop the men's standings with 68 points apiece.

For the women, Cortney Barry, Meghan Barber, Donna Healy, and Maryann Walker combined to finish fifth in the 800-freestyle relay with a school-record time of 7:27.79. Their pace took nearly eight seconds off the old mark that was set five seasons ago.

During the event, Barry completed the opening leg with a time of 1:51.66, which also set a new school record in the 200-freestyle.

The Hens also set a new mark in the 200-yard medley relay as Emily Smathers, Marianne Flynn, Sarah Begley, and Erinne Butler cruised to a sixth-place showing with a time of 1:44.61. Their performance broke the old mark set last season by just under two seconds.

In the 3-meter dive finals, senior Shannon Burke rounded out the Delaware competitors by placing 12th with a score of 227.15.

The foursome of John Ohlhaver, Robert MacLeish, Zach Schiavo, and Dominic Pavlik won Delaware's first conference title of the meet after out-touching Old Dominion's top team by .01 seconds.

Anchored by Pavlik, the title-winning team completed the relay in a school-record time of 6:40.27. Their mark shaved over seven seconds off the old record and just missed setting a new standard in the conference by only .07 seconds.

In the only other event on the men's slate, Delaware was disqualified in the 200-yard medley relay following a false start.

The Championship meet continues through Saturday. Tomorrow's action includes the finals of the 50- and 500-yard freestyles, 200-yard IM, 200-freestyle relay, and men's 1-meter board.

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Women’s Team Standings After Day One: 1. George Mason - 116. 2. James Madison - 98. 2. Towson - 98. 4. William & Mary - 72. 5. Old Dominion - 62. 6. Delaware - 59. 7. UNC Wilmington - 58. 8. Drexel - 56. 9. Northeastern - 44.

Delaware Competitors: 5th Place - 800-Freestyle Relay (Barry, Barber, Healy, Walker, 7:27.79). 6th Place - 200 Medley Relay (Smathers, Flynn, Begley, Butler, 1:44.61); 12th Place - Shannon Burke (3-Meter Dive, 227.15).