Dominating the Waters: Men’s Sweep at the Tate Ramsden Invitational

By: Callie Cyr

HANOVER, N.H. – Everett Tai secured qualification for the NCAA Diving Zones in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events, standing out at the Tate Ramsden Invitational, where the Dartmouth men’s swimming and diving squad triumphed against UMass.
 
“Senior captain Alex Ye created a memorable final meet by participating in every event throughout this competition. His determination was remarkable and he definitely elevated the expectations of the entire team regarding their potential this weekend. The men were highly competitive, breaking meet records in 9 distinct events during the competition, along with many personal and seasonal bests. It was exciting to witness athletes exceed their own expectations. If we can perform this well in the pool and on the boards during the demanding January training, I’m confident we are destined for great achievements by the end of the season!” stated Head Coach Milana Socha.
 
Tai achieved a total score of 313.90 on the 1-meter, earning him second place. McCoy Lyman closely followed in third with a score of 288.65. For the 3-meter, Lyman recorded a score of 349.85 for second place while Tai secured third with a score of 340.10. Lyman’s scores qualified him for the zones on the 3-meter.
 
Tommy Erwin initiated several first-place finishes, clocking in at 4:31.72 in the 500 free. Yan Dvoretskiy, Issac Weigel, and Xavier Orlic followed with times of 4:31.89, 4:36.07, and 4:42.21 respectively. Erwin also clinched first in the 1650 free with a time of 15:47.44.
 
Alexander Ye secured the top spot in the 200 IM with a time of 1:51.76.
 
Logan Pack, Colton Rasmussen, and William McClelland achieved a 1-2-3 finish against UMass in the 50 free, recording times of 20.50, 20.97, and 21.00 respectively.
 
The A relay team consisting of Pack, McClelland, Rasmussen, and Dvoretskiy finished first in the 200 free relay with a meet record time of 1:22.54.
 
Dvoretskiy marked his victory with a meet record of 48.84 in the 100 butterfly.
 
Jacob Turner, Erwin, and Ye achieved a 1-2-3 finish against UMass in the 400 IM with Turner setting a meet record of 3:51.44, Erwin finishing at 4:02.98, and Ye clocking in at 4:07.07. Turner also took first in the 200 back with a time of 1:48.76 and swam to victory in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:47.98.
 
The first-place finishes continued with Weigel swimming a time of 1:38.80 in the 200 free. Eddy Chen achieved a meet record of 55.54 in the 100 breast to secure first. Rasmussen placed first in the 100 back with a meet record of 48.65 and also triumphed in the 100 free with another meet record time of 44.79.
 
The A relay team composed of Rasmussen, Chen, Dvoretskiy, and Pack swam a meet record time of 1:31.15 in the 200 medley relay. The A relay team of Rasmussen, Turner, Weigel, and Dvoretskiy recorded a meet record of 3:00.12 in the 400 free relay.
 
Chen and Ye achieved a 1-2 finish in the 200 breast, with Chen swimming a meet record of 2:00.10 and Ye finishing at 2:08.31.