Males’s Swimming & Diving Drops Season Opener vs. Columbia, 166-134

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania males’s swimming and diving crew opened its Ivy League slate on Saturday afternoon at Sheerr Pool, falling to Columbia, 166-134.
 
The Quakers gained eight complete occasions on the day, highlighted by two particular person victories from sophomore switch Eddie Jin, who swept each the 100 and 200 freestyle occasions.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Jin led the crew with two particular person wins, taking the 100 free in 44.53 and the 200 free in 1:36.40. He additionally anchored the 400 free relay squad (with Liam Campbell, Xavier Hill, and Ryan McGuirk) that positioned second in 3:02.67.
 
*Aaron Jia captured the 1000 free with a time of 9:22.71 and later completed third within the 500 free (4:38.44).
 
*Watson Nguyen posted a win within the 100 breast with a time of 53.88.
 
*James Curreri touched first within the 200 again at 1:48.52 and added a runner-up end within the 100 again (49.48), whereas teammate Jeffrey Hou took third in 50.24.
 
*Peter Whittington claimed victory within the 200 breast with a time of two:00.16 and positioned third within the 200 fly (1:50.03), simply behind Henry Guo (1:48.30).
 
*Guo earned a win within the 200 IM (1:50.43) whereas including second-place finishes in each the 200 fly (1:48.30) and 100 fly (48.90).
 
*In diving, freshman Jack Handelman completed fourth in each the one meter (269.78) and three-meter (257.70) occasions.
 
*The quartet of Jin, Nguyen, Alex Fu, and Liam Campbell opened the meet with a victory within the 200-medley relay, pacing the sector to earn Penn’s first win of the afternoon.
 
Up Next
The Quakers proceed Ivy League motion this weekend after they host Brown at Sheerr Pool. The meet is scheduled for Saturday at midday and might be streamed reside on ESPN+.
 
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