Males’s Swimming & Diving Thrives on Day Two at Terrier Invite

BOSTON – The Boston University males’s swimming & diving program posted two data and 9 complete top-three performances to focus on the second day of the Terrier Invite on Saturday (Nov. 22) on the FitRec Competition Pool.

After slotting in second place following the primary day, BU overtook Boston College for first place within the workforce standings with 975 factors after day two.

BU’s 200 medley relay featured seniors Tony Ponomarev and Ben Cho on the back and front ends, respectively, in addition to juniors Ethan Huynh and Henry Dvorak. The quartet posted a time of 1:28.09 to interrupt the varsity file beforehand set a season in the past.

While that group ignited the night time, the 800 freestyle relay wrapped the festivities. Senior Nathan Lee, junior Jonny Farber and sophomores Giovanni Sullo and Charlie Nenchev captured first place in 6:34.84, setting a FitRec pool file that Boston College beforehand set in 2021.

In his Terrier Invite debut, freshman Ethan Zhou was victorious within the 400 particular person medley as he teamed up with Sullo to safe the highest two occasions within the occasion. Zhou was first in 3:53.91, solely two-hundredths sooner than Sullo.

Lee additionally reached the rostrum within the 200 freestyle, hitting the touchpad at 1:38.14 for a second-place end result.

Following up his record-setting contribution to start the night time, Huynh competed within the 100 breaststroke and was second in 55.18 seconds. Freshman Dimitri Melnikov was proper behind him in third at 55.34 seconds because the Terriers captured 70 complete factors within the occasion’s A Final.

Five Terriers certified for the A Final within the 100 backstroke. Ponomarev led the contingent in that occasion at 48.67 seconds, good for second place. BU recorded 86 factors within the A Final for his or her efforts.

Earlier within the day, junior Zein Mahana notched a zones-qualifying rating of 315.50 within the 1-meter dive and positioned third, main the Terriers.

The Terrier Invite concludes on Sunday (Nov. 23). The preliminaries are set for 10 a.m. and the finals start at 6 p.m.

TEAM SCORES AFTER DAY TWO

1. BU – 975 factors
2. Boston College – 971
3. Fairfield – 603.5
4. UMass – 552.5
5. Bryant – 482
6. Army – 82
7. Colgate – 53