Males’s Swimming and Diving Comes Up Simply Quick In opposition to Navy

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Columbia males’s swimming and diving group took a break from convention competitors on Friday afternoon for a street meet in opposition to Patriot League foe Navy. The Lions put collectively a number of sturdy particular person and relay performances however in the end fell to the Midshipmen, 153–130, at Lejeune Hall Aquatic Center.

Columbia opened the meet within the 200 medley relay, with the A squad of Isaac Beers, Joshua Corn, Brian Lee, and Zion James putting third in a time of 1:30.97.

The Lions discovered success within the distance occasions, led by Zach Vasser’s runner-up end within the 1000 freestyle (9:25.85). Stephen Zhukov delivered a standout efficiency later within the meet, capturing first place within the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:34.96, whereas Adam Wu adopted carefully in third.

Columbia’s butterfly group produced key factors, highlighted by Lucas Zhang’s victory within the 100 fly (50.88), with Jerry Yan putting second and Kevin Obochi including a third-place end. In the 200 fly, Gian Santos led the Lions with a fourth-place exhibiting.

In the person medley occasions, Ali Elmasry claimed first within the 200 IM (1:52.26), adopted by Corn in second and Alekos Binder in third, giving Columbia a 1-2-3 end within the occasion.

Columbia closed the meet on a excessive be aware within the 200 freestyle relay, because the A relay of James, Wu, Santos, and Samuel Eckert captured first place with a time of 1:21.27. The Lions’ B relay additionally positioned second to spherical out a powerful end.

 

On the boards, Joseph Nicol led the Lions with a runner-up end within the 3-meter dive, posting a rating of 305.75. Will Cooley added a fifth-place end within the occasion with a rating of 254.48, whereas Derek Hong positioned sixth at 245.78. In the 1-meter competitors, Hong paced Columbia with a fourth-place rating of 251.78, and Cooley adopted in sixth with 234.38.

 

Full outcomes from the meet, together with all the Lions’ high performers and occasions, might be discovered HERE.

Columbia is correct again at it tomorrow, returning to Uris Natatorium for an Ivy meet in opposition to Cornell at midday. 

 

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