New NCAA D3 Record Highlights Day 3 at NESCAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship

WATERVILLE, Maine – A brand new NCAA Division III document and two different NESCAC information had been set on the third day of competitors on the 2026 NESCAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships on the Colby Aquatics Center.
 
The Tufts Jumbos lead the sphere with 1198 factors, whereas the Ephs have totaled 1168 factors by 18 occasions. Amherst stands third (894 factors) and is adopted by Conn. College (796 factors) and Bates (788 factors) to spherical out the highest 5 groups within the standings.
 
Sunday’s remaining day of competitors is about to start at 9 a.m.
 
200 Medley Relay
The night started with the Bates relay setting an NCAA Division III document to win the 200 medley relay for the primary time in crew historical past. Tim Johnson, Marrich Somridhivej, Nate Oppenheim, and Max Cory mixed to put up a time of 1:25.57, breaking the document held by an Emory relay set in on the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships. The Tufts Jumbos positioned second (1:27.78) and was adopted by Williams (1:28.24) in third place.
 
1000 Freestyle
Connecticut College junior Evan Lyons took dwelling the NESCAC title within the 1000 freestyle with a pool-record time of 9:10.55. Evans is the primary Camel swimmer to win the occasion in program historical past. Amherst’s Benjamin Robins completed second (9:13.05) and Ryan Nunez of Williams positioned third (9:13.14).
 
100 Butterfly
Senior Armaan Sikka of Tufts claimed first place within the 100 butterfly for the second time in his profession with an NCAA B-cut time of 48.23. Sikka additionally received the occasion in 2024 and his victory marks the third time a Jumbo has completed first. Teammate Max Gerke adopted in second (48.38) and Nate Oppenheim of Bates was third (48.46).
 
400 IM
Amherst rookie Owen Vale set a NESCAC Record, NESCAC Meet Record, and Colby Pool Record with a time of three:50.78 to win his first convention title within the 400 IM by seven seconds. Vale is the primary Mammoth to win the occasion since Ryan Lichtenfels in 2009 and 2010. Evan Lyons of Connecticut College was second (3:57.42) and J.J. Arbuckle of Tufts positioned third (3:57.48).
 
200 Freestyle
Amherst’s Jack Goepfrich captured the NESCAC title within the 200 freestyle with a profitable time of 1:37.30. The sophomore is the primary Amherst swimmer to win the occasion since Connor Sholtis in 2014 and 2015. Bates’ John Weigel completed second (1:37.51) and Tufts’ Ron Lyubman adopted in third place (1:37.62).
 
100 Breaststroke
Bates senior Marrich Somridhivej continued his spectacular meet with one other damaged document. The senior broke the NESCAC document within the 50 breaststroke earlier within the meet and reset the NESCAC 100 breaststroke mark throughout the board with a time of 51.85. Somridhivej, who repeats because the NESCAC Champion within the occasion, initially broke all of the NESCAC information throughout the morning prelims (52.36) and lowered them additional throughout the finals. Connecticut College sophomore Carrick Shea completed second (53.04) and Williams senior Michael Grover positioned third (53.65).
 
100 Backstroke

Matthew Chang of Hamilton captured the NESCAC title with an NCAA B-cut time of 48.07. The sophomore is the third Continental swimmer to win the occasion in program historical past, becoming a member of Eric Schwenker (2001 & 2002) and Todd Johnson (2007 & 2008). Junior Tim Johnson of Bates positioned second (48.36) and Colby senior Brandon Xiong was third (48.68).
 
3-Meter Diving

The 3-meter competitors wrapped up the third day of competitors. Williams junior Haochen Liu received the occasion for the second straight yr with a pool-record 554.20 factors. Liu is simply the second Eph diver to seize the NESCAC title within the occasion (Kobe Tray, 2022 & 2023). Fellow Eph Calder Biondi was second with 517.80 factors and 1-meter champion Jay Wilkinson of Tufts completed third (507.20).