Williams Wins twenty third NESCAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Williams Ephs erased a 30-point deficit on the ultimate day of competitors to say their seventh consecutive NESCAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship and twenty third in program historical past.
 
After the opening race of the ultimate session, the 200 backstroke, Williams erased a 30-point deficit to take a 19-point lead over Tufts. The Ephs lead grew to 41 after the 100 freestyle, however Tufts sliced the margin to 13 factors after the 200 breaststroke race. Ryan Nunez’s win within the 200 butterfly helped the Ephs push their result in 51 factors and ultimately a 37-point victory, the closest end within the 25-year historical past of the occasion.
 
Williams totaled 1599 factors for the win, whereas Tufts completed because the NESCAC Runners-Up for the seventh yr in a row with 1562 factors. Amherst positioned third (1217 factors) and was adopted by Conn. College (1077 factors) and Bates (1041.5 factors) to spherical out the highest 5 groups within the standings.
 
1650 Freestyle
All heats of the 1650 freestyle had been held throughout the morning session in a modified schedule. Conn. College junior Evan Lyons gained his second NESCAC title of the weekend. He posted an NCAA B-cut time of 15:29.51 to take first place and is the primary Camel swimmer to win the occasion since Matthew Laclef in 2022. Amherst rookie Benjamin Robins completed second (15:40.80) and Colby first-year Brendan Kirberger was third (15:41.97).

200 Backstroke

Tim Johnson of Bates gained the 200 backstroke within the first occasion of the ultimate session of the championship. Johnson posted an NCAA B-cut time of 1:46.11 to turn out to be the primary Bobcat to say the convention title within the occasion. Whitman Horton of Williams completed second (1:46.90) and Eph teammate Aidan Lee was third (1:48.76).

 

100 Freestyle

Bates senior Max Cory added to his spectacular meet, setting a NESCAC Meet and Colby Pool Record to win the 100 freestyle with a time of 42.92. Cory resets his personal report from final yr’s NESCAC Championship meet. Nathaniel Taft of Hamilton took second place with a time of 44.02, and Tufts’ Armaan Sikka positioned third (44.19).

 

200 Breaststroke

Conn. College’s Carrick Shea had a powerful swim within the 200 breaststroke, setting a NESCAC Record, NESCAC Meet Record, and Colby Pool Record with a successful time of 1:55.21. Shea lowered the report set by Jacob Grover (Williams) on the 2022 NESCAC Championship by 1.45 seconds. The Ephs’ Michael Grover completed second (1:58.95) whereas Tufts’ Jack Nussbaum positioned third (1:58.97).

 

200 Butterfly

Ryan Nunez turned the primary Williams swimmer to win the 200 butterfly since 2022, posting a successful time of 1:46.19. Nunez is the tenth Eph to win the occasion. Bates’ Liam Friedlander completed second (1:48.05), and Amherst’s Fyn Nadel was third (1:48.16).

 

400 Freestyle Relay

In the ultimate occasion of the 2026 championship, Bates gained its fourth relay of the meet and repeated as NESCAC Champions. The group of John Weigel, Tim Johnson, Nathaniel Pierce, and Max Cory posted a successful time of two:56.96. The Tufts relay completed second (2:57.48), and Bowdoin positioned third (2:58.82).