Males’s Swimming & Diving in Sixth After Day Three of Ivies

PRINCETON, N.J. — The Columbia males’s swimming and diving workforce sits in sixth place with 580.5 factors after day three of the 2026 Ivy League Championships being held at DeNunzio Pool on the campus of Princeton University.

After 14 occasions, Princeton is atop the standings with 952 factors. Yale is in second place with 874.5 factors. Harvard in third, totaling 785.5 factors. Just six factors separate Columbia, Cornell and Brown in fourth-sixth. 

DAY ONE

The Ivy League Championships started with the 200 medley and the 800 free relay. 

The Lions’ 200 medley relay squad bought issues began with a powerful third place end. The workforce of Isaac Beers, Joshua Corn, Brian Lee, and Zion James clocked 1:25.33 to win the bronze medal. 

The 800 free relay workforce completed, and set a brand new program document within the course of. The squad of Gian Santos, Derek Hitchens, Kyle Won, and Adam Wu touched the wall with a Columbia document of 6:22.02. 

Full Results from the primary night time of the Ivy League Championships could be discovered HERE.

DAY TWO

Day two was one other stable day for the Lions. 

James made extra Columbia historical past, breaking this system document within the 50 free with a time of 19.27 within the prelims. He went on to complete fourth within the finals at 19.31. Samuel Eckert took seventh in the identical occasion, ending at 19.59. 

Zach Vasser additionally had a podium end, inserting eighth within the 500 free with a time of 4:20.28. Stephen Zhukov received the B finals at 4:19.52. 

To shut out the day, the 200 free relay squad made extra program historical past. The workforce of James, Wu, Beers, and Eckert completed fourth with a document time of 1:17.41. 

Full Results from the second day of the Ivy League Championships could be discovered HERE.

DAY THREE

The Lions had one other robust day of swims on day three. 

Isaac Beers had the Lions’ high efficiency of the weekend, successful a silver medal within the 100 again with a time of 45.89. He additionally set a program document earlier within the day in prelims at 45.74. 

Vasser (8:54.59) and Zhukov (8:55.62) completed fourth and fifth, respectively, within the 1000 free. 

Gian Santos took fourth within the 400 IM touching the wall at 3:46.64. 

Wu completed on the rostrum within the 200 free, as did Corn within the 200 breast. 

To shut out the day, the 400 medley relay squad received bronze with a time of three:07.92. The workforce consisted of Beers, Corn, Wu, and James. 

Full Results from the third day of the Ivy League Championships could be discovered HERE.

DIVING

On the 1m boards, Joseph Nicol had Columbia’s high end with a rating of 298.75. 

“Been an extraordinary career for Joe including multiple A finals appearances,” Head Diving Coach Scott Donie mentioned. “This was a strong performance for him today. He really listed his game in the B final and I am incredibly proud of this young man and we are looking forward to the 3m tomorrow.”

ON DECK

The last day begins tomorrow with the 200 again. Prelims are set for 11 a.m. adopted by finals at 6 p.m.

Following the conclusion of Ivies, all the Lions’ certified divers will start preparations for the NCAA Zone Diving competitors on March 9. 

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