Men’s Swimming and Diving Defeats Columbia 182-116

Saturday, January 13

Providence, R.I.

12 p.m.

Brown University

182

116

Columbia

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

Men’s Swimming and Diving Defeats Columbia 182-116

1/13/2024 3:45:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown men's swimming and diving (3-2, 3-2 Ivy) won its second consecutive dual meet as the Bears defeated Columbia (2-3, 2-3 Ivy) 182-116 on Saturday in the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center inside the Nelson Fitness Center.

SWIMMING RESULTS | DIVING RESULTS

The win concludes the season's home slate as Brown honored eight seniors for their contributions to the Bears swimming and diving program. Brown went 3-1 at home with today's win.

"We have been in a very intense training block since the end of December and the team fought hard for this one," said Kevin Norman, Ollie '50 & Kay Patrell Men's Swimming/Diving Coaching Chair. "Columbia is a very good team and I'm so proud of how well we competed."

"This was also the last home meet for our eight seniors, and sending them out with a win like this is special and meant a lot to everyone on the team," added Norman. "They've worked so hard for four years and deserved this."

INSIDE THE RESULTS
The day began with a win in the 200 medley relay as Harrison Powe, Jack Kelly, Nathan Depiero and Jonathan Gim earned 11 points with a time of 1:29.23.

Aidan Wilson won the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 9:16.73 and Marcus Lee topped the 200 yard freestyle event at 1:40.02.

Kelly collected wins in the 100 yard breaststroke at 53.86, 200 yard breaststroke at 1:59.55 and 200 yard IM (1:51.90).

Gim earned the win in the 50 yard freestyle with a finish of 20.38. Marcus Lee topped the 100 yard freestyle at 45.31.

The 400 yard freestyle relay of Marcus Lee, Gim, Donavan Jeng and Depiero earned the victory with a time of 3:00.93.

Rowland Lawver picked up the victory in the 3-meter diving and 1-meter diving with scores of 327.68 and 329.85, respectively.

NEXT
The Bears visit Harvard on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+.

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