Men's Swimming Leads Yale, Trails Princeton After Day One of HYP Meet
Pictured: Jordan Diekema posted the fastest time of the meet
in the 100 backstroke.
Photo courtesy: David Silverman Photography
Complete
Results
PRINCETON, N.J. –-The Harvard men’s
swimming and diving team captured four individual races at the
first day of competition of the HYP meet, hosted at
Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool. The Crimson holds a 139-44 lead
against Yale, while the team trails Princeton, 100-86. The Tigers
also own a 138-47 lead over the Bulldogs after the first 10 events
of the meet.
In possibly the Crimson’s best showing on Friday, Alex Meyer
led a 1-2-3 performance for Harvard swimmers in the 1,650
freestyle. Meyer won the race in 15:13.80, followed by Blake
Lewkowitz (15:33.66) and Mason Brunnick (15:33.67). Michael Stanton
grabbed a victory in the three-meter diving event, as he amassed a
score of 339.55, just beating out teammate Zac Ranta (332.00). The
Crimson won the next event as well, as Mason Brunnick grabbed the
wall in 1:39.29, outstretching two Princeton swimmers. Jordan
Diekema added to the Harvard streak, as he captured the crown in
the 100 backstroke in 49.65, more than a second ahead of the
competition.
In the first race of the evening, the quartet of Nicholas Ducille,
Nicholas Tan, Eric Taylor and Will Heyburn grabbed a second-place
finish, as the unit posted a collective time of 1:23.44. The
Crimson earned three of the top five best times in the 100
breaststroke, led by Owen Wurzbacher, who placed second in 56.42.
Simone Melillo (57.49) and Justin Davidson (57.50) were fourth and
fifth, respectively. In the 200 butterfly, Tan grabbed the wall for
second place in 1:50.09, while Ross Ford was third in 1:50.27.
In the 50 free, Taylor was Harvard’s highest finisher, as he
placed fourth with a mark of 20.99. Niall Janney posted a time of
1:50.26 in the 200 IM, good for a second-place showing, while
Robert Newell was fourth (1:52.59). In the final event, Diekema,
Wurzbacher, Tan and Taylor teamed up for second place in the 400
medley relay in 3:20.30.
Day two of the HYP meet will begin Saturday at noon.
