Men's Swimming and Diving 11/17/2023 7:32:00 PM

Men’s Swimming and Diving Earns Road Decision at Columbia, 167-131

NEW YORK – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving won for the third time this season, but for the first time away from home, claiming a 167-131 decision at Columbia on Friday afternoon. The Crimson moved to 3-0 (3-0 Ivy League), while the Lions fell to 2-2 (2-2 Ivy) on the year.

How It Happened

The afternoon started with a bang as Harvard took the top five spots in the three-meter diving event. Denny Gulia-Janovski won the competition with a season-best score of 363.23. Adam Wesson (346.05) was the runner-up, followed by Nick Nocita (345.08), Luke Foster (334.35) and Raphael Tourette (330.30). Nocita, Foster, Tourette all put forth season-best performances.
Cole Kuster was victorious for the second time this season in the 1,000 free. The senior posted his fastest time of the season, clocking in at 9:07.63.
David Greeley turned in his best 200 free of the young campaign, winning the race in 1:37.19, which was nearly a second faster than his season-opening time of 1:38.11 last Saturday.
Will Grant shaved more than a half second off his season-debut time in the 100 back. The senior emerged victorious after completing the competition in 47.50.
The team-wide time improvement continued with David Schmitt in the 200 fly. The first-year, who recorded Harvard's best time last Saturday (1:46.17) erased that effort with a winning time of 1:45.93, which was more than three seconds better than runner-up Yu Tong Wu (1:49.04).
Marcus Holmquist won the 50 free for the second time in as many outings. The senior finished the sprint in a season-best 20.11, edging out teammate Sonny Wang (20.32) for the top spot.
Harvard's diving contingent kept its winning ways intact from earlier in the afternoon, taking the one-meter competition. Adam Wesson was the victor, totaling a season-best score of 380.10. Foster came in second (318.00), with Gulia-Janovski (310.28) and Tourette (310.28) tying for third place.
Greeley narrowly beat out Holmquist for the 100-free crown. The sophomore touched the pad in 44.27, just ahead of Holmquist, who registered a time of 44.48. Wang came in third place – barely – with a 44.49 effort.
Grant wound up winning the 200 back, completing the sweep of the backstroke events, with a time of 1:44.04. The senior's performance in New York City was just under two seconds faster than his season debut (1:46.02).
Kuster also swept the distance events with his top time in the 500 free. The senior finished the race in 4:29.01.
Grant's victorious day was not limited to the backstroke as he ended up winning the 200 individual medley (1:48.86).
Harvard finished its time in The Empire State with a 200-free-relay win. Wang swam the opening leg and was followed by Greeley, Oliver Pilkinton and Holmquist. The quartet cruised to victory, finishing in 1:20.05.