DUAL MEET SEASON OPENER
COLUMBIA
ARMY
COLUMBIA
PENN
NEW YORK - The 2016-17 campaign will begin on Friday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. for the Columbia me's swimming & diving team. The Lions will trek to West Point for a three team dual-meet against Army (1-0) and Ivy League foe Penn.
Follow the action with live results available through the links above. Via Meet Mobile, fans can view real-time results and splits, as well as heat sheets, final results and team scores.
| COLUMBIA * |
DUAL-MEET RECORDS
|
ARMY
|
PENN *
|
| 4-6 |
Team Overall
|
1-0 |
9-2 |
3-4
Ivy League |
Conference
|
0-0
Patriot League
|
5-2
Ivy League |
|
8-22
|
Freestyle
|
3-0 |
3-0^ |
|
9-11
|
Dist. Freestyle |
2-0 |
2-0^
|
| 10-9 |
Butterfly
|
2-0 |
1-1^
|
| 8-12 |
Breaststroke |
2-0 |
2-0^ |
|
2-18
|
Backstroke
|
2-0
|
2-0^ |
|
5-5
|
Individual Medley |
1-0
|
0-1^ |
|
7-14
|
Relays
|
2-0
|
2-0^ |
|
11-0
|
3M Dive |
0-1 |
0-1^ |
| 8-3 |
1M DIve |
0-1 |
0-1^ |
* 2015-16 Season
^ 2015 Columbia v. Penn Dual Meet
ABOUT THE LIONS: Columbia returns a solid core from talent from last year's 4-6 dual-meet record squad. Highlighting the return is junior diver Jayden Pantel who competed in both the 3-meter and platform dives at the 2016 NCAA Championships, following an Ivy League title winning run.
After a 37th-place finish in the three-meter dive, Pantel returned on to deliver his best performance with a 28th-place finish in the platform dive. Pantel tallied a 28th-place score of 335.85 in the platform dive, besting his 30th-place score of 310.90 at the 2015 NCAA Championships. He competed in the three-meter for the first time at the championships posting a score of 321.90.
The 2016 Ivy League Championships capped a monumental sophomore season for diver Jayden Pantel. Pantel grabbed the one-meter crown with a sensational score of 314.20, becoming the first Columbia diver to capture the one-meter title since 2001.With leading score of 371.50, Pantel returned for the three-meter crown to add to an unbeaten 11-0 dual-meet season in the event. He undisputedly finished 2015-16 as the Ivy League's top diver with titles in both the 1m and 3m dive events, receiving the honor of the Karl B. Michael Diver of the Meet.
He enters this upcoming season with a current streak of 22 consecutive 3m-dive victories in dual-meet action behind a back-to-back 11-0 seasons.
The Lions also return eight swimmers that finished last season with top-15 times in the Ivy League.
| RETURNERS |
2015-16 IVY LEAGUE TIME RANK |
Nikita Bondarenko
|
#11 – 500 Freestyle (4:23.00)
#11 – 1000 Freestyle (9:08.80)
|
| Shane Brett |
#14 – 400 I.M. (3:53.38)
|
| Jack Foster |
#13 – 400 I.M. (3:52.17)
|
| Kevin Frifeldt |
#6 – 100 Butterfly (22.91)
#12 – 50 Freestyle (20.09)
|
| Terry Li |
#4 – 100 Butterfly (47.07)
|
| Eric Ng |
#10 – 1000 Freestyle (9:08.80)
#11 – 1650 Freestyle (15:24.69)
|
| Jae Park |
#7 – 200 Breaststroke (1:57.04)
#12 – 500 Freestyle (4:24.13)
#13 – 200 I.M. (1:47.37)
|
| Jack Smith |
#15 – 200 Breaststroke (1:58.75) |
LIONS TO LOOK FOR:
Kevin Frifeldt
Picked up seven individual victories in conference dual-meet action this season, including the 50 free (Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth) and 100 fly (Penn, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth).
Jae Park
Picked up six individual victories in conference dual-meet action this season, including the 200 I.M. (Penn, Yale, Brown), 100 breast (Brown, Dartmouth) and the 200 breast (Brown).
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• (6/16) - Men's Swimming & Diving Receives 2016 CSCAA Team Scholar Award
• (6/24) - Olympian Scott Donie Becomes Head Coach of Columbia Diving
• (7/21) - Pantel Leads 6 Lions Selected To CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
• (8/3) - Nine To Join Men's Swimming & Diving For the Upcoming 2016-17 Season
UP NEXT: The Lions will continue Ivy League play at Yale on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m.
