Shane Brett Wins 400 I.M. At Big Al Invitational

12/2/2017 8:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

By: Columbia University Athletics

Princeton, N.J. - Day two for the Columbia men's swimming & diving team saw a number of sensational performances the Big Al Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool. Shane Brett captured the crown in the 400 I.M. with a first-place time of 3:50.77 to highlight the Lions day.

Jonathan Suckow continues his unbeaten streak in the one-meter dive with another victory behind a finals winning score of 385.35.

Columbia posted several impresive swims listed below and move to third place with a tally of 325 points. Princeton leads the eight-team field with 802.5 points, followed by Brown with 361 points.

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS
Day 2 Results

COLUMBIA TOP PERFORMERS
SWIMMERS/DIVERS	FINALS FINISHES
Shane Brett Jae Park	400 I.M. (3:50.77) - WINNER (3:53.89 - prelims) 400 I.M. (3:52.42) - 3rd (3:56.49 - prelims)
Jonathan Suckow	1M DIVE (385.35) - WINNER
Jace Ng Jae Park Eric Tong Jack Smith	100 Breaststroke (54.94) - 2nd (56.09 - prelims) 100 Breaststroke (54.99) - 9th (heat winner) (56.69 -prelims) 100 Breaststroke (55.02) - 10th (56.65 - prelims) 100 Breaststroke (55.18) -11th (57.10 - prelims)
Nian-guo Liu Michal Zyla	200 Freestyle (1:38.00) - 5th (1:38.28 - prelims) 200 Freestyle (1:39.19) -11th (1:39.20 - prelims)
Kevin Frifeldt	100 Butterfly (49.44) - 11th (49.35 - prelims)
Cole Stevens	100 Backstroke (49.96) - 12th (50.32 - prelims)
Stevens, Ng, Frifeldt, Gwo	200 MR (1:29.99) - 7th

Another program record setting performance by Jonathan Suckow in the three-meter dive highlighted the opening day of the Big Al Invitational for the Columbia men's swimming & diving team on Friday, Dec. 1 at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool. For the third time this year Suckow breaks his own school record in the three-meter dive with victorious tally of 430.35, besting the previous mark of 425.35 set just three weeks ago against Yale. The first-year remains unbeaten in collegiate competition.

The squad of Albert Gwo, Nian-guo Liu, Mark Gullick and Kevin Frifeldt combined for a time of 1:21.56 in the 200 free relay to give the Lions one of several top-five finishes.

The Lions posted several impresive performances listed below and sit in fifth place with a tally of 109 points. Princeton leads the eight-team field with 335, followed by Brown (161) William & Mary (151) and Johns Hopkins (138).

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1 Results

COLUMBIA TOP PERFORMERS
SWIMMERS/DIVERS	CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISHES
Jonathan Suckow	3M Dive (430.35) - WINNER *program record
Shane Brett Jae Park Cole Stevens	200 I.M. (1:48.02) - 3rd (1:49.09 - prelims) 200 I.M. (1:48.95) - 11th (1:50.57 - prelims) 200 I.M. (1:52.23) - 16th (1:52.45 - prelims)
Albert Gwo Kevin Frifeldt	50 Freestyle (20.83) - 7th (20.54 - prelims) 50 Freestyle (20.64) - 10th (20.75 - prelims)
Nian-guo Liu Michal Zyla	500 Freestyle (4:32.53) - 12th (4:30.98 - prelims) 500 Freestyle (4:32.69) - 21st (4:33.79 - prelims)

The Lions return for the final day of competition tomorrow with the preliminary sessions are set to begin the day at 10 a.m, followed by the finals sessions at 5 p.m.

Follow the action with live results available through the links below. Fans can view real-time results and splits, as well as heat sheets, final results and team scores.

Princeton University Swimming & Diving Presents:

2017 BIG AL INVITATIONAL
DATE(S)	Friday, Dec. 1 - Sunday, Dec. 3
EXPECTED TIME(S)	11 a.m. (Friday Prelims) 6 p.m. (Friday Finals) 11 a.m. (Saturday Prelims) 6 p.m. (Saturday Finals) 10 a.m. (Sunday Prelims) 5 p.m. (Sunday Finals)
TEAMS	Brown, Villanova, Dartmouth, Rider, Rutgers, William & Mary, Miami, John Hopkins
VENUE	DeNunzio Pool
LOCATION	Princeton, N.J.
DIRECTIONS	Directions To DeNunzio Pool
MEDIA	LIVE RESULTS
VIDEO	DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE
TWITTER HANDLES	@ColumbiaMenSwim @GoColumbiaLions