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Columbia Defeats Dartmouth In Season Finale, 211-89
2/4/2017 2:11:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
NEW YORK – A 211-89 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday, Feb. 4, gave the Columbia men's swimming & diving team its sixth-consecutive victory to cap the dual-meet season. The Lions capped the season with a 7-2 overall record and 5-2 Ivy League record for a third-place finish in the Ancient-Eight.
The meet kicked-off with a monumental victory by junior Jayden Pantel in the three-meter dive. With leading score of 370.87, Pantel capped his third-consecutive dual-meet season unbeaten Ivy League play, extending his career conference record to 21-0. It also marked his 30th career triumph in the event for a 30-1 career record in the event. Pantel went on to grab another one-meter dive victory at 315.44 for an unbeaten Ivy League record this season.
A 1-2 finish in the 200 medley relay put the Lions out front early. The squad of Cole Stevens, Jae Park, Drew May and Mark Gullick combined for a winning time of 1:33.63. Just ahead of the Columbia team of Kevin Frifeldt, Forrest Davis, Terry Li and Nian-guo Liu at 1:34.65.
Brian Tsau captured his fourth-consecutive win in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:42.55, with Eric Ng as runner-up in 9:44.13. Michal Zyla followed with a victory in the 200 freestyle in 1:41.11, while Kevin Frifeldt clocked in with a top-time of 52.42, Coby Zucker placed first in the 100 breaststroke at 58.68, and Shane Brett (1:51.95) lead a 1-2 punch in the 200 Fly along with second-place finish by Nikita Bondarenko (1:52.63).
A Columbia 1-2-3 sweep highlighted the 50 freestyle with Nian-guo Liu hitting the wall first at 21.20. Erik Cox place second at 21.90 and Terry Li took third place at 21.92. Liu returned for his second victory of the day in the 100 freestyle in 46.55. Jack Foster led all swimmers in the 200 backstroke at 1:54.09, edging teammate Kevin Dang at 1:54.87, while Zucker also grabbed his second win in the 200 breaststroke at 2:05.98.
Zyla joined the two-win club with a 500 freestyle triumph with a top-time of 4:40.48, with Zach Pear taking second place in 4:43.72. Terry Li led a dominant Columbia performance in the 100 I.M. with a first-place time of 51.60, followed by a second-place time of 51.73 by Frifeldt and a third-place time of 52.36 by Jae Park.
The Lions capped the afternoon with a 200 freestyle relay victory by the team of Liu, Dang, Zyla and Gullick with a combined time of 1:26.00.
Up next, Columbia will ready for the championship season as they gear for the Ivy League Championships in Cambridge, Mass. from Wednesday, Feb. 22 - Saturday, Feb. 25 and the ECAC Championships Friday, Feb. 24 - Sunday, Feb. 26.
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