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Columbia Outlasts Navy In Wire Finish, 151-149
1/26/2018 1:44:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Annapolis, Md. – The Columbia men's swimming & diving capped its non-conference slate with a bang on Friday, Jan. 26 as the 400 freestyle relay squad of Kevin Frifeldt, Mark Gullick, Michal Zyla and Albert Gwo combined for a winning time of 3:00.57 in the final event of the afternoon to defeat Navy 151-149. In a meet that saw both teams trading victories through each event, the Lions emerged with their fourth-straight win to move to 7-2 overall this season.
1:30.45 marked the winning time for the Columbia 200 medley relay squad of Cole Stevens, Jae Park, Kevin Frifeldt and Albert Gwo. Michal Zyla hit the wall first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39.21, Jae Park took home the crown in the 100 breaststroke at 55.97 for his first of two wins on the afternoon.
Albert Gwo edged teammate Kevin Frifeldt (20.47) in the 50 Free in 20.40, however Frifeldt returned for a victory in the 100 fly with a time of 48.59. In the 200 back, Cole Stevens clocked in with a first-place time of 1:49.35 and setting a final event showdown was Jae Park who grabbed a 200 I.M. win at 1:49.85.
On the boards as Jonathan Suckow led a strong Columbia showing in the three-meter dive (388.43) with a first-place finished, followed by a runner-up score of 379.05 by Jayden Pantel. Suckow also collected runner-up points in the one-meter dive with a tally of 347.48.
Up next, Columbia (7-2, 3-2 Ivy) will host Dartmouth on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. in their home finale.
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