Columbia Primed for Bruno Invite This Weekend

Friday, November 30

Providence, R.I.

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Columbia University

Bruno Invite

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

11/29/2018 12:26:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

2018-19 Schedule

The Lions will head to Providence, R.I., to compete in the Bruno Invite this weekend, Nov. 30-Dec. 2

NEW YORK — Columbia men's swimming returns to action this weekend, traveling to Providence, Rhode Island, for Brown's Bruno Invite. The meet, which follows a championship format, will run from Friday, Nov. 30 through Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center.

Live results for the meet can be found via Meet Mobile.

Preliminary sessions will begin at 10 a.m. ET each day, with finals beginning at 6 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday, and at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
"A three-day meet will give us an opportunity to swim the events that we'll swim at the championship meets and get some prelims and finals experience," said Columbia head coach Jim Bolster. "I think that it will be a good three days for us."

LIONS TO LOOK FOR
Junior Nian-Guo Liu has been a standout for Columbia so far this season, having already posted three victories in the 200-yard freestyle with a top time of 1:38.45.

Sophomore Albert Gwo has also had an outstanding November, picking up a trio of wins in the 50 free, clocking a 20.42 in his fastest outing at Yale.
SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 30 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
200 Freestyle Relay
400 Medley Relay

Saturday, Dec. 1 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
200 Medley Relay
800 Freestyle Relay

Sunday, Dec. 2 (10 a.m./5 p.m.)
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
1650 Freestyle (Fastest heat at finals)
400 Freestyle Relay

ON DECK
The Lions will return to the friendly confines of the Percy Uris Natatorium for their first home dual meet of the season on Saturday, Dec. 8, taking on Princeton at 1 p.m.

For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @ColumbiaMenSwim on Twitter, @ColumbiaMenSwimming and @ColumbiaDiving on Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.