Columbia Falls in Road Contest at Navy

Friday, January 31

Annapolis, MD.

2:00 P.M.

Columbia

100

200

Navy

Photo by: Mike McLaughlin

1/31/2020 7:22:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

The Lions will be back in action for the home finale and Senior Day on Saturday at 11 a.m. inside Percy Uris Natatorium

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Despite winning both relays, the Columbia men's swimming and diving team suffered a 200-100 loss against Navy at Lejune Hall on Friday afternoon.

Columbia moves to 4-3 (3-2 Ivy League) on the season, while the Midshipmen rise to 11-3 overall.

In Navy's home finale, the Lions got off on the right foot with a win the 200-yard medley relay as Cole Stevens, Nian-Guo Liu, Jonas Kistorp and Albert Gwo clocked the winning time in 1:29.38, but the Midshipmen hung close by with a 2-3 finish in the event.

Navy jumped ahead after posting the top two times in the 1,000 freestyle, and although Columbia earned a trio of individual wins throughout the meet, the Midshipmen used depth to stretch their lead.

Liu contributed Columbia's first individual win of the day, breaking away in the 200 free with a winning time of 1:37.75. Gwo continued his win-streak in the 50 freestyle, leading the pack with a time of 20.35, and also went on to win the 100 free after touching the wall in 45.18.

First-year diver Ben Blizard had Columbia's best finishes on both springboard events, including a third-place showing on 1-meter (328.95) and a fourth-place finish on 3-meter (305.40). Senior Shinya Kondo placed fifth on both boards.

Columbia wrapped up the meet on a high note as Liu, Gwo, Hayden Liu and William Tan combined for the top time in the 400 free relay at 3:02.41.

The Lions will look to get back on track, returning to Percy Uris Natatorium for the home finale on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. ET. The meet will serve as Senior Day for the program's nine seniors.

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