CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Columbia men's swimming and diving team moved into third place in the team standings at the 2020 Ivy League Championships on Friday after a solid day of action at Blodgett Pool, including taking gold in the 400-yard medley relay.
 
Completely the sweep of the Ivy medley relays after winning gold in the 200 medley two days prior, the Lions grouping of senior Cole Stevens (47.20), Nian-Guo Liu (24.67), Jonas Kistorp (45.92) and Albert Gwo (42.30) found their way to the top of the podium once again with a school-record mark of 3:08.31.
 
A chance for big points came in the 100 butterfly, as three Lions made their way into the A final. Kistorp led the way with a third-place showing in the event at 46.53, followed by Gwo in sixth with a time of 46.86 and sophomore Hayden Liu taking seventh in 47.49.
 
After posting the top time in the morning's preliminary session with a school-record time of 1:34.31, Nian-Guo Liu earned silver in the 200 freestyle, going 1:34.98 in the finals.
 
Another two Columbia swimmers made their way to the podium in the 100 backstroke, with Stevens registering a lifetime best 47.14 to earn bronze in the event. Junior Baptiste Leger came in eighth overall, going 48.80. After a bronze finish in the 100 fly, Kistorp won the B final of the 100 backstroke in 48.44, while Joey Licht (49.15) and Hayden Liu (49.50) doubled up as well, finishing 13th and 15th, respectively.
 
Sophomore Licht earned a spot in the 400 IM championship final after going 3:53.47 in prelims, and went on to take seventh after touching the wall in 3:55.38.
 
The Lions earned important points from John Scanlon in the 1,000 freestyle with a sixth-place finish at 9:03.63. Sophomore Shawn Lou also scored for Columbia in the event, taking 17th overall in 9:14.83.
 
For the second night in a row, first-year diver Ben Blizard had the Lions' best finish, taking 13th overall with a score of 286.70, while senior Shinya Kondo also made the consolation final posting a 15^th-place showing at 269.55.
 
"Today was all about Shinya," said Columbia diving coach Scott Donie. "This was his last meet and I feel so grateful to have had the chance to coach him for four years. This was a great way to finish his career. I am so proud of him and it was great to have him in that final with our young rising star Ben."
 
First-year Michael Chang clocked Columbia's fastest time in the 100 breaststroke, winning the consolation final with a personal-best time of 54.44.
 
Fans can catch all the action live on ESPN+, with live results available here.
 
Team Scores
1. Harvard, 936
2. Princeton, 826
3. Columbia, 694
4. Brown, 675.5
5. Yale, 657.5
6. Cornell, 583.5
7. Penn, 528.5
8. Dartmouth, 371
 
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