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Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Earn Victories over Penn in Ivy Openers
11/4/2023 8:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
Adam Wu, Emily MacDonald lead the way for the Lions
NEW YORK — The Columbia men's and women's swimming and diving programs opened their 2023-24 Ivy League seasons on Friday at Percy Uris Natatorium with victories over the Penn Quakers. The men swam first, earning a 161-125 win, and the women swam later in the day, picking up a 159-141 win.
The men's and women's 200-medley relay teams kicked off both meets with victories. For the women, Aziza Ganihanova, Ashley Hu, Anthea Wong, and Emily MacDonald clocked in with a time of 1:43.52 to earn first. For the men, Isaac Beers, Matthew Lou, Brian Lee, and Zion James finished with a time of 1:30.28 to win the event.
Adam Wu had a strong day for the men, winning three events. Wu won the 200-free with a time of 1:41.45, the 200-fly with a time of 1:49.38, and the 500-free with a time of 4:32.09.
Stanford Li also won multiple events for the men, taking the 100-back with a time of 49.82 and the 200-back with a time of 1:47.95.
Emily MacDonald and Aziza Ganihanova each won multiple events for the women, helping the squad earn the win. MacDonald excelled in the sprinting events, winning the 50-free and 100-free, with times of 23:31 and 50.79 respectively. Ganihanova won the 200-back with a time of 1:59.91 and then went on to win the 400-IM with a time of 4:22.67.
For the divers, Alice Diakova and Macy Pine dominated. Diakova won the 3m dive for the women with a score of 290.03, and Pine won the 1m dive with a score of 291.30.
"Fantastic start to the season for Alice and Macy!" Head Diving Coach Scott Donie said. "This included a personal best for Macy on the 1-meter. Both eclipsed the NCAA Zone Qualifying score on both events. I am a very proud coach."
Other event winners for the men included Zach Vasser (0:29.87 - 1000-free), Zion James (50-free - 20.71), Noah Czelusta (100-free - 45.81), Brian Lee (100-fly - 48.26), and Beri Yang (200-IM - 1:51.67).
Other event winners for the women included Georgia Young (100-breast - 1:05.09) and Anthea Wong (100-fly - 56.20),
Full results for the women can be found HERE and full results for the men can be found HERE.
ON DECK
The women will travel to New Haven for a dual meet against Yale on Friday, November 10 at 5:00 p.m. The men will take on Princeton at the same time in New Jersey.
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