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Men's Swimming and Diving Falls to Harvard in Cambridge

Zhukov, Corn, and Santos win events for the Lions

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The Columbia men's swimming and diving team was on the road again Friday evening, and took on the Harvard Crimson in an Ivy meet. The Lions had some great swims, but ultimately the Crimson came away with a 201-99 win. 

Stephen Zhukov got things started with a bang, winning the first individual swimming event of the day. He touched the wall first in the 1650 free, clocking in at 15:35.68. 

Joshua Corn also had a solid day, winning the 200 breast with a time of 1:59.42. He also took home second in the 100 breast with a time of 55.38. 

Columbia went 2-3 in the 50 free, led by Zion James with a time of 20.42. Samuel Eckert clocked in at 20.54 to take third. 

Gian Santos continued his strong rookie campaign, winning the 400 IM with a time of 3:57.62. He also placed second in the 200 free thanks to a time of 1:37.78. 

The divers had a solid night, led by Joseph Nicol who's best performance came on the 3m boards as he placed second with a score 348.68. He also took third in the 1m competition with a score of 304.20. Will Cooley had some solid dives, earning a point on both boards. 

"The greatest part of this game is how the players can adapt and create magic in the moment," Head Diving Coach Scott Donie said. "We did that today!"

Full results from the meet, including all of the Lions' top performers and times, can be found HERE.

Columbia will have next week off, before returning to action for the Big Al Invite in New Jersey which will begin on Friday, December 6. 
 
For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsMSD and @CULionsDiving on Instagram and Twitter, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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Players Mentioned

Samuel Eckert

Samuel Eckert

Free
Sophomore
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Zion James

Zion James

Free
Sophomore
Columbia College
Joseph Nicol

Joseph Nicol

Dive
Sophomore
Columbia College
Joshua Corn

Joshua Corn

Breast/IM
First Year
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Gian Santos

Gian Santos

Free/IM
First Year
Columbia College
Stephen Zhukov

Stephen Zhukov

Free/IM
First Year
Columbia College
Will Cooley

Will Cooley

Diving
First Year
Columbia College

Players Mentioned

Samuel Eckert

Samuel Eckert

Sophomore
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Free
Zion James

Zion James

Sophomore
Columbia College
Free
Joseph Nicol

Joseph Nicol

Sophomore
Columbia College
Dive
Joshua Corn

Joshua Corn

First Year
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Breast/IM
Gian Santos

Gian Santos

First Year
Columbia College
Free/IM
Stephen Zhukov

Stephen Zhukov

First Year
Columbia College
Free/IM
Will Cooley

Will Cooley

First Year
Columbia College
Diving