Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Open 2024-25 Season on Friday at Uris Natatorium

Friday, November 8

New York, N.Y.

1:00 p.m.

Columbia University

Penn

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.

Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Open 2024-25 Season on Friday at Uris Natatorium

11/7/2024 10:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

Both teams will host Penn, with the men at 1 p.m. and women at 5 p.m.

NEW YORK — The Columbia men's and women's swimming and diving programs will open the 2024-25 season on Friday at Percy Uris Natatorium. Both teams will square off in a dual meet against the Penn Quakers, with the men's meet set to begin at 1:00 and the women's meet scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

Spectators without a valid Columbia University ID or a registered QR code must enter the Uris Swim Center Balcony through the Northwest Science Building at W120th & Broadway.

LAST SEASON
The women finished the 2023-24 season with a 3-4 overall record in dual meets, all of which were Ivy League contests. The Lady Lions also came away with a first place finish at the ECAC Winter Championships in early December. Columbia would go on to finish in sixth place at the Ivy League Championships.

The men concluded the 2023-24 season with an overall record of 4-5 in dual meets, and 4-3 within the Ivy League. The Lions went on to finish in sixth place at the Ivy League Championships in late February.

KEY RETURNERS
The men return a pair of swimmers who won Ivy League Championships over the course of their careers. Demirkan Demir won two Ivy League gold medals in 2023, winning the 100-breast and 200-breast competitions, while qualifying for the NCAA Championships in both events in the process where he would finish 23rd and 20th, respectively. Adam Wu also returns for his junior campaign after winning gold in the 1000-free at the 2023 Ivy League Championships two seasons ago. Combined, Demir and Wu hold over five Columbia program records.

The women are lucky to return multiple top-performers from last year's team. Emily MacDonald headlines this group, and she will be searching for her first Ivy League Championship this season having already claimed over four Columbia program records (including the 50-free).

The divers also return a solid group, with Joseph Nicol leading the way for the men and Macy Pine leading the way for the women. Pine currently holds the program record in the platform diving competition.

NEW FACES
The Columbia women welcome eight new faces ahead of the 2024-25 season. To meet each new individual, click HERE .

The men welcomed 9 new swimmers and a diver ahead of the 2024-25 season. To learn more about the class of 2028, click HERE.

EVENT ORDER
The order of events for the men's meet: 3M diving, 200 medley relay, 1000 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 1M diving, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 100 butterfly - 10min break - 200 individual medley, 400 freestyle relay

The order of events for the women's meet: 3M diving, 200 medley relay, 1000 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 1M diving, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 100 butterfly - 10-minute break - 400 individual medley, 200 freestyle relay

SCOUTING PENN
The Penn men finished last season with a 6-2 record in dual meets, including a 5-2 record in conference dual meets. The Quakers went on to finish fourth at the 2023-24 Ivy League Championships. Last season, Columbia defeated Penn in a dual meet to open the season, 161-125.

Roster - Schedule

The Penn women finished last season with a 4-6 record in dual meets, including a 1-6 record in Ivy League dual meets. The Quakers went on to finish fifth at the 2023-24 Ivy League Championships. Last season, Columbia defeated Penn in a dual meet to open the season, 159-141. Penn's 2024-25 season is already underway, with the Quakers owning a 3-0 record. Most recently, Penn defeated Villanova, 167-128.

Roster - Schedule

ON DECK
Both teams are back in action next Friday at Uris, with the men hosting Princeton at 1 p.m. and the women hosting Yale at 5 p.m.

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