NEW YORK – Joshua Corn and
Will Cooley have qualified for the 2025 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.
Corn punched his ticket in the 200-breast, as his season-best time of 1:52.89 ranked within the top-28 in the entire country. He has also been invited to swim in the 100-breast, as his time of 52.19 was within the top-44 in the NCAA and met the B standard.
"It is a great day for Josh and the program," Head Coach
Jim Bolster said. "Josh has immense talent and it was nice to see that come to fruition after a rough first year. The NCAA meet is the best and most competitive meet in the world and to have one of our athletes qualify says much about our program and coach Leal who worked with him."
Cooley punched his ticket in the platform dive, as he finished fifth overall in the event at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships earlier today. His score of 597.40 was good enough to claim the fifth and final spot in Washington.
"An absolutely stunning performance," Head Diving Coach
Scott Donie said. "Everything fell into place at exactly the right time. Will had lower degree of difficulty on his dive list than most everyone in the field. We decided to add higher degree of difficulty that we had just learned a few days earlier. In the final, he nailed it and that was the difference. It's a huge day for Columbia Swimming and Diving, and I am so proud of Will.
A full release and breakdown from the NCAA can be found
HERE.
The 2025 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships will take place in Federal Way, Washington, and begin on Wednesday, March 26. Both the Platform Diving and 200 breast will take place on Saturday, March 29. Stay tuned to gocolumbialions.com in the coming weeks for more information including how to watch, live results links, exact start times, and more.
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