Men’s Swimming and Diving Comes Up Just Short Against Navy

Friday, January 23

Annapolis, Md.

12:00 p.m.

Columbia University

130

153

Navy

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

Men’s Swimming and Diving Comes Up Just Short Against Navy

1/23/2026 5:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results

Columbia fell 153-130 in a road dual against Navy.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Columbia men's swimming and diving team took a break from conference competition on Friday afternoon for a road meet against Patriot League foe Navy. The Lions put together several strong individual and relay performances but ultimately fell to the Midshipmen, 153–130, at Lejeune Hall Aquatic Center.

Columbia opened the meet in the 200 medley relay, with the A squad of Isaac Beers, Joshua Corn, Brian Lee, and Zion James placing third in a time of 1:30.97.

The Lions found success in the distance events, led by Zach Vasser's runner-up finish in the 1000 freestyle (9:25.85). Stephen Zhukov delivered a standout performance later in the meet, capturing first place in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:34.96, while Adam Wu followed closely in third.

Columbia's butterfly group produced key points, highlighted by Lucas Zhang's victory in the 100 fly (50.88), with Jerry Yan placing second and Kevin Obochi adding a third-place finish. In the 200 fly, Gian Santos led the Lions with a fourth-place showing.

In the individual medley events, Ali Elmasry claimed first in the 200 IM (1:52.26), followed by Corn in second and Alekos Binder in third, giving Columbia a 1-2-3 finish in the event.

Columbia closed the meet on a high note in the 200 freestyle relay, as the A relay of James, Wu, Santos, and Samuel Eckert captured first place with a time of 1:21.27. The Lions' B relay also placed second to round out a strong finish.

On the boards, Joseph Nicol led the Lions with a runner-up finish in the 3-meter dive, posting a score of 305.75. Will Cooley added a fifth-place finish in the event with a score of 254.48, while Derek Hong placed sixth at 245.78. In the 1-meter competition, Hong paced Columbia with a fourth-place score of 251.78, and Cooley followed in sixth with 234.38.

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

Columbia is right back at it tomorrow, returning to Uris Natatorium for an Ivy meet against Cornell at noon.

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