Men’s Swimming & Diving Hosts Dartmouth on Senior Day

Saturday, January 31

New York, N.Y.

3:00 p.m.

Columbia University

Dartmouth

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

Men’s Swimming & Diving Hosts Dartmouth on Senior Day

1/30/2026 4:30:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

The Lions will welcome the Big Green to Uris Natatorium at 3 p.m.

NEW YORK — Fresh off an Ivy League victory over Cornell last weekend, the squad's second Ivy win in a row, Columbia men's swimming and diving returns to Percy Uris Natatorium on Saturday afternoon to host Dartmouth on Senior Day. The meet is set to begin at 3 p.m. and will be the Lions' final regular-season competition of the 2025-26 campaign.

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

SENIOR DAY
During the 10-minute break after the 100-fly which will be the 14th event of the afternoon, Columbia and Head Coach Jim Bolster will honor his group of 10 seniors who will be swimming in the final home meet of their careers on Saturday. This includes Seungjoon Ahn, Isaac Beers, Samuel Eckert, Ali Elmasry, Zion James, Brian Lee, Joseph Nicol, Seth Roach, Adam Wu, and Michael Zhang.

"Tomorrow we celebrate the careers of the Class of 2026," Head Coach Jim Bolster said. "Yes, their names dot our record board and they have had great success, but most importantly they leave a legacy of hard work, diligence and fun! We will miss them for sure, but we look forward to their future success and their contributions as alumni."

LAST TIME OUT
Columbia defeated the Big Red, 203-97, last Saturday at Uris Natatorium.

The Lions set the tone immediately, winning the opening 200 medley relay as the A team of Isaac Beers, Beri Yang, Brian Lee, and Zion James touched first in a pool record time of 1:26.28.

Beers won the 100 backstroke with a new pool record of 46.81, while Adam Wu claimed first in the 200 butterfly (1:46.91).

Columbia controlled the freestyle events throughout the afternoon. Gian Santos captured wins in both the 200 freestyle (1:36.37) and the 500 freestyle (4:28.36), while Wu added a second-place finish in the 200 free. In the sprints, James delivered a pair of victories, touching first in the 50 freestyle (19.56) and the 100 freestyle (43.59).

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

The Lions will look to continue this hot streak against the Big Green this weekend.

SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
The Big Green enter Saturday's meet with a 1-6 record, with an 0-6 mark in Ivy League competition so far this season.

Last season, Dartmouth went 2-11 overall but went winless in conference. They would go on to finish eighth at Ivies.

In last year's showdown, the Lions came away with a 180.5-119.5 win in New Hampshire.

Last time out, Dartmouth earned a 244-88 win over UMass in Hanover. The Big Green won 16-of-18 events on the weekend, only falling short in one swimming and one diving event. Among the winners was Jacob Turner, who had three individual wins and was part of a relay victory.

Roster - Schedule

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 (Senior Day Ceremony) - 200 individual medley, 400 freestyle relay

ON DECK
The Lions will begin preparations for the Ivy League Championships which will begin on February 25 in Princeton.

The team will compete in the BU Invite on February 6-8 to help prepare.

For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsMSD on Twitter, @CUlionsMSD and @ColumbiaDiving on Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.