Columbia
Ivy League Championnships
Men's Swimming and Diving Ready for Ivy League Championships
2/24/2026 5:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
The competition will be hosted by Princeton from February 25-28
The meet, which is taking place from February 25-28 will begin on Wednesday evening with the finals of the 200-medley relay and 800-free relay. The rest of the week, prelims will begin at 11 a.m. every morning, with finals set for 6 p.m. every evening.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Visit the Ivy League's championship central for up to date information on the championships including ticket information, media credential forms, and more.
Every day of the championships will be streamed via ESPN+. A full schedule of all of the events, along with stream information for each day can be found HERE as well as on Columbia Men's Swimming and Diving's 2026 schedule page.
Live results for every day of the competition will be available HERE when provided.
Follow @CULionsMSD on Twitter and Instagram for a recap of each day's events and announcements for any major accomplishments from the Lions.
LAST TIME OUT
The Lions concluded the regular season with a 213-86 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green at Uris Natatorium.
Columbia opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, as the team of Isaac Beers, Beri Yang, Brian Lee, and Zion James touched first in 1:27.37 to establish an early advantage.
Senior-led performances highlighted the middle of the meet. Stephen Zhukov delivered a strong showing in the distance events, winning the 1000 freestyle in 9:10.55 before adding a runner-up finish in the 500 free. Zach Vasser followed closely behind in both events, placing second in the 1000 and first in the 500 freestyle (4:30.22), helping Columbia control the distance races.
Sprint success came from Zion James for one last time at Uris, who won the 50 freestyle in 19.86 and anchored the winning 200 freestyle relay to close the meet. The relay squad of James, Sam Eckert, Kevin Obochi, and Adam Wu touched first in a pool record 1:18.72 to cap the Senior Day victory.
More recently, the Lions sent a group to compete at the BU Invite, where Bingxiang Qin headlined the weekend with a victory in the 400 IM, touching first in 3:58.90. Ryan Pak followed with a runner-up finish in the 100 breaststroke (55.69) and added a top-four result in the 200 IM, contributing valuable points in the middle of the meet.
THIS YEAR'S ROSTER
For heat sheets, which includes all of the Lions competing at Ivies this year, click HERE.
The Lions not competing in the Ivy League Championships will head to Maryland to compete in the ECAC Championships hosted by Navy. That meet will begin on Friday, and a recap of the event will be available on Sunday via gocolumbialions.com.
ON DECK
Following the completion of the Ivy League Championships, the qualified divers will begin preparations for the NCAA Zone Diving competition on March 9.
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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