AMHERST, Mass. - Five pool records came off the boards for the Yale University men's swimming and diving team during its competition at the University of Massachusetts. The meet was a non-team scored affair.
The Bulldogs had a host of outstanding individual efforts on the day.
- Arshak Hambardzumyan set a new pool record in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 15:37.45. His mark was the fifth-fastest time in the country this year and a new UMass pool record.
- The 200 medley relay of Jake Wang, Alex Deng, Deniel Nankov and Mak Nurkic Kacapor finished first in 1:30.45 and set a new UMass pool record.
- The 400 freestyle relay of Ben Meulemans, Nurkic Kacapor, Lee and Wang also posted a pool record in 3:02.54.
- Wang's first place finish in the 100 backstroke (48.78) was also a UMass pool record. He also collected first place in the 100 fly in 49.05,
- Deng led the field in the 200 breaststroke with a pool record time of 1:59.62.
- Jose Cano also picked up a pair of first place finishes on the day. He took the top spot in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:41.77 and in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:36.17.
- Jack Saber touched the wall first in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 57.74. Lucius Brown sprinted to a first place showing in the 50 freestyle in 20.62.
- Nankov also registered a top mark in the 100 freestyle in 44.30. Elliot Lee claimed first place in the 200 backstroke in 1:49.91. Jed Jones did the same in the 200 IM, with a time of 1:54.26.
The Bulldogs return to action on October 26 for a meet at the University of Delaware.
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