PRINCETON, N.J. – Gold medals from
Noah Millard and
Nick Finch headlined a strong showing for the Yale men's swimming and diving team, which produced four top-three finishes on the second day of the Ivy League Championships at DeNunzio Pool.
Millard, a three-time Ivy League champion in the 500 Freestyle, set a pool record and NCAA A cut with a time of 4:10.19—the second-fastest in the event's history. Finch captured his second consecutive title in the 50 Freestyle, clocking 18.82 seconds. His time broke the pool record, the longest-standing Ivy League meet record, previously set by Alex Righi in 2009, tied the team and league records, and earned an NCAA A cut.
Yale also earned a silver medal in the 200 Freestyle Relay, setting a new team record (1:16.41), while
Jake Wang claimed bronze in the 200 IM with a team-record and NCAA A cut time of 1:42.86.
After two days of competition, the Bulldogs are second behind Princeton (541) with 459.50 points.
The Results
- 500-yard Freestyle: Millard delivered an outstanding performance, winning the event with a pool record and an NCAA A cut time of 4:10.19. Arshak Hambardzumyan was fourth at 4:18.36. Jose Cano was third in the C final with a time of 4:21.87.
- 200-yard IM: Alexander Hazlett tied the team record in prelims (1:44.10), and Wang shattered it in the final, earning bronze (1:42.86, NCAA A cut).
- 50-yard Freestyle: Finch was sensational, capturing first place in 18.82 seconds—a pool and Ivy meet record—while also tying the team and league records and achieving an NCAA A cut.
- 1M Dive: Nicholas Chau finished fifth in the A final (317.50), and Jackson Lipscomb placed seventh (303.65).
- 200-yard Freestyle Relay: Finch, Deniel Nankov, Mak Nurkic Kacapor, and Wang took silver with a new team record of 1:16.41.
Up Next
Day three of the championships will take place on Friday, Feb. 27. Prelims will begin at 11 a.m. with finals to follow at 6 p.m.
