COMPLETE RESULTS
Williamstown, MA -Â - The Ephmen continued their undefeated season today with wins over both M.I.T. and N.Y.U. In the final home meet of the season, the Ephs beat N.Y.U. 198 to 102 and M.I.T. 171 to 123. This marks the first time since 2015 that Williams has defeated M.I.T. This impressive win was possible thanks to incredible swims and dives from the Ephs and unmatched energy on the pool deck. About the meet, head coach
Steve Kuster said, "Today was a great win. It's the first time we've beaten MIT since 2015. The men swam and dove very well. We were on the right side of a lot of very close races. I think their mindset and determination were exactly where they needed to be for today. It was a fun meet to be a part of." In addition to being an exciting win, this meet was dubbed the "Pride Meet" and celebrated queer athletes and their acceptance on the Williams Swim and Dive team and in sports.
In the first event of the day, the Ephs took second to the top team from M.I.T., finishing the 400 medley relay in an astounding 3:24.45. This team of Nick Whitcomb '23, Jacob Grover '24, Zeb Hart '23, and Oliver Schalet '25, included the top backstroke and breaststroke splits of the event (51.01 and 56.55), both quite impressive.
In the following event, the Ephmen placed 1-2 by nearly 7 seconds, a significant margin. Michael Ma '26 took the event win with a 16:34.74 from the first of 3 heats. In the final heat, Carter Anderson '25 touched first to place just behind Ma with a time of 16:38.83.
In one of the most exciting races of the day, Oliver Schalet won the 200 freestyle, just out-touching his competitor by 0.20 seconds. Schalet came back in the final 50 almost a second faster than the rest of the field and finished in 1:40.54.
The Ephs dominated the 100 backstroke race, placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Nick Whitcomb took the win in 50.69, just ahead of teammates Charlie Venci '25, who touched in 51.18, a season best, and Gabriel Lee '26 (51.50).
The team continued their winning streak in the 100 breaststroke with a 1-2 finish in the event. Jacob Grover won the event in 57.19, just ahead of teammate Liam Sullivan '23 who finished in 57.84, both strong in season times and the only 57s in the field.
In the divimg well, Kobe Tray was a double winner, taking first on both boards. His 303B was especially strong on both 1 and 3 meter. Tray attributes this success partially to his supporters in the stands. Today was his final meet in the Samuelson-Muir pool and Tray lamented that it's the last time he'll be able to compete at home for the Ephs.
In both the 100 freestyle and the 200 backstroke, the Ephs touched 2nd with Oliver Schalet in the 100 and Gabriel Lee in the 200. Schalet touched in 46.22, nearly a second and a half ahead of the 3rd place finisher. Lee finished in 1:51.51, nearly 3 seconds ahead of the next competitor.
Jacob Grover and Liam Sullivan took 2nd and 4th for the Ephs in the 200 breaststroke. The pair touched in 2:07.23 and 2:10.84. Grover was over 2 seconds ahead of the next finisher and Sullivan was one and a half.
The Ephmen finished 1-2-4 in the 500 freestyle, a strong showing out of the distance cohort. Alex Atherton '24 took the win in 4:39.75 and Harrison Williams '26 followed close behind in 4:42.07. Michael Ma touched 4th in 4:46.91.
Oliver Schalet won the men's 400 IM in an astonishing 4:05.10 after a hard-fought and close race. Freshman, Harrison Williams, touched next for the Ephs in 4:12.52 to take 4th place.
In the final event of the day, the 200 freestyle relay, Williams took the final win. Nick Whitcomb, Quinton Hastings '24, Gabriel Lee, and Jacob Grover went 1:25.52, just out-touching the team from M.I.T. Lee had the fastest split on the team at 20.79. The Williams B and C relays took 4th and 5th.
The team will travel to Middlebury, VT tomorrow to race Middlebury and Hamilton for their final regular season meets. The following weekend, the team will return to Middlebury to jump start championship season at the Middlebury Invite.
