PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Dartmouth men's swimming and diving team kicked off an incredible start to the Ivy League Championships at Brown University on Wednesday evening.
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"This was an exceptionally strong start to the meet - nearly all relay splits were lifetime best times. The men set a great stage for what they can accomplish this week," said Head Coach
Milana Socha.
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The 200 medley relay of
Jagger Stachtiaris,
Eddy Chen,
Alexander Ye and
William McClelland went the second fastest time in program history with a time of 1:28.09. McClelland anchored the relay and broke the 20 second barrier for the first time.
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The 800 free relay of
Yan Dvoretskiy,
Isaac Weigel,
Jacob Turner and
Colton Rasmussen swam the fastest time in team history with a 6:25.17. Dvoretskiy's 200 free leadoff split is now the third fastest on the All-Time Top 10 list, 1:36.01.
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Scores are as follows.
1.Yale – 120
2.Princeton – 112
3.Harvard – 108
3Cornell – 108
4Brown – 100
5Columbia – 96
6Penn – 94
7Dartmouth – 90
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The Big Green are back in the pool for day two of the Ivy League Championships on Thursday, Feb. 27.
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