NEW YORK - Despite falling short 172–128, the Yale men's swimming and diving team had some strong performances at Columbia.. The duo of divers junior Christian DeVol and first year JP Ditto continued to dominate and the Elis found success in relay competitions. 

DeVol and Ditto have been swapping places on the podium throughout this early season and today was no different. In the 3-meter diving event, DeVol took first with a 355.12 score while Ditto finished second with a 309.00 mark. DeVol then won his second event of the afternoon in the 1-meter dive with a score of 330.23. 

Sophomore Liam Bogart has been prolific this season and he continued to be impressive today. He finished first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a scorching 9:35.20 time before achieving second in the 500-yard freestyle event with a 4:34.53 time. 

The Bulldogs were strong in their relays today, which is an encouraging sign for the rest of the season. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the team of senior Henry Gaissert, junior Philippe Marcoux, first year Greg Kailin, and first year Joseph Page were victorious with a total time of 2:58.66, which was a Uris Pool record. 

Yale next travels to Columbus, Ohio, to compete in the Ohio State Invitational next weekend.