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Men's Swimming and Diving

Bulldogs Sweep Diving, Complete Victory Over SCSU

Relays With Another Strong Performance

The Yale men's swimming and diving team completed a convincing victory over Southern Connecticut by sweeping the diving events on Friday. 

The Bulldogs dominated the diving.. Yale had the top four finishers on the 1-meter board, led by Christian DeVol (348 points).
 
In the 3-meter event. The Bulldogs also had the top four finishers. The winner was Jean Paul Ditto with 391.43 points.
 
The meet began with the swimming events on Thursday. Relays have been where Yale has shined all year and Thursday was no different. The powerhouse 200-yard medley relay contingent of senior Henry Gaissert, sophomore Liam Bogart, sophomore Michael Blank, and sophomore Philippe Marcoux took first with a strong 1:32.22 time.
 
First-year Connor Lee made his presence felt in the 200-yard freestyle, sweeping the field with a blistering time of 1:41.20. Captain Matt Slabe was not far behind, taking second with a 1:42.20 finish. First-year phenom Blank further added to his dominant day by finishing first in the 50-yard freestyle with 21.10 time.
 
Lee and Blank were not the only impressive first years, as Joseph Page was the winner of the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:54.16. Determined to not let the first years steal the show, Gaissert finished first in the 200-yard butterfly with a 1:51.95 time. Fellow senior Duncan Lee took home the first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, posting a swift 47.11 time.
 
In the 200-yard backstroke, sophomore Christian Bell was victorious with a 1:50.27 finish. The final first-year to be impressive was Jack E. O'Connor. He placed first in the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:45.82 time.

Yale is now off until Jan. 11 when the Bulldogs host Penn and Dartmouth.

 
 
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Players Mentioned

Michael Blank

Michael Blank

Freestyle/Butterfly/Backstroke
Sophomore
Liam Bogart

Liam Bogart

Freestyle/Backstroke
Sophomore
Christian DeVol

Christian DeVol

Diving
Junior
Henry Gaissert

Henry Gaissert

Freestyle/Butterfly
Senior
Duncan Lee

Duncan Lee

Butterfly/Backstroke/IM
Senior
Philippe Marcoux

Philippe Marcoux

Freestyle/Backstroke
Sophomore
Matt Slabe

Matt Slabe

Freestyle
Senior
Connor Lee

Connor Lee

Freestyle/Butterfly
First Year
Joseph Page

Joseph Page

Freestyle
First Year
Jean Paul Ditto

Jean Paul Ditto

Diving
First Year

Players Mentioned

Michael Blank

Michael Blank

Sophomore
Freestyle/Butterfly/Backstroke
Liam Bogart

Liam Bogart

Sophomore
Freestyle/Backstroke
Christian DeVol

Christian DeVol

Junior
Diving
Henry Gaissert

Henry Gaissert

Senior
Freestyle/Butterfly
Duncan Lee

Duncan Lee

Senior
Butterfly/Backstroke/IM
Philippe Marcoux

Philippe Marcoux

Sophomore
Freestyle/Backstroke
Matt Slabe

Matt Slabe

Senior
Freestyle
Connor Lee

Connor Lee

First Year
Freestyle/Butterfly
Joseph Page

Joseph Page

First Year
Freestyle
Jean Paul Ditto

Jean Paul Ditto

First Year
Diving