The Yale men's swimming and diving teams started 2022 in impressive fashion. The Bulldogs earned victories over both Penn and Dartmouth in Philadelphia. The final scores were: Yale 162.5, Penn 137.5 and Yale 241, Dartmouth 59
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Yale had three double winners in the meet.
Noah Millard captured the 200 and 500 freestyle,
Joseph Page won the 100 backstroke and the 100 freestyle and
Conner Kang won the 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley.
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In addition, the Bulldogs had the top two finishers in the 50 freestyle.
Philippe Marcoux finished first followed by
Marcus Hodgson. In the 200 backstroke,
Liam Bogart was victorious.
Greg Kalin helped the Bulldogs post the top two times in the 100 backstroke, finishing second to Page. Yale also got strong performances from its relay teams. Both the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays were victorious.
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"We had an outstanding all-around team effort today," said
Jim Henry, the Robert J.H. Kiphuth Head Coach of the men's and women's swimming and diving programs. "Coming off a difficult training trip to Florida our team demonstrated a willingness to engage in racing from the second the starter's gun went off. We are so happy with how much support they gave each other in every race and dive. This unity will only make us stronger come championship season."
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Next up for the Bulldogs is a home meet against Cornell next weekend. The diving is set for Friday afternoon followed by the swimming events on Saturday.
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