Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Ivy League Championships
No. 20 Men's Swimming & Diving Leads Ivy Championships After Day Two
February 26, 2026 | Men's Swimming and Diving
PRINCETON, N.J. - The No. 20 Princeton men's swimming & diving team sits in first place with 541 points after the conclusion of day two of the Ivy League Championships. Yale (RV) follows in second with 459.50 points.
The Tigers won three events, earned NCAA automatic qualifications in two events and set nine new records.
To open up day two, Patrick Dinu set a new program record in the 50 freestyle. Logan Noguchi went on to break this record in the finals earning 20 points, with Dinu breaking it once more, placing second and earning 28 points, setting the current program record at 19.10.
In the A final of the 500 yard freestyle, Arthur Balva placed third, for 27 points, and set a new program record. Jack Haley placed fifth with 25 points, while Cole Kawaja followed in sixth with 24 points.
Santiago Gutierrez placed fourth in the C final with five points, while Jiarui Xue trailed in fifth with four points.
Mitchell Schott continued on to make a statement in the 200 yard individual medley. He took first with 32 points, claiming the Ivy Champion title and qualifying for the NCAA Championship. Impressively enough, he also set a new Ivy League record, Ivy meet record, program record and pool record.
The one meter diving event ended in favor of Princeton with Chase Sorosky taking first with 32 points, Aidan Wang placing third with 27 points, followed by Luka Martinovic taking fourth with 26.
In the final event of the night, the 200 yard freestyle, Princeton's quartet led the way to place first with a time of 1:16.03, earning 64 points. Logan Noguchi, Patrick Dinu, Jake Tarara and Yanning Zhang earned the Ivy Champion title along with their NCAA qualifier, setting a new program record as well as a new pool record.
Princeton wrapped up the night going five on five for school records.
Competition continues tomorrow with prelims beginning at 11:00 AM, followed by finals at 6:00 PM.
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