WATERVILLE, Maine – Hamilton College finished first in nine events and the men's swimming and diving team swept their two opponents in a tri-meet at Colby College's Aquatics Center on Sunday, Nov. 24.
The Continentals rallied to defeat Colby in both relays with all-American
Nathaniel Taft '27 as the anchor. In the 200-yard medley relay Hamilton was 37 one-hundredths of a second behind after 150 yards, but Taft's 20.00-second split in the 50 freestyle gave the Continentals the victory by seven-tenths of a second.
The same scenario played out in the 400 free relay. The Mules led by three-quarters of a second going into the final 100 yards, but Taft turned that deficit into a 2.61-second Hamilton advantage with a split of 44.65 seconds.
Taft dominated in the individual events as well, winning the 100 free by almost two seconds and the 200 free by nearly five seconds.
Matthew Hake '26 was on the 200 medley relay with Taft and claimed the top spot in the 50 and 100 breaststroke.
Luke Engel '25 was a winner in the 500 and 1,000 free, and
Alex Vasquez '27 edged the runner-up by one one-hundredth of a second in the 50 butterfly.
TEAM SCORES
Hamilton 221, Trinity College 70
Hamilton 153, Colby 141
TOP PERFORMANCES
200 Medley Relay
1.
Matthew Chang '28,
Matthew Hake '26,
Josh Smith '26,
Nathaniel Taft '27 (1:34.30)
1,000 Freestyle
1.
Luke Engel '25, 10:00.99
200 Freestyle
1. Taft, 1:41.36
4.
Steven Roche '27, 1:48.11
6.
Henry Wiemeyer '26, 1:48.59
50 Backstroke
3.
Loui Chambon '28, 25.14 seconds
4.
Jun Cho '25, 25.54
5.
William Roth '28, 25.97
50 Breaststroke
1. Hake, 26.56 seconds
100 Butterfly
2. Chang, 52.23 seconds
50 Freestyle
2.
Alex Vasquez '27, 21.28 seconds
4. Wiemeyer, 21.83
100 Freestyle
1. Taft, 45.30 seconds
4. Chambon, 48.70
5. Wiemeyer, 48.71
100 Backstroke
3. Chang, 54.25 seconds
100 Breaststroke
1. Hake, 58.61 seconds
2.
Ben Chidley '27, 1:00.15
500 Freestyle
1. Engel, 4:50.88
4. Chambon, 4:58.68
50 Butterfly
1. Vasquez, 23.47 seconds
3. Smith, 23.55
1-Meter Diving
2.
Alexander Pitts '28, 210.75 points
200 IM
2. Chang, 1:57.37
3. Roche, 2:00.37
400 Freestyle Relay
1. Wiemeyer, Vasquez, Chambon, Taft (3:07.12)
NEXT MEET
Bomber Invitational at Ithaca College; Friday, Dec. 6 to Sunday, Dec. 8.
