CLINTON, N.Y. – The Hamilton College Continentals finished first in 10 swimming events and defeated Division I Colgate University in a dual meet inside Hamilton's Bristol Pool on Friday evening, Dec. 12.
 
The Continentals remained undefeated in dual meets at 3-0 with the 162-84 victory. Hamilton takes a break for finals and the holidays and returns to the water on Saturday, Jan. 10 for a dual meet with Rochester Institute of Technology at home.
 
Nathaniel Taft '27 took the top spot in the 150- and 400-yard freestyle as well as the 100 individual medley. Taft also anchored the winning mixed 200 medley relay, which was led off by Matthew Chang '28.
 
Matthew Hake '26 and Josh Smith '26 were double winners for the Continentals. Hake captured first place in the 50 and 100 breaststroke while Smith touched the wall first in the 50 and 100 butterfly.
 
Loui Chambon '28 was victorious in the 800 free and Alex Vasquez '27 won the 50 free.
 
TOP PERFORMANCES
 
800 Freestyle
1. Loui Chambon '28, 7:59.98
2. Jaiden Xu '29, 8:02.35
 
150 Freestyle
1. Taft, 1:13.79
3. Henry Wiemeyer '26, 1:15.83
 
50 Backstroke
2. Chang, 24.80
 
50 Breaststroke
1. Matthew Hake '26, 26.41
 
100 Butterfly
1. Josh Smith '26, 52.31
2. Chang, 53.86
 
50 Freestyle
1. Alex Vasquez '27, 21.53
 
100 Freestyle
2. Wiemeyer, 47.88
 
100 Breaststroke
1. Hake, 58.40
2. Sebastian van Wanroy '26, 1:00.32
 
400 Freestyle
1. Taft, 3:48.07
2. Chambon, 3:48.26
3. Nicolas Wyndham '28, 3:51.76
 
50 Butterfly
1. Smith, 23.41
3. Vasquez, 24.17
 
100 Individual Medley
1. Taft, 54.45
2. Steven Roche '27, 54.53
 
Mixed 200 Yard Medley Relay
1. Matthew Chang '28, Megan Janczyk '29, Jade Matthias '26, Nathaniel Taft '27 (1:41.38)