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Sebastian van Wanroy '26 does the backstroke during swim practice in January 2025
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Men's Swimming and Diving Jim Taylor

Men's swimming and diving places third at MIT Winter Invitational

Sebastian van Wanroy '26 and the 200-yard backstroke led the Continentals on the last day

Sebastian van Wanroy '26
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Hamilton College Continentals finished in third place out of seven teams on the third and final day of the 2025 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Winter Invitational inside Zesiger Center Pool on Sunday, Dec. 7.
 
The meet included MIT and Tufts University, both of which are ranked in the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Division III Top 25 poll. The event format featured preliminary heats in the morning and finals in the evening on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Sebastian van Wanroy '26 competed in the 'A' final in two individual events. He finished ninth in the men's 200-yard breaststroke and the 200 individual medley. The Continentals placed two swimmers in the top five of the 200 backstroke as Matthew Chang '28 ended up in fourth place and Calvin Meeker '29 was fifth just one-tenth of a second behind Chang.
 
Hamilton hosts Colgate University for a dual meet on Friday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m.
 
TOP PERFORMANCES
 
200 Medley Relay
3. Nathaniel Taft '27, Matthew Hake '26, Josh Smith '26, Alex Vasquez '27 (1:30.65)
 
500 Freestyle
5. Loui Chambon '28, 4:36.99
 
200 Backstroke
4. Matthew Chang '28, 1:51.51 (1:51.31 in prelims)
5. Calvin Meeker '29, 1:51.61
 
100 Butterfly
9. Smith, 51.34
11. Vasquez, 51.34
 
200 Breaststroke
9. Sebastian van Wanroy '26, 2:07.98
 
100 Freestyle
7. Taft, 46.30 (44.81 in prelims)
10. Henry Wiemeyer '26, 47.21 (46.78 in prelims)
 
200 Individual Medley
9. Sebastian van Wanroy, 1:58.00 (1:57.03 in prelims)
12. Steven Roche '27, 1:54.60
 
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Players Mentioned

Loui Chambon

Loui Chambon

Sophomore
Distance Free/Back
Matthew Chang

Matthew Chang

Sophomore
IM/MD Free/Fly/Back
Matthew Hake

Matthew Hake

Senior
Breast/Free
Steven Roche

Steven Roche

Junior
IM/MD Free/Fly
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

Senior
Fly/Sprint Free
Nathaniel Taft

Nathaniel Taft

Junior
Sprint Free/Back
Sebastian van Wanroy

Sebastian van Wanroy

Senior
IM/Breast
Alex Vasquez

Alex Vasquez

Junior
Sprint Free
Henry Wiemeyer

Henry Wiemeyer

Senior
Sprint Free
Calvin Meeker

Calvin Meeker

Freshman
Fly/Back/Free

Players Mentioned

Loui Chambon

Loui Chambon

Sophomore
Distance Free/Back
Matthew Chang

Matthew Chang

Sophomore
IM/MD Free/Fly/Back
Matthew Hake

Matthew Hake

Senior
Breast/Free
Steven Roche

Steven Roche

Junior
IM/MD Free/Fly
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

Senior
Fly/Sprint Free
Nathaniel Taft

Nathaniel Taft

Junior
Sprint Free/Back
Sebastian van Wanroy

Sebastian van Wanroy

Senior
IM/Breast
Alex Vasquez

Alex Vasquez

Junior
Sprint Free
Henry Wiemeyer

Henry Wiemeyer

Senior
Sprint Free
Calvin Meeker

Calvin Meeker

Freshman
Fly/Back/Free

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