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Men's Swimming and Diving

No. 7 Men's Swim and Dive Takes Down Coast Guard, 191-103

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –  The No. 7 MIT men's swimming and diving team earned a 191-103 victory over the United States Coast Guard Academy on Saturday afternoon at the Zesiger Center Pool. 

THE BASICS:    

Scores: MIT – 191, Coast Guard - 103 

HOW IT HAPPENED:   

200 Medley Relay 

  • The Engineer 'A' team of sophomore Aitor Arrese-Igor (Delray Beach, Fla.), junior Thomas Wu (Cedar Park, Texas), first year Aaron Martin (Phoenix, Ariz.), and junior Eugene Jiang (Baton Rouge, La.) kicked off the event with a win in the 200 Medley relay with a time of 1:33.28. 

1000 Free 

  • First year Grant Hu (Allen, Texas) won the event with a time 9:33.27, besting Sean Lyman (Pennsburg, Pa.) by over 10 seconds.  

200 Free 

  • Martin finished in second at 1:44.47 followed by junior Alvin Tsai (Mineola, N.Y.) in third with a time of 1:47.50.  

100 Back 

  • The Engineers swept the top-three led by a first-place finish from Arrese-Igor (51.06). He was followed by junior Zack West (Kailua, Hawaii) in second and junior Theo Chen (Plano, Texas) in third.  

100 Breast 

  • It was another sweep for MIT as senior Roderick Huang (Cupertino, Calif.) led the way with a winning time of 59.17. Wu followed in second with a time of 59.72 with sophomore Nathan Zhu (Lexington, Ky.) rounding out the top three with a time of 59.86. 

200 Fly 

  • Sophomore Jason Wang (Brentwood, Tenn.) captured first in 1:54.38. First year Louis Avondet (Tokyo, Japan) finished in third with a time of 1:58.64. 

50 Free  

  • Jiang finished in second with a time of 21.55 followed by first year Anthony Koh (Dresher, Pa.) in third with a time of 21.77.  

100 Free 

  • Martin and Jiang finished second and third with times of 46.51 and 47.64.  

200 Back 

  • West claimed the top spot in 1:54.99 followed by Arrese-Igor (1:55.65), and graduate student Aaron Zhu (Chelmsford, Mass.). 

200 Breast 

  • MIT went 1-4 in the event led by Wang clocking in at 2:06.89. Huang followed in second with a time of 2:07.97 followed by first year Kelson Cantrell (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and senior Jacob McCarran (Pittsburgh, Pa.). 

500 Free 

  • Hu took his second win of the day with a time of 4:36.65. Sophomore John Tietjen (Leawood, Kan.) finished in 4:47.95 for second.  

100 Fly 

  • Ben Wu finished in 50.74 for second followed by Nathan Zhu in third with a time of 51.50. 

200 IM  

  • Wang grabbed his second victory of the meet with a top time of 1:52.65. Aaron Zhu took third in 1:59.37. 

200 Free Relay 

  • MIT closed the meet with a victory in the 200-Free relay. Martin, Koh, West, and Jiang finished in 1:24.73.  

3-Meter Dive 

  • Jack Tucker (Naples, Fla.) won the event with a score of 229.79. 

1-Meter Dive 

  • Tucker completed the sweep of the boards with a score of 231.90. 

UP NEXT:   

  • MIT is back in action on Friday, January 17 against NYU and Williams. The Ephs will host the meet that is scheduled for a 2:00 PM start. 

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Players Mentioned

Aitor Arrese-Igor

Aitor Arrese-Igor

Back, IM
6' 0"
Sophomore
Theo Chen

Theo Chen

Fly, Back
6' 1"
Junior
Roderick Huang

Roderick Huang

IM, Breast
5' 11"
Senior
Eugene Jiang

Eugene Jiang

Free
5' 9"
Junior
Jacob McCarran

Jacob McCarran

Breast
6' 0"
Senior
John Tietjen

John Tietjen

Distance Free
5' 11"
Sophomore
Alvin Tsai

Alvin Tsai

Free
6' 4"
Junior
Jack Tucker

Jack Tucker

Diving
6' 1"
Sophomore
Jason Wang

Jason Wang

Back, IM
5' 8"
Sophomore
Zack West

Zack West

Back, Fly
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Aitor Arrese-Igor

Aitor Arrese-Igor

6' 0"
Sophomore
Back, IM
Theo Chen

Theo Chen

6' 1"
Junior
Fly, Back
Roderick Huang

Roderick Huang

5' 11"
Senior
IM, Breast
Eugene Jiang

Eugene Jiang

5' 9"
Junior
Free
Jacob McCarran

Jacob McCarran

6' 0"
Senior
Breast
John Tietjen

John Tietjen

5' 11"
Sophomore
Distance Free
Alvin Tsai

Alvin Tsai

6' 4"
Junior
Free
Jack Tucker

Jack Tucker

6' 1"
Sophomore
Diving
Jason Wang

Jason Wang

5' 8"
Sophomore
Back, IM
Zack West

Zack West

6' 1"
Junior
Back, Fly