WORCESTER, Mass. - The No. 9 MIT men's swimming and diving team took second place in the 800-Free Relay but hold the lead on the opening day of the 2025 NEWMAC Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted by WPI.
THE BASICS:
Standings: 1. MIT (103 Points) 2. U.S. Coast Guard Academy (93 Points), Babson (77 Points)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- 800 Free Relay: Sophomore Jason Wang (Brentwood, Tenn.), first year Grant Hu (Allen, Texas), sophomore Taylor Wagner (Colorado Springs, Colo.), and first year Gidean Karp (The Woodlands, Texas) took second with a time of 6:36.83.
- 3-Meter Dive: First year Truman Remenicky (Brewerton, N.Y.) finished in third with a score of 472.55 followed by sophomore Jack Tucker (Naples, Fla.) in fourth with a score of 398.35.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- The 800 relay time is an NCAA B Cut and is faster than the 2024 invited time. Coast Guaard set a meet record with its winning time of 6:33.07.
- Remenicky's score was an NCAA Regional mark. The top-three finishers on the 3-Meter board all recorded NCAA Regional scores that were higher than last year's invited mark.
UP NEXT:
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Day two of the 2025 NEWMAC Swimming and Diving Championships will begin tomorrow, Friday February 21 with prelims at 10:00 AM and finals beginning at 6:00 PM. Tomorrow's events will include the 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, and the 400 Medley Relay.
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