2025 Ivy League Men’s Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

2025 Ivy League Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, February 26–Saturday, March 1
• Location: Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center, Providence, RI
• Defending Champions: Harvard men (7x)
• Championship Central
• Fan Guide
• Pre-scratch psych sheet
• Live Results
• Live Video: ESPN+
• Live Recaps: Day 1 ׀ Day 2
• Official Results (PDF): Day 1 ׀ Day 2

FRIDAY EVENING HEAT SHEETS

Team Scores After Day 2

1. Yale University – 486.5
2. Princeton University – 407.5
3. Harvard University – 360.5
4. Brown University – 322
5. Cornell University – 305.5
6. Columbia University – 292.5
7. University of Pennsylvania – 245
8. Dartmouth College – 225.5

DAY 3

After a big morning for Harvard, where they earned 4 “A” final slots in the 100 fly, 200 free, and 100 back, the Crimson are poised to take over the lead in the team standings tonight. Yale has the top seed in the 1000 free with freshman Arshak Hambardzumyan (8:56.88) and in the 100 fly with freshman Nicholas Finch (45.36, a Brown pool record). Brown freshman Marton Nagy (3:46.26) led the field in the 400 IM.

Princeton’s Mitchell Schott put up the top qualifying time in the 200 free (1:32.77) but he will be challenged Yale’s Noah Millard (1:33.35), who set the Ivy League record in the 500 free on Thursday night.

The 100 breast promises to be a thriller, with Brown’s Jack Kelly in lane 4 and Penn’s Matthew Fallon (51.46) and Watson Nguyen (51.92) on either side of him. Kelly set the Ivy League meet and pool record in prelims with 51.25.

Pietro Ubertalli of Cornell was the only backstroker under 46 seconds in prelims, qualifying first with 45.53.

Men’s 1000 Yard Freestyle – Timed Finals

• Ivy Meet Record: 8:46.99, Brennan Novak, Harvard (2018)
• Pool Record: 8:47.78, Brennan Novak, Harvard (2019)
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: John Ehling, Princeton – 8:53.53

Podium:

1. Arshak Hambardzumyan, Yale – 8:51.82
2. Zach Vasser, Columbia – 8:53.42
3. Stephen Zhukov, Columbia – 8:55.28
4. Santiago Gutierrez, Princeton – 8:55.85
5. Matt Williamson, Brown – 8:56.13
6. James Curreri, Penn – 9:01.14
7. Max Marcus, Princeton – 9:03.31
8. Christian Duetoft, Brown – 9:03.59

Yale freshman Arshak Hambardzumyan dropped 5 seconds to lead the field in the 1000 free, winning with 8:51.82 ahead of Columbia teammates Zach Vasser (8:53.42) and Stephen Zhukov (8:55.28).

Princeton’s Santiago Gutierrez led from the 350 to the 600, with Vasser and Zhukov in his wake, but Hambardzumyan began his descent and took over at the 650. He extended his lead by almost half a second per 50 over the next 300 yards and got the win by a full body length.

Brown’s Matt Williamson finished fifth, just ahead of classmate Christian Duetoft.

James Curreri of Penn and Max Marcus of Princeton, the two fastest swimmers in the earlier heats, made the podium at 6th and 7th.

Men’s 100 Yard Butterfly – Finals

• Ivy Meet Record: 44.89, Umit Gures, Harvard (2022)
• Pool Record: 45.36, Nicholas Finch, Yale (2025)
• NCAA A: 44.51
• NCAA B: 46.80
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 45.37
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Joseph Gurski, Cornell – 46.24

Podium:

1. Nicholas Finch, Yale – 44.57
2. Sonny Wang, Harvard – 45.53
3. David Schmitt, Harvard – 45.89
4. Joseph Gurski, Cornell – 46.23
5. Aayush Deshpande, Harvard – 46.43
6. Andrew Fouty, Columbia – 46.47
7. Conor McKenna, Princeton – 46.76
8. Logan Noguchi, Princeton – 46.87

Yale freshman Nicholas Finch was out like a shot, getting a good start on the field from the outset. He split 21.05/23.5 to stop the clock at 44.57 and set a new Ivy League meet and pool record. Harvard went 1-2 with Sonny Wang (45.53) and David Schmitt (45.89), while last year’s champion, Joseph Gurski of Cornell, placed fourth (46.23).

Cornell went 1-2 in the “B” final with Jacques Grove (47.11) and Daniel Simoes (47.13). Dartmouth’s Yan Dvoretskiy won the “C” final with 47.48.

Men’s 400 Yard Individual Medley – Finals

• Ivy Meet Record: 3:41.00, Mark Andrew, Penn (2019)
• Pool Record: 3:41.00, Mark Andrew, Penn (2019)
• NCAA A: 3:38.37
• NCAA B: 3:49.53
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 3:42.93
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Noah Sech, Princeton – 3:45.95

Podium:

1. Marton Nagy, Brown – 3:42.64
2. Peter Whittington, Penn – 3:43.25
3. Maxwell Seidel, Princeton – 3:44.94
4. Arthur Balva, Princeton – 3:45.54
5. Jacob Turner, Dartmouth – 3:46.27
6. Julian Correa, Cornell – 3:47.04
7. Richard Poplawski, Harvard – 3:47.30
8. Jed Jones, Yale – 3:47.88

Brown freshman Marton Nagy shaved another 3.6 seconds off the school record he’d established in prelims with 3:46.26 en route to winning the 400 IM title in 3:42.64. Penn’s Peter Whittington and Princeton’s Arthur Balva traded leads on the butterfly leg but Nagy pulled to the front of the pack on the backstroke.

He continued to build his lead over the second half of the race and just held off a hard charging Whittington at the end. Nagy split 50.9/56.6/1:03.4/51.1 for the win.

Whittington finished in second place with 3:43.25, a full body length ahead of Princeton’s Maxwell Seidel (3:44.94) and Balva (3:45.54).

Dartmouth’s Jacob Turner came in fifth and was followed by Cornell’s Julian Correa, Richard Poplawski of Harvard, and Yale’s Jed Jones.

Princeton’s Noah Sech, the defending champion, won the “B” final with 3:45.23, beating his winning time from 2024 by .72. Teammate Devyn Caples touched just behind in 3:47.91. Yale’s Elliot Lee went 3:49.82 to win the “C” final.

Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle – Finals

• Ivy Meet Record: 1:30.83, Dean Farris, Harvard (2019)
• Pool Record: 1:30.83, Dean Farris, Harvard (2019)
• NCAA A: 1:31.21
• NCAA B: 1:35.35
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:32.93
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Ben Littlejohn, Harvard – 1:33.24

Podium:

1. Mitchell Schott, Princeton – 1:31.63
2. Noah Millard, Yale – 1:31.86
3. Patrick Dinu, Princeton – 1:33.92
4. David Greeley, Harvard – 1:33.97
5. Marre Gattnar, Harvard – 1:34.64
6. Harris Durham, Harvard – 1:35.69
7. Ben Littlejohn, Harvard – 1:35.97
8. Marcus Lee, Brown – 1:36.37

It turned out to be the race of the evening (so far – we’re looking forward to the 100 breast, up next!), as Princeton junior Mitchell Schott upset the Yale superstar Noah Millard with a stunning final 25 yards to win by .23. They both set program records; Schott broke the Princeton mark with 1:31.63 while Millard took down Yale’s with 1:31.86.

Harvard’s David Greeley was out first, with 21.2 at the 50. Millard went 22.8 on the second 50 to pull to the lead, while Schott and his teammate Patrick Dinu were third and fourth at the halfway mark.

Schott came home with 23.4/23.5 to just get past Millard, while Dinu passed Greeley for third.

Columbia freshman Gian Santos came from behind to edge Yale’s Dany Nankov, 1:35.79 to 1:35.82, in the “B” final. Brown freshman Christopher Zhang took the “C” final with 1:36.52.

Men’s 100 Yard Breaststroke – Finals

• Ivy Meet Record: 51.25, Jack Kelly, Brown (2025)
• Pool Record: 51.25, Jack Kelly, Brown (2025)
• NCAA A: 51.02
• NCAA B: 53.43
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 51.89
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Jack Kelly, Brown – 52.23

Podium:

1. Jack Kelly, Brown – 50.60
2. Matthew Fallon, Penn – 51.56
3. Watson Nguyen, Penn – 51.61
4. Demirkan Demir, Columbia – 51.85
5. Joshua Corn, Columbia – 52.19
6. Charlie Egeland, Yale – 52.58
7. Sebastian Wolff, Cornell – 52.74
8. Alexander Hazlett, Yale – 52.96

Brown senior Jack Kelly annihilated the Ivy League, Ivy meet, Brown program, and Brown pool records in front of a sold-out home crowd in Providence. He was already half a body ahead at the 50, turning at 23.44. He came home in 27.1 to go an NCAA “A” cut of 50.60, the third-fastest time in the country so far this season.

Yale’s Alexander Hazlett tried to go with Kelly from lane 8; he was in second place at the halfway mark, ahead of Penn’s Watson Nguyen and Charlie Egeland of Yale.

As Kelly turned for home at the 75, Penn senior Matthew Fallon, a legendary back halfer, passed five swimmers to touch second in 51.56. Fallon split 24.5/27.0 to get past his teammate Nguyen, who finished third with 51.61.

Columbia’s Demirkan Demir was also under 52 seconds, as Kelly, Fallon, and Demir all broke school records (although Fallon did so this morning).

Yale’s Jake Wang went 52.76 to win the “B” final, while Beri Yang of Columbia took the “C” with 53.64.

Men’s 100 Yard Backstroke – Finals

• Ivy Meet Record: 44.81, Dean Farris, Harvard (2018)
• Pool Record: 45.09, Dean Farris, Harvard (2019)
• NCAA A: 44.48
• NCAA B: 47.16
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 45.56
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Gunner Grant, Harvard – 46.35

Podium:

1. Pietro Ubertalli, Cornell – 45.29
2. Tyler Hong, Princeton – 46.26
3. David Schmitt, Harvard – 46.54
4. Anthony Rincon, Harvard – 46.55
5. Blake Conway, Cornell – 46.57
6. Yanning Zhang, Princeton – 46.80
7. Evan Croley, Harvard – 46.89
8. Aayush Deshpande, Harvard – 47.57

Cornell junior Pietro Ubertalli had a nice start and got out in front of a crowded field by the first turn. He was up by half a second over Harvard’s Anthony Rincon at the 50, 21.82 to 22.30. Blake Conway of Cornell was just a few hundredths back in third place, with Princeton’s Tyler Hong just .02 behind Conway. Ubertalli came home in 23.4 to win by nearly a full body length in 45.29.

Hong came home in 23.8, passing Rincon and Conway on his way to a runner-up finish with 46.26.

Harvard’s David Schmitt was even faster on the back half (23.6) and he touched out his teammate Rincon by .01 to land in third with 46.54.

Conway held on for fifth, while Princeton sophomore Yanning Zhang slipped past Harvard freshman Evan Croley on the second 50 to take sixth in 46.80.

Harvard sophomore Oliver Pilkinton edged Princeton’s Brett Feyerick, 47.32 to 47.37, in the “B” final. Cornell freshman Josh Toothman dropped another .26 after his 1.5-second improvement this morning to win the C final with 47.86.

Men’s 3-meter Diving – Consolation Final

• Ivy Meet Record: 464.55, Jonathan Suckow, Columbia (2022)
• Pool Record: 442.35, Jonathan Suckow, Columbia (2019)
• NCAA Zones: 320.00
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Aidan Wang, Princeton – 409.55

Places 9-16

1. Raphael Tourette, Harvard – 341.10
2. Nicholas Chau, Yale – 330.00
3. Brady Stanton, Yale – 314.90
4. Jackson Lipscomb, Yale – 303.00
5. Cody Hopkins, Penn – 298.20
6. Aryeh Lesch, Dartmouth – 284.55
7. William Cooley, Columbia – 271.90
8. Jack Holland, Harvard – 269.70

Harvard’s Raphael Tourette landed a big 73-point dive in the final round to move from second place to first in the consolation final. Yale went 2-3-4 with Nicholas Chau, Brady Stanton, and Jackson Lipscomb. Cody Hopkins of Penn, Aryeh Lesch from Dartmouth, Columbia’s William Cooley, and Harvard’s Jack Holland made up the rest of the “B” final.

Men’s 400 Yard Medley Relay – Timed Final

• Ivy Meet Record: 3:05.51, Harvard (Grant, Simpson, Gures, Holmquist) (2023)
• Pool Record: 3:09.20, Princeton (Hu-Van Wright, Pohlmann, Schafer, Bole) (2016)
• NCAA A: 3:04.96
• NCAA B: 3:06.37
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Harvard (Rincon, Grant, Schmitt, Greeley) – 3:06.74

Podium:

1. Cornell – 3:06.39
2. Yale – 3:06.43
3. Harvard – 3:07.78
4. Princeton – 3:07.90
5. Brown – 3:08.39
6. Penn – 3:08.92
7. Dartmouth – 3:13.69

Columbia was disqualified for an early takeoff.

Pietro Ubertalli, who won the 100 back individual event earlier in the session, put Cornell out front at the 100 with a 45.77 backstroke split. Princeton’s Tyler Hong was second to the wall with 46.00, a .26 improvement from his runner-up performance in the 100 back final. Harvard was in third place with a 46.79 leadoff from Anthony Rincon, while Yale was in fourth with Manoli Mountantonakis’ 47.15.

Ubertalli handed off to Sebastian Wolff, whose 51.71 breaststroke was just enough to keep the Big Red in the lead by a second. Brown moved past Princeton with a 50.95 breaststroke from Jack Kelly. Despite not having a breaststroker in the “A” final, Princeton held onto third place ahead of Penn, who got a 51.20 split from Matthew Fallon.

Yale outsplit Cornell by 1.3 seconds on the butterfly leg, as Nicholas Finch cracked 45 seconds with a 44.91 split. Harvard passed Princeton over the next 100 yards, with Sonny Wang going 45.14 on the fly, 2 full seconds faster than Conor McKenna.

The freestyle leg was thrilling, as Yale’s Noah Millard split 41.9 on the anchor and looked like he was going to hand another relay victory to the Bulldogs. Cornell senior Dominic Edwards hung in until the end, though, and got his hand to the wall .04 ahead of Yale. It was Cornell’s first win in the 400 medley relay since 2007.

Behind Cornell and Yale, Harvard touched third in 3:07.78, just holding off Mitchell Schott who took Princeton past Brown.

The top 6 teams all came in under the pool record time of 3:09.20.

Team Standing Through Day 3

1. Princeton University – 847.5
2. Harvard University – 846.5
3. Yale University – 836.5
4. Brown University – 643
5. Cornell University – 616.5
6. Columbia University – 544.5
7. University of Pennsylvania – 463.5
8. Dartmouth College – 389