MEDFORD, MA (February 2, 2024) – Graduate student
Peter LaBarge, junior
Eric Lundgren and freshman
Oliver Grossman all had the best marks in two events today as the Jumbo men's swimming & diving team defeated Hamilton College 166-109 at home.
That trio won the first three individual meets today to help get Tufts off to a good start. Lundgren won the 400 individual medley in a 4:13.50 time, LaBarge followed with a 1:44.38 victory in the 200 freestyle and Grossman timed 23.97 to take the 50 backstroke.
Tufts had opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay. Sophomore
Jack Madden, junior
Emmett Adams, junior Soeren Euvard and senior
Will Stearns combined on a 1:35.32 time.
Euvrard would have an individual victory in the 50 freestyle of 21.81 seconds, rjght after junior
Ethan Schreier had won the 100 butterfly in 50.08 seconds.
Grossman then had his second backstroke win in the 100 with a 52.28 touch. LaBarge would add a 23.03 mark for first in the 50 butterfly not long after.
Other wins came from freshman
Jack Nussbaum in the 100 breaststroke, a 59.30 time. Classmate
Rafae Shafi continued his strong regular-season in the distance freestyles by winning the 500 in a 4:50.61 finish.
Lundgren's top time of 53.51 in the 100 individual medley was swam as an exhibition with Tufts leading the meet comfortably. The 200 freestyle relay group of LaBarge, senior
Edwin Liang-Gilman, senior
Eli Houlton and Stearns also had a top time at 1:25.33.
Freshman
Jay Wilkinson had the top diving scores, earning a 298.20 in one-meter and 261.90 for three-meter. The three-meter mark is his best of the year.
Visiting Hamilton College had wins today from Matt Hake in the 50 breaststroke (27.07) and Nathaniel Taft for the 100 freestyle (45.68).
The Jumbos celebrated their 11 seniors at their final home meet of the season at Hamilton Pool tonight.
Tufts competes at the Boston University Winter Open next weekend (Feb. 9-10).
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