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Anthony Wang on diving board preparing to dive

Men's Swimming and Diving Nathan Cooperman, Sports Media Intern

Caltech Men's Swim & DIve Defeats Occidental

LOS ANGELES — The Caltech Men's Swim & Dive team dominated Occidental College in a Saturday morning road competition, winning the meet by a final score of 206-82.

First-year Anthony Wang (San Jose, Calif. / Evergreen Valley) excelled in the diving category, taking first place in both the 1-meter dive and the 3-meter dive. Wang posted an impressive score of 272.93 in the 1-meter dive and 273.45 in the 3-meter dive.

First-year Lucas Smith (Hailey, Idaho / Wood River) joined Wang on the leader board by way of a third-place finish in the 1-meter dive with a score of 148.35.

The Beavers picked up wins in various categories in the meet, with a big win in the 200-yard medley relay. The division A relay team consisted of swimmers Aaron Dumas (San Diego / Cathedral Catholic), Alvin Zhang (Bellevue, Wash. / Lakeside), Marcel Liu (Natick, Mass. / Phillips Academy), and Sam Small (Ringwood, U.K. Ringwood School). The team edged out a tight victory with a time of 1:34.08 to the Tigers' 1:34.99.

First-year Thomas Fenton (Lynchburg, Va. / Virginia Episcopal School) earned nine points for the team with his first-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:20.53. Junior Daniel Khalil (Yorktown, Va. / Tabb) grabbed fourth place in the event with a time of 12:22.73.

Zhang, who was part of the 200-yard medley relay winning team, earned first-place in the 100-yard backstroke event. He clocked in the winning time at 52.61 and junior Simon Hu came in just behind Zhang in second with a time of 54.54.

Zhang had an outstanding performance in the meet, as he obtained another win in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in at 47.52.

Sophomore Tommaso Colombo (Wellington College International Shanghai) made his individual impact on the dominant team performance in the 100-yard breaststroke event. His 59.15 time took first place by a slim margin over opposing Oxy swimmer, surpassing him by just .4 seconds.

Caltech had another masterful performance in the 200-yard butterfly event. The Beavers took the top three spots as first-year Samuel Xie (Princeton, N.J. / The Lawrenceville School) took first with a time of 1:56.27, followed by sophomore Reid Nussbaum (Cohasset, Mass. / Cohasset) at 1:59.52, and junior Siddhartha Ojha (Lake Forest, Ill. / Lake Forest) in third with at 2:01.03.

Head coach Andrew Brabson and the team will look to continue their winning ways this Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m. Caltech will host the meet against CMS.

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Players Mentioned

Tommaso Colombo

Tommaso Colombo

6' 2"
Sophomore
Simon Hu

Simon Hu

6' 2"
Junior
Daniel Khalil

Daniel Khalil

5' 6"
Junior
Marcel Liu

Marcel Liu

5' 7"
Sophomore
Reid Nussbaum

Reid Nussbaum

5' 10"
Sophomore
Siddhartha Ojha

Siddhartha Ojha

6' 5"
Junior
Sam Small

Sam Small

6' 1"
Senior
Aaron Dumas

Aaron Dumas

5' 11"
First-Year
Thomas Fenton

Thomas Fenton

6' 4"
First-Year
Anthony Wang

Anthony Wang

5' 10"
First-Year
Sam Xie

Sam Xie

5' 7"
First-Year
Alvin Zhang

Alvin Zhang

6' 0"
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Tommaso Colombo

Tommaso Colombo

6' 2"
Sophomore
Simon Hu

Simon Hu

6' 2"
Junior
Daniel Khalil

Daniel Khalil

5' 6"
Junior
Marcel Liu

Marcel Liu

5' 7"
Sophomore
Reid Nussbaum

Reid Nussbaum

5' 10"
Sophomore
Siddhartha Ojha

Siddhartha Ojha

6' 5"
Junior
Sam Small

Sam Small

6' 1"
Senior
Aaron Dumas

Aaron Dumas

5' 11"
First-Year
Thomas Fenton

Thomas Fenton

6' 4"
First-Year
Anthony Wang

Anthony Wang

5' 10"
First-Year
Sam Xie

Sam Xie

5' 7"
First-Year
Alvin Zhang

Alvin Zhang

6' 0"
First-Year