Caltech Men's Swim & Dive ensured that it will finish this season with its best win-loss record in program history after sweeping the Whitter Poets and Fresno Pacific Sunbirds at the Braun Pools in Pasadena Saturday.
I am very proud of both teams (men and women) for locking in historic dual meet seasons with two meets left to go, Head Coach Andy Brabson said. "While we still have some work to do to accomplish our end of season goals, these achievements give us a lot of confidence going into the most important part of our season.
The Beaver men are now 9-1 overall on the season. On Saturday, they won 10 separate events including one relay, eight individual swimming events, and both dive events.
Caltech got off to a strong start in the 200-Yard Medley Relay. First-year Nicholas Bai (San Diego, Calif. / Scripps Ranch High School), sophomore Thomas Fenton (Lynchburg, Va. / Virginia Episcopal School) Junior Marcel Liu (Natick, Mass. / Phillips Academy) and senior Simon Hu (Clarksville, Md. / River Hill) gave the Beavers the victory in (1:36.22). The Institute touched the wall 0.63 seconds ahead of the second-place team.
Hu followed up on a strong performance last week with another impressive meet on Saturday. He won the 200-yard Freestyle (1:43.67) and the 100-Yard Freestyle (47.53). It was a good day overall in the freestyle events for Caltech, as junior Zachary Pestrikov (Rye, N.Y. / Iona Preparatory) claimed first place in the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 21.79.
Liu followed up on his relay performance by winning the 100-Yard Butterfly in 50.59.
Sophomore Aaron Dumas (San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic) and Bai finished first and second respectively in the 100-Yard Backstroke. Dumas finished in 52.90 with Bai touching the wall at 54.19.
Fenton and sophomore Daniel Wareham (Shanghai, China / Deerfield) placed first and second in both the 100-Yard and 200-Yard Breaststroke events. Wareham won the 100-Breast in 59.41 and Fenton won the 200-Breast in 2:09.28.
Sophomore Anthony Wang (San Jose, Calif. / Evergreen Valley) kept his dominance going, once again sweeping the 3-meter (289.25) and 1-meter (254.85) dive events.
Caltech remains at home to host Chapman and Pomona-Pitzer Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m.
