Men's Swimming and Diving

NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Weekly Release - Jan. 21, 2025

Every Tuesday throughout the swimming & diving season, the NESCAC Performers of the Week will be announced. The men's swimming & diving performer of the week and honor roll performers for January 21 are listed below.

NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Performer of the Week
Oliver Schalet – Williams – Sr. – Northampton, Mass.
Schalet had a great weekend against MIT, NYU, and Conn. College. On Friday the senior secured two first-place individual swims in the 100 freestyle (45.95), and the 200 freestyle (1:41.11), and went an impressive 4:09.96 in the 400 IM. Schalet also played a crucial role anchoring the Ephs’ 400 medley relay with a 45.25 split. On Saturday, Schalet carried over the momentum with two more first-place victories in the 100 breaststroke (56.87), and a best time in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.99) while also playing a large role for the 200 freestyle relay with a split of 20.52 on the third leg.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Bowdoin – Liam Roehr (Mattawan, Mich.) had a solid set of backstroke races against the University of Maine. The senior finished second in the 50 backstroke (24.37) and won both the 100 backstroke (52.61) and the 200 backstroke (1:56.54) races.
 
Trinity – Weston Lowe (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) had a great week with a tough meet lineup as the Bantams competed on Monday against Vassar where Lowe won the 200 freestyle (1:51.31) and 500 freestyle (4:59.07) events. Trinity also competed against Wesleyan on Wednesday where Lowe swam the 1000 and 500 double. The senior posted a new best time in the 1000 (10:15.86) to win the event. In the 500, Lowed snagged third place (4:59.59).  

Wesleyan - Harrison Hong (Carmel, Calif.) showed his versatility with racing in some off events this past weekend against Springfield College and Rogers Williams. The senior helped his 200 medley relay gain first place with a 22.5 butterfly split and placed first in both the 50 freestyle (21.6) and the 50 butterfly (22.6). Hong led off the 400 freestyle relay with a 47.4 split, the fastest lead off in the group.