PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's swimming and diving team opened its Ivy League slate on Saturday afternoon at Sheerr Pool, falling to Columbia, 166-134.
 
The Quakers won eight total events on the day, highlighted by two individual victories from sophomore transfer Eddie Jin, who swept both the 100 and 200 freestyle events.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Jin led the team with two individual wins, taking the 100 free in 44.53 and the 200 free in 1:36.40. He also anchored the 400 free relay squad (with Liam Campbell, Xavier Hill, and Ryan McGuirk) that placed second in 3:02.67.
 
*Aaron Jia captured the 1000 free with a time of 9:22.71 and later finished third in the 500 free (4:38.44).
 
*Watson Nguyen posted a win in the 100 breast with a time of 53.88.
 
*James Curreri touched first in the 200 back at 1:48.52 and added a runner-up finish in the 100 back (49.48), while teammate Jeffrey Hou took third in 50.24.
 
*Peter Whittington claimed victory in the 200 breast with a time of 2:00.16 and placed third in the 200 fly (1:50.03), just behind Henry Guo (1:48.30).
 
*Guo earned a win in the 200 IM (1:50.43) while adding second-place finishes in both the 200 fly (1:48.30) and 100 fly (48.90).
 
*In diving, freshman Jack Handelman finished fourth in both the one meter (269.78) and three-meter (257.70) events.
 
*The quartet of Jin, Nguyen, Alex Fu, and Liam Campbell opened the meet with a victory in the 200-medley relay, pacing the field to earn Penn's first win of the afternoon.
 
Up Next
The Quakers continue Ivy League action this weekend when they host Brown at Sheerr Pool. The meet is scheduled for Saturday at noon and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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