BOSTON -- The Cornell men's swimming and diving team finished its regular season with more season best performances on day two of the Boston University Winter Open on Saturday from FitRec Competition Pool.

The morning session opened with the 100 butterfly as Michael Wywrocki was the lone representative for the Big Red. The freshman bested his seeded time by three-hundredths of a second to earn a fifth-place finish on the final leaderboard. Reid Brophy was next in the pool for the Big Red in the 400 IM, as the sophomore put down a race-best 25.34 split over the opening 50 yards to snag a wire-to-wire victory with a 4:02.49. Cornell's biggest representation in a race came two events later, with three swimmers competing in the 200 freestyle. Vlad Gilszmer led the way, beating his seeded time by just under a second to grab fifth (1:40.85). Kyle Pro slotted right behind his teammate with a 1:41.39 to earn sixth. Lance Borgers was the final finisher for the Big Red, shaving almost ten seconds off his seeded time to finish 12th (1:45.82).

Luc Francis (58.11) and Pearce Bailey (58.34) represented the Big Red in the 100 breaststroke, grabbing 11th and 12th with 0.23 seconds separating the two times, while Wywrocki made his second appearance of the day with a runner-up finish in the 100 backstroke, earning a final time of 50.80.

Cornell's final race in the morning came in the 200 medley relay, as Wywrocki, Brophy, Pro, and Bailey combined for a silver (1:32.34). Bailey had the best split in the event, putting together a 20.22 as the anchor for the Big Red.

Senior Gabe Hartmann also hit the diving board for the Big Red during the morning session, setting new season bests in the 1 meter (303.45 - second) and 3 meter (318.45 - third) to wrap up the morning session for Cornell.

The evening session started with some fireworks for Cornell, as Bailey, Brophy, Gilszmer, and Mark Rydberg took home the top spot in the 200 freestyle relay by over two seconds, clocking in a final time of 1:22.67. The top finishes also carried over to the 100 freestyle, as all four entries earned a spot in the top ten. Pro led the way with a bronze (45.50), followed by Bailey (45.52 - sixth), Rydberg (46.16 - eighth), and Gilzsmer (46.20 - ninth). 

Luc Francis followed up his 11th-place showing from the 100 breaststroke earlier in the day with a season-best 2:08.74 to grab seventh overall, three spots ahead of his team in Borgers (2:11.17). And similar to the women's, the men's 400 medley relay team ended the two-day meet in style, as Wywrocki, Brophy, Pro, and Bailey nabbed the top spot by over 12 seconds ahead of Colgate's A-Team.

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The Big Red has an 18 day stretch to prepare for the 2024 Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships, which run Wednesday, Feb. 28 through Saturday, March 2 from Blodgett Pool in Massachusetts. All four days of competition will be available to stream on ESPN Plus. Cornell will also be looking to avenge a seventh-place finish during last season's Ivy Championships.