ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cornell men's swimming and diving team wrapped up a competitive weekend in a tri-meet against Princeton and Penn on Friday and Saturday at Teagle Pool. The Big Red earned a 171-129 dual-meet victory over the Quakers while falling to Princeton, 209-91. Cornell produced several standout swims and a series of strong performances across the lineup, including multiple event wins, relay momentum, and depth-driven scoring in strokes and distance free.

Cornell opened the meet with its top relay finishing second in the 200-yard medley relay, as the team of Pietro Ubertalli, Haihan Xu, Daniel Simoes, and Josh Toothman posted a 1:27.22. Ubertalli then delivered one of the highlights of the afternoon with a win in the 200-yard freestyle, taking the race in 1:36.81, holding off Princeton and Penn in a tight three-way finish. The senior added another victory later in the meet with a dominant swim in the 200 backstroke (1:43.82), leading a sweep of the top three spots by Cornell, with Blake Conway (1:48.23) and Gabe Anagnoson (1:48.31) close behind.

Cornell's sprint group continued to shine, led by Toothman powering to a win in the 50 freestyle in 19.69. Simoes added a fifth-place finish in the event (20.42), while Mac Marsh placed seventh (20.80). Jacques Grove delivered a strong meet with a third-place performance in the 100 butterfly (48.48) and a fourth-place finish in the 100 freestyle (44.16). In breaststroke events, Xu placed second in the 100 breast (53.88) and third in the 200 breast (1:58.53), with Emmanuel Gadson adding two top-eight finishes.

In distance events, junior Julian Correa led the Big Red with fifth place in the 1000 free (9:22.60) and sixth in the 500 free (4:34.80), while freshman Duke Garvin added seventh in the 1000 (9:30.77) and eighth in the 500 (4:36.47). On the diving boards, sophomore Max Reis Trovillion posted a pair of strong results, finishing fifth on 3-meter (316.10) and second on 1-meter (272.45), while sophomore William Klingensmith added top-six finishes in both diving events. Cornell closed the meet with a runner-up finish in the 400 free relay, as the squad of Ubertalli, Grove, Simoes, and Toothman posted a 2:57.40.

Final Scores
Princeton University 230.50 - University of Pennsylvania 69.50
Cornell University 171.00 - University of Pennsylvania 129.00
Princeton University 209.00 - Cornell University 91.00

Next Up
The Cornell men's swimming and diving team will return to the pool on Thursday, December 4th for the Zippy Invitational.  The four day competition is set to run from December 4-7 and will take place at Oliver J. Ocasek Natatorium.