AKRON, OHIO - The Cornell men's swimming and diving team closed the 2025 Zippy Invitational as team champions for the third consecutive year with 2147.5 points. A commanding final day was highlighted by top-five finishes in the 1650-yard freestyle and one of the most dominant 200-yard backstroke performances of the meet. 

Cornell's distance group opened Sunday evening with two strong scoring swims in the 1650-yard freestyle. Freshman Duke Garvin placed third in 15:53.52, and fellow freshman Clay Baumann followed in fourth at 15:59.49. Junior Owen Dankert added an eighth-place finish in 16:25.06.

The highlight of the night came in the 200-yard backstroke, where Cornell delivered an overwhelming performance with six swimmers in the A final. Senior Pietro Ubertalli took home gold in the event, securing a time of 1:41.68. Junior Blake Conway finished right behind Ubertalli in second place with a time of 1:44.03, followed by Gabe Anagnoson in third (1:45.57). The freshman trio of Zeno Ubertalli (1:46.23), Soren Koschmann (1:47.22), and Quinn Caputo (1:47.53), claimed the fourth, fifth, and sixth place slots respectively. Junior Michael Wywrocki added a tenth-place finish from the B final in 1:50.43.

"It was a strong meet with many great swims. This mid-season invite gives our athletes valuable experience competing in a prelim-final format similar to the Ivy Championship, and it also helps show both them and our staff what we need to focus on between now and Ivies. I'm proud of how the team competed and pleased with where we are at this point in the season. At the same time, there are clear areas where we can continue to improve—which is exciting", Wes Newman, the Philip H. Bartels '71 Head Coach of Men's Swimming mentioned.

"Haihan Xu was a standout this weekend, excelling in the breaststroke events and posting times that are extremely competitive across the league. His progress will be a major boost to our medley relay at Ivies.Danny Simoes and Josh Toothman delivered impressive performances in the sprint events and were key contributors on our relays. Pietro Ubertalli led a strong backstroke group and will look to build on the momentum from his races this weekend.", Newman added. "Overall, it was an encouraging finish to a solid semester as we head into finals and intersession.", he concluded with.

Final Team Results
Cornell - 2147.5
Youngstown State - 1888
Keiser - 1624
Clarion - 1032.5

Full meet results can be found HERE