NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale men's swimming team had a tremendous weekend as it racked up wins against Penn and Dartmouth. The Bulldogs bested the Quakers 160–140 and defeated the Big Green 218–82.
 
Yale saw huge success in the backstroke events, winning both the 100-yard and 200-yard events. Sophomore Christian Bell won the 200-yard event with a 1:49.42 final time and first-year Greg Kalin took first in the 100-yard event with a time of 50.53.
 
Senior Henry Gaissert was spectacular in the 50-yard freestyle event, sweeping the field with a 20.39 time. First-year Joseph Page followed the senior's example and dominated the 100-yard freestyle, finishing first with a time of 44.55. He added on to his stellar day by taking the 200-yard freestyle event with a time of 1:39.66.
 
In the diving events, which were held on Friday, junior Christian DeVol continued to shine. He took first in the 1-meter dive with a score of 352.55 and second in the 3-meter dive with a 336.10-point total.
 
As it has on many occasions so far this season, the Yale relay team was again exceptional this afternoon. The squad consisting of Page, Gaissert, sophomore Philippe Marcoux, and sophomore Nathan Stern took first in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a final time of 2:58.94.
 
The Bulldogs are back competing next week against Cornell at Kiphuth Pool.