Princeton Men Score 334 Points in the 3 Final Events To Win 2nd Consecutive Ivy League Title

By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

2026 Ivy League Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, February 25–Saturday, February 29
• Location: DeNunzio Pool, Princeton, New Jersey
• Defending Champions: Princeton men (1x)
• Teams: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale
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FINAL RESULTS

1. Princeton University – 1474
2. Yale University – 1274.5
3. Harvard University – 1173.5
4. Columbia University – 901.5
5. Cornell University – 841
6. Brown University – 805
7. Dartmouth College – 694
8. University of Pennsylvania – 677.5

Princeton started their quest for back-to-back Ivy League championships with a 2nd-place finish in the 200 medley relay and a meet record in the 800 free relay. They finished Day 1 tied with Yale at the top of the standings. The two teams were either in first or second place for each of the next 3 days, with Princeton finishing Days 2 and 3 on top, and Yale taking over the lead on Day 4 after the 200 breaststroke. The Tigers had 5 ‘A’ finalists in the 200 fly and 5 in 3-meter diving, giving them a 191.5-point advantage headed into the 400 free relay. Princeton won that with an Ivy League record and sealed their spot at the top with 1474 points.

Senior Mitchell Schott won the High Point Swimmer of the Meet for the second year in a row, while junior Aidan Wang was named High Point Diver of the Meet for the third time.

All told, Princeton won 4 individual swimming events, 3 relays, and 1 diving event.

Princeton’s Event Winners:

• 800 Free Relay: Arthur Balva, Mitchell Schott, Parker Lenoce, Patrick Dinu, 6:09.80 (Ivy League, meet, pool, and program record)
• 200 IM: Mitchell Schott, 1:40.93 (Ivy League, meet, pool, and program record)
• 200 Free: Mitchell Schott, 1:31.52 (program record)
• 200 Free Relay: Logan Noguchi, Patrick Dinu, Jake Tarrara, Yanning Zhang, 1:16.03 (Meet, pool, and program record)
• 100 Free: Patrick Dinu, 41.36 (Meet, pool, and program record)
• 200 fly: Mitchell Schott, 1:39.05 (Ivy League, meet, pool, and program record)
• 3M Diving: Aidan Wang, 391.15
• 400 Free Relay: Mitchell Schott, Logan Noguchi, Jake Tarara, Patrick Dinu, 2:48.36 (Meet, pool, and program record)

Princeton had remarkable depth, which made up for some of their lower-scoring events and allowed for consistent point gains throughout the four-day meet. They scored 421 points on Day 2, 411 on Day 3, and a whopping 522 on Day 4. Their highest-scoring events were 3-meter diving (135), 200 fly (135), 1-meter diving (109), 50 free (96), 100 fly (91), and 500 free (85). They had at least 1 ‘A’ finalist – and as many as 5 – in every event but the 100 and 200 breast.

Princeton’s 2026 Ivy League Championships Team

Senior Mitchell Schott earned his second consecutive High Point Swimmer of the Meet award after winning the 200 IM (1:40.93), 200 free (1:31.52), and 200 fly (1:39.05) and scoring 96 points for the Tigers. He earned automatic bids to the 2026 NCAA Championships in all three events. He also scored points as a member of the 4×100 free, 4×200 free, and 4×100 medley relays.

Sophomore Patrick Dinu put 88 points on the board with a win and automatic NCAA qualifying spot in the 100 free (41.36), a 2nd in the 50 free (19.10), and a 2nd in the 200 free (1:33.83). He anchored the 2nd-place 200 medley relay and swam legs on the winning 4×50 free, 4×100 free, and 4×200 free relays, splitting a 40.6 anchor on the 4×100.

Junior Arthur Balva scored 79 points with a 3rd in the 500 free (4:14.71), a 3rd in the 200 fly (1:42.10), and a 5th in the 400 IM (4:14.71). His classmate Parker Lenoce added 72 points to the Princeton tally with a 4th in the 200 back (1:42.17), a 6th in the 200 free (1:35.51), and an 8th in the 100 back (47.04). Both Balva and Lenoce swam legs on the winning 4×200 free relay.

Freshman Alex Townsend was a 74-point contributor. He finished 4th in the 100 fly (45.89), 5th in the 200 fly (1:44.82), and 7th in the 200 IM (1:44.47).

Sophomore Logan Noguchi added 71 points with a 3rd in the 100 fly (45.50), a 6th in the 100 free (42.98), and a 9th in the 50 free (19.22). He swam the butterfly legs on both medley relays and was a member of the winning 4×50 free and 4×100 free relays.

Freshman Cole Kawaja contributed 71 distance freestyle points with consistent performances in the 500 free (6th, 4:18.81), 1000 free (7th, 8:56.23), and 1650 free (6th, 14:58.77).

Scoring Breakdown

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