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MIT Men Claim 16th-Straight NEWMAC Swimming & Diving Team Title

Sunday’s Full Results
 
Sunday’s Preliminary Results
 
Sunday’s Finals Results
 
Full Meet Results
 
WORCESTER, Mass. -- The MIT men claimed the team title at the 2025 NEWMAC Swimming and Diving Championship on Sunday, as the four-day event wrapped up at the WPI Sport and Recreation Center.
 
The Engineers compiled 1,334 team points to earn their 16th consecutive and 19th overall title in program history. MIT won one event on the final day, taking second in five to hold off a late charge from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The Bears won four titles on the final day to amass 1,079 points in a runner-up finish.
 
Springfield finished in third place overall with 717.5 points with Babson in fourth place at 704 points. Wheaton (601), WPI (596.5), and Clark (220) wrapped up the team standings.
 
The 2025 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships will take place March 19-22, at Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Prior to the NCAA Diving Regionals will take place February 28 – March 1 at Springfield College. NCAA Championship selections will be announced on NCAA.com on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m.
 
Sunday Championship Results
(Champion earns First Team All-Conference honors, while runner-up is Second Team All-Conference)
 
Men's Swimmer of the Year: Sean Lyman, Coast Guard
Men's Rookie of the Year: Grant Hu, MIT
Men's Diver of the Year: Christian Butler, Springfield
 
1,650 Freestyle
Champion: Sean Lyman, Coast Guard (15:30.07)
Notes: NEWMAC meet record. Lyman earns back-to-back titles in the event. NCAA B cut.

Runner-Up: John Tietjen, MIT (16:09.43)

200 Backstroke
Champion: Aitor Arrese-Igor, MIT (1:48.02)
Notes: NCAA B cut.

Runner-Up: Anthony Taslakov, Babson (1:48.76)
Notes: NCAA B cut. 
 
100 Freestyle
Champion: Colin Twiss, Coast Guard (44.29)
Notes: Twiss wins the event a year after finishing as runner-up. NCAA B cut.

Runner-Up: Bryce Roberts, MIT (45.03)


200 Breaststroke
Champion: Matt Kenvin, Springfield (1:59.90)
Notes: NCAA B cut.

Runner-Up: Roderick Huang, MIT (2:01.68)
Notes: Huang earns his fourth All-Conference nod in the event after winning three times.
 
200 Butterfly
Champion: Noah Reice, Coast Guard (1:46.89)
Notes: NEWMAC meet record. NCAA B cut.

Runner-Up: Jason Wang, MIT (1:48.12)
Notes: Wang gets a second All-Conference honor after winning in 2024. NCAA B cut.
 
400 Freestyle Relay
Champion: Coast Guard (2:58.52), Noah Reice, Kacper Buniowski, Zach McGowen, Colin Twiss
Notes: Reice and Twiss win the event a year after finishing as runners-up. NCAA B cut.

Runner-Up: MIT (2:59.88), Bryce Roberts, Aitor Arrese-Igor, Thomas Wu, Eugene Jiang
Notes: Jiang gets another All-NEWMAC honor after winning the event in 2024. NCAA B cut.
 
About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.