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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! - Men's Swimming & Diving Capture Second National Title

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! - Men's Swimming & Diving Capture Second National Title
Posted: Mar 19, 2022

For the second time in program history, the Emory University men's swimming and diving team are the NCAA Division III national champions!

A dominating four day stretch culminated with the Eagles hoisting the walnut and bronze trophy Saturday night and adding more gold on the banners that reside inside the Madeline Jude Brown Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

It is the second national championship for the men's program in the last four national meets and the 30th national championship in the history of the Emory Athletics department.

Across the four days in Indianapolis, the Eagles recorded national championships in three events, broke one national record and four school records, turned in 17 All-America finishes and 17 All-America Honorable Mention performances to finish with 427.5 team points. Johns Hopkins came in second place with 340 points followed by Denison at 339.5 points.

Saturday was highlighted by senior Jason Hamilton as he successfully defended his national title in the final individual event of the meet, the 200 Breaststroke. Hamilton paced the championship final to win with a time of 1:55.83 to become the first back-to-back winner in the event since 2013 and 2014.

In addition to Hamilton's win, the Eagles ended the meet with a national runner-up effort in the 400 Freestyle Relay as Nicholas Goudie, Pat Pema, Logan D'Amore and Colin LaFave set a school record with their time of 2:56.04.

Goudie added All-America honors on the evening as he took fifth in the 100 Freestyle with a finals time of 43.85.

The Eagles also saw five All-America Honorable Mention finishes in three different events: Adam Copses (9th, 15:29.05) and Ryan Gibbons (15th, 15:47.95) in the 1650 Freestyle; Lawrence Redmond (T-13th, 1:47.29) and Alexander Pollack (16th, 1:47.37) in the 200 Backstroke; and Jake Meyer in the 200 Breaststroke (11th, 1:58.71).

At the conclusion of the meet Head Coach Jon Howell was honored as the CSCAA National Coach of the Year. It is the second time Howell has earned the men's honor (2017) and the eighth time overall.