On Wednesday evening, men’s swim and dive traveled to Providence, Rhode Island, where they’d stay until Saturday to compete in the 2025 Ivy League Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship. Countless impressive swims ensued over the next four days, and the Red reached the apex of its season with 13 new school records — including the breaking of all five relay records. Cornell vastly improved upon its seventh-place Ivy League finish from last year, moving up the standings to fifth.
“The positivity we had going into this meet is what led us to have a great Ivy League Championship,” senior Joseph Gurski said. “We were excited with how well we have performed as a group throughout the season and were ready to make things happen at Ivies.”
In diving, freshman Max Reis-Trovillion led the way with a 10th-place finish in the one-meter event with a score of 295.60. Freshmen Josh Toothman and Gabe Anagnoson enjoyed impressive Ivy League Championship debuts, with Toothman placing 10th in the 50-yard free and Anagnoson finishing fourth in the 200-yard back.
The award-winning swims continued as the meet went on. Sophomore Blake Conway placed fifth in the 100-yard back, and sophomore Julian Correa finished sixth in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 3:47.04, a new school record. Junior Jacques Grove placed ninth in the 100-yard butterfly and junior Daniel Simoes picked up another school record in the 100-yard free with a time of 43.43.
Junior Pietro Ubertalli scored 32 points, the most out of any Cornell swimmer. He reached the podium three times, finishing third in the 200-yard individual medley and sweeping the backstroke events. His time of 45.29 in the 100-yard back is a new school record, and his time of 1:38.99 in the 200-yard back is not only a school record, but an Ivy League Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship record.
Several seniors cemented their Cornell legacies with incredible performances. Senior Joseph Gurski reached the podium in his final career race, placing third in the 200-yard fly. Senior captain Sebastian Wolff placed sixth in the 200-yard individual medley and seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke. Senior Dominic Edwards finished 11th in the 200-yard free and 14th in the 200-yard individual medley.
The Red shined most in the relays, breaking school records in all five events. Cornell placed third in the 800-free relay and 200-yard medley relay and fourth in the 200-yard and 400-yard free relays. Perhaps the most impressive moment of the meet was when Cornell won the 400-yard medley relay in a time of 3:06.39.
“Winning the 400 medley relay was an incredible moment,” Edwards said. “A successful relay takes great performances from all four legs, and that’s exactly what happened. It was a true team effort.”
The team of Ubertalli, Wolff, Gurski and Edwards secured the victory, the school’s first championship relay win since 2007.
“Achieving a fifth-place finish speaks for itself,” Gurski said. “It shows that as a team, we performed really well. Our impressive swims prove we put in hard work and great focus this season.”
An unforgettable Ivy League Championship Meet caps off an impressive season for the Red. Cornell will look to build off this excellent season and continue to rise up the Ivy League standings next season.
