SHENANDOAH, Texas -- After finishing in eighth place at NCAAs for the last three seasons, Steve Kuster's Williams College men's swimming took this year's competition to a whole new level on Saturday, maintaining its third place spot all the way through the final day of competition.

 

The school's last third place finish at nationals was in 1982. 

 

The evening began with the highly anticipated, grueling event of the 1,650-yard freestyle, in which senior Christian Gronbeck represented the Ephmen in the Championship Final. Gronbeck placed fourth overall with a time of 15 minutes, 21.71 seconds, capping off his swimming career with a very solid swim and a NESCAC record. 

 

In the 200-yard backstroke, Ben Lin came back to capture a fourth place finish in the Championship Final. He posted a time of 1:46.06. He was joined in the event by Alex McCarter '16, who placed 12th overall with a time of 1:48.40. 

 

In the 200-yard Breaststroke, Tim Lattimer rounded out his career with a fifth place finish and a career best time of 1:59.99. On the 3-meter board, diver Rohan Bhatt placed 13th overall with a score of 463.60. 

 

The Ephs closed out the night and the weekend by dominating the Consolation Final of the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Grant Johnson, Alex McCarter, Thad Ricotta and Alexander Nanda touched in for a final time of 2:59.81, a full 2 seconds faster than their initial seed time, and a  NESCAC record.