Williams Earns Men's Swimming & Diving Championship

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Williams College claimed its ninth conference crown on Sunday evening, taking the 2010 NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships with 1,937.5 points. Tufts finished as the runner-up to the Ephs for the third-straight year with 1,452.5 points. Rounding out the top five were Amherst (1,352), Middlebury (1,029.5) and Hamilton (757).

Amherst sophomore Ryan Lichtenfel successfully defended his title in the 1,650-yard freestyle on Sunday evening, besting Williams junior Gary Roberson for the second year in a row.

Tim White from the Lord Jeffs edged Connecticut College's Tim Walsh by five one-hundreths of a second in the finals of the 200-yard backstroke, finishing the race in 1:51.20. In the 100-yard freestyle, Williams sophomore Ben Wampler surpassed 2009 title winner Alex Fraser.

Rookies Paul Dyrkacz and Chris Corbett of Williams completed a 1-2 finish for the Ephs in the 200-yard breaststroke, while Middlebury junior John Dillon won his third event of the weekend, the 200-yard butterfly.

Tufts senior Robert Matera claimed the 3-meter diving crown with a score of 465.15, just 12 points ahead of sophomore Kyle Beek from Trinity.

The Middlebury 400-yard freestyle relay team consisting of Schuyler Beeman, Dillon, Bob Divers, and Nick Daly set a new championship standard in the event, as the four swimmers teamed up to complete the race in 3:01.12.