800 Free Relay Breaks School Record, Reaches Podium on Opening Night of PL Championships

Wednesday, February 18

Annapolis, MD

5 PM

Boston University

Patriot League Championships

800 Free Relay Breaks School Record, Reaches Podium on Opening Night of PL Championships

February 18, 2026 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Boston University men's swimming & diving team got off to a strong start at the 2026 Patriot League Championships, closing the night with the program's first relay podium finish in seven years.

The 800-yard freestyle relay of sophomore Giovanni Sullo, freshman Nathan Lee, junior Jonny Farber and sophomore Charlie Nenchev broke the school record by 1.58 seconds, claiming bronze with a time of 6:30.38.

In the men's 3-meter dive, all three Terriers in the field finished in the top 10 during the prelim round. Junior Zein Mahana advanced to the finals and placed sixth with a score of 305.20. Freshman Ethan Wong won the B final, posting a score of 290.60 while classmate Zach Lee finished 16th (247.35).

The first relay of the meet was the 200-yard medley relay and the quartet of senior Tony Ponomarev, junior Ethan Huynh, junior Henry Dvorak and senior Ben Cho placed fifth in a time of 1:28.90.

Thanks to its strong showing on opening night, the Terriers will enter Thursday in third place among the 10 teams.