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Brandeis Wins 12 Events in Victory Over Colby

Brandeis Wins 12 Events in Victory Over Colby

From Brandeis University Athletics

The Brandeis University men's swimming and diving team won 12 events in its final meet of 2016, a 161-116 win at Colby College.

Senior Edan Zitelny (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) swept the butterfly events, taking the 100 in 52.81 seconds and the 200 in 1:58.47. He also edged brother Tamir in the 200-yard individual medley by 0.53 seconds with a time of 1:59.68 thanks to a one-and-a-half second advantage in the butterfly leg.

Senior Cameron Braz (Monson, Mass./Monson) won the 100 free (49.17 seconds) and the 200 (1:48.94) and junior Zach Diamond (Staten Island, N.Y./Staten Island Academy) took the 1000 free (10:08.40) and the 500 (4:58.29).

Jake Avery (Harwich Port, Mass. / Nauset Regional) touched first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:19.08.

The 200 medley squad of Edan Zitelny, junior Richard Avrutsky (Needham, Mass./Needham), Tamir Zitelny and Braz won in 1:38.59. The Judges also captured the 400 free relay with the quartet of rookie Thomas Alger(Plymouth, Mass./Sacred Heart Acad.), Diamond, junior Taku Harada (Henrico, Va./Mills E Godwin) and Braz posting a time of 3:20.18.