McKechnie Delivers in 200 Breast

Ready for a 3rd name to the Swimmer of the Meet consideration?

Dave McKechnie ('07, Cornell).

McKechnie smoked the rest of the field to also remain undefeated in the overall competition as he led wire-to-wire in the 200 Breaststroke. His 2:00.18 held off a challenge from two Columbia swimmers and provided much needed points for the overall team competition that now looks much closer than Princeton (the leaders at that beginning of the day) would prefer.

Congratulations, Dave on a superb swim.

McKechnie Delivers Again for Cornell

All Cornell knows how to do is win. It is as simple as that. And Dave McKechnie ('07) added more proof of this unquestionable truth during a smashing performance in the 100 Breaststroke. McKechnie jumped out in front of the competition and coasted back home with a victory that was just as much awe-inspiring as it was ... for lack of a better word ... easy.

McKechnie crushed the competition in a signature race that saw him touch the wall a full 2.16 seconds faster than Zachary Glassman ('09), the second-place finisher from Columbia. His prowess in the pool also broke the meet and EISL records for the event.

Excellent swim, Dave, and congrats on the records!

Cornell Propels to the Lead

Cornell laid down the gauntlet in the 200 Freestyle Relay to win quite comfortably in the first event of the night. The team was led by strong swims in each of the disciplines by Mike Smit, Dave McKechnie, Brad Gorter and Wes Newman. The winning time of 1:19.96 was second only to Princeton's Ivy Record swim in 2003.

The excitement in the event actually came in the race for 3rd through 5th place, which saw a logjam of 3 teams differentiated by .01 seconds. Tobin White's anchor leg allowed Columbia to nip both Yale and Pennsylvania and secured the vital 3rd place points.