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Rutgers Invitational
October 10, 2026 | Swimming
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Boston College Swimming & Diving team concluded the Rutgers Invitational, Saturday, with a school record being broken and first-place finishes in another five events.
Freshman Michael Zhou broke the school record in the men's 200 backstroke with a time of 1:45.39. The record was originally set in 2019 at the ACC Championships by Colin O'Leary. Zhou broke the school record by less than a second.
Avery Cunneen won the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.53, while Lucas Bailey finished first in the 100 butterfly clocking in at 47.89. Bailey's time places him third all-time and Cunneen fifth in said events. Freshman Arthur Tonetto won the first event of his collegiate career in the 100 breaststroke (55.39). Augustus Lapys was the final winner on the swimming side for the Eagles in the invitational, posting a time of 1:49.92 in the 200 butterfly.
Knox Noble won another diving event, this time in the 1-meter diving (300.30), his second event win of the invitational.
In all, the Eagles had eight event winners.
Boston College will be back on the road Oct. 31 for a Halloween-day meet at Georgia Tech starting at 11 a.m.
Final results can be found here.
