Cleveland State men’s swimming and diving team celebrates a third-place finish at the Zips Classic in Akron, Ohio on Oct. 17, 2026.

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(file photo) Cleveland State men’s swimming and diving team finished third at the Zips Classic in Akron, Ohio, Oct. 16-17, 2026.

CSU men’s swimming and diving takes third at Zips Classic

Vikings earned multiple podium finishes, highlighted by several strong individual and relay performances.

By ARIA RUIZ - posted October 21, 2026

Cleveland State University men’s swimming and diving team claimed third place at the Zips Classic in Akron, Ohio, after two days of competitive performances in the pool and on the diving board Oct. 16-17.

Friday

The Vikings start off the day with a runner-up performance in the 400 yard medley relay as Jed Holliman, David Bosch, Christian Jerome, and Daniel Lyngaas finished in 3:12.81.

Jaden Davillier put in a strong performance in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing fifth overall in a new season personal best of 4:27.96.

The 50-yard freestyle saw Holliman finish fifth in a time of 20.25. Lyngaas finished seventh (20.31), and Jerome came in 10th in 20.44, followed closely by Gabe Hudgens in 20.50.

James Wolf (282.65), Austin Stewart (266.15), and Xander Austin (239.05) placed in the top 10 in the 3-Meter Diving.

To end day one of the meet, the Green & White placed fourth in the 800-Freestyle Relay with Jacopo Lanzo, Davillier, Hudgens, and Lyngaas clocking 6:43.38.

Saturday

Lyngaas led the Vikings in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing second with a time of 48.39 seconds. Holliman followed closely in third at 48.42, while Jerome placed fourth in 48.48. Bosch also earned a runner-up finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, touching the wall at 55.04.

Cleveland State also secured second place in the 200-yard medley relay. Lyngaas, Holliman, Jerome and Bosch combined for a time of 1:27.21.

The Vikings had two swimmers finish among the top three in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Colton Stoecker finished at 15:50.50, while Brock Wallace clocked in at 15:59.48. In the 100-year freestyle, Hudgens finished fourth in 44.81.

In the diving competition, Wolf scored 240.80 to finish the 1-meter event in sixth place.

Cleveland State closed the meet with Aidan Florio’s standout performance in the 200-yard breaststroke in 1:59.26, a new Zips Classic meet record. Matthew Blackwell also reached the podium, taking third in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:49.08.