The University of Rochester men's swimming and diving team earned its first victory of the 2026-27 campaign, defeating the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons, 183-114, in their dual meet on Saturday afternoon inside the Speegle-Wilbraham Aquatics Center.
 
Rochester won 13-of-16 events in the dual meet, led by Sebastian Gans and Connor Kann, each of whom picked up a trio of wins.
 
Both Gans and Kann swam on the Yellowjackets 200-freestyle relay, alongside Hamzah Rauther and Michael Scholz, which took home first place with a time of 1:26.12, while Gans won the 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke, and Kann topped the 100 breaststroke and freestyle.
 
Gans touched the wall in 21.28 seconds to win the 50 freestyle, with Scholz two spots behind him in third place with a time of 21.77 seconds, while the sophomore also took home the win in the 200 backstroke, swimming a first-place time of 1:59.18, with Rauther in third place with a time of 2:00.95.
 
Kann's first-place time in the 100 breaststroke was 59.64 seconds, while the sophomore topped the 100 freestyle in 47.80 seconds.
 
Gans and Kann also earned a second-place result to open the meet in the 200-medley relay alongside Rauther and Liam Coffey with a time of 1:37.70.
 
Rochester also had three double-winners on the day: Nate Attwell, Patrick Li and Rauther. Rauther notched a first-place result in the 100 backstroke, clocking in with a time of 53.84 seconds, with Tommy Zeliph rounding out the top-three finishers with a third-place time of 58.71 seconds.
 
Attwell won both the 200 and 500 freestyle, touching the wall in 1:47.10 in the 200 freestyle, and 4:54.44 in the 500 freestyle. Matthew Spence finished right behind Attwell in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.41, while Attwell,  Spence (2nd, 4:55.95) and Tyler Yeung (3rd, 4:58.66) swept all three podium spots in the 500 freestyle.
 
Li came in first in the 200 butterfly, touching the wall in 1:59.15, just ahead of Will Erdtmann, who placed second with a time of 2:00.53, and added his second win of the day in the 200 IM, topping the field with a time of 1:59.68. Spence joined Li on the podium in the 200 IM as well, taking third with a time of 2:04.67.
 
Erdtmann was also the 'Jackets top finisher in the 200 breaststroke, finishing third with a time of 2:25.71.
 
Yeung earned Rochester's first win of the day in the 1,000 freestyle, taking the top-two spots alongside Graham Lucas with times of 10:12.37 and 10:21.66, respectively.
 
Max Wozinski led the Yellowjackets in both diving events, taking first in the three-meter with 252.68 points, and third in the one-meter, scoring 232.20.
 
In the 100 butterfly, Coffey notched an event win with a time of 52.78 seconds, while Jayden Proctor took second with a time of 52.84 seconds. Proctor also swam on the 'Jackets' third-place 200-free relay squad, combining with John Carr, Alejandro Chalfant and Attwell for a time of 1:29.73.
 
URochester will return to the pool on Saturday, Nov. 7, when they travel to Alfred, NY for a tri-meet against Alfred University and Fredonia beginning at 11:00 a.m.