Brewers Cruise Past Bard, New Paltz To Start Season

Vassar wins nine events in season opener

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY – The Vassar College Men's Swimming and Diving team opened the 2026-27 season in strong fashion on Wednesday, toppling Bard and New Paltz by scores of 159-0 and 139-52, respectively. The Brewers won nine events on the night, including two apiece from Kieran Lakhan (Kensington, MD) and Jack Jung (Tyrone, GA).

Vassar opens the season at 2-0 following Wednesday's meet.

For The Brewers

Lakhan opened the season in strong fashion for the Brewers, winning the 200-yard individual medley (2:04.31) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.63).
Jung made his collegiate debut on Wednesday with victories for the Brewers in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.94) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:14.58).
Jack Powers (Amherst, NY) touched out first in the 1,000-yard freestyle on Wednesday (10:39.69).
First Year Tom Sparshott (Silver Spring, MD) also made his collegiate debut for the Brewers and scored a win in the 100-tard butterfly (54.98) while adding a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.35).
John Gao (Ann Arbor, MI) finished first for Vassar in the 100-yard backstroke (57.08) and added a runner-up finish in the 200-yard individual medley (2:09.69).
Eli House (Oneonta, NY) earned a pair of runner-up finishes on Wednesday, taking second in both the 50-yard freestyle (22.60) and the 100-yard freestyle (50.93).
Vuk Usina (Tallahassee, FL) scored third-place finishes for the Brewers in the 50-yard freestyle (23.31) and the 100-yard freestyle (51.44).
Elam Estella (Colorado Springs, CO) in the 100-yard butterfly, Daniel Furman (Secaucus, NJ) in the 100-yard backstroke, Sebastian Chang-Leung (Silver Spring, MD) in the 100-yard breaststroke and Laszlo Lawless (Monterey, CA) in the 500-yard freestyle all earned runner-up finishes.
Vassar also earned first-place finishes in both relay events contested in the meet with the team of Eli Goodman Lorber (Swampscott, MA), Lakhan, Sparshott and Usina posting a winning time of 1:42.49 in the 200-yard medley relay.
To close the night, the team of House, Goodman Lorber, Furman and Jung were victorious in a time of 1:32.78 in the 200-yard freestyle event.

What's Next

Vassar opens the home schedule on October 24 against Brandeis.

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Players Mentioned

Sebastian Chang-Leung: BR; Sophomore; Breaststroke

Elam Estella: FLY; 5' 7"; Sophomore; Butterfly

Daniel Furman: FR/BR; 5' 8"; Senior; Freestyle/Breaststroke

John Gao: FR; Junior; Freestyle

Eli House: FR/BR; 6' 1"; Junior; Freestyle/Breaststroke

Kieran Lakhan: BR; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Laszlo Lawless: Distance; 5' 8"; Junior

Jack Powers: FR; Sophomore; Freestyle

Vuk Usina: FR; Sophomore; Freestyle

Eli Goodman Lorber: BR/BK/IM; 5' 10"; First Year; Breaststroke/Backstroke/IM

Players Mentioned

Sebastian Chang-Leung
: Sophomore; Breaststroke
: BR

Elam Estella
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; Butterfly
: FLY

Daniel Furman
: 5' 8"; Senior; Freestyle/Breaststroke
: FR/BR

John Gao
: Junior; Freestyle
: FR

Eli House
: 6' 1"; Junior; Freestyle/Breaststroke
: FR/BR

Kieran Lakhan
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: BR

Laszlo Lawless
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Distance

Jack Powers
: Sophomore; Freestyle
: FR

Vuk Usina
: Sophomore; Freestyle
: FR

Eli Goodman Lorber
: 5' 10"; First Year; Breaststroke/Backstroke/IM
: BR/BK/IM