WORCESTER -- WPI men's swimming and diving opened the 2026-27 season with a pair of home victories Saturday, defeating Ithaca 160.50-135.50 and Springfield 208-91. The Engineers (2-0) secured the first two victories for interim head coach Mark Wild.
 
WPI recorded 10 event victories, with Dean Doubek (Annapolis, MD) and Lucas Brown (Viera, FL) each winning two individual events. Doubek also swam on the winning 200-yard medley relay, giving him a meet-high three total victories.

Doubek claimed the 100-yard backstroke in 53.38 and the 100-yard butterfly in 53.16. He also teamed with Lucca Miranda (Campinas, Brazil), Kyle Sundberg (East Northport, NY) and Angelo Reade (Newburgh, NY) to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:35.34.

Brown swept the distance freestyle events, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:08.48 before taking the 500-yard freestyle in 4:55.39.

Caleb Garcia (Los Angeles, CA) finished just behind Doubek in the 100 backstroke with a time of 53.46 before winning the 200-yard backstroke in 1:59.45.

Lucas Pralle (Wayland, MA) placed second in the 100 butterfly in 53.22 and earned a victory of his own in the 200-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 1:59.62.
Miranda captured the 100-yard breaststroke in 59.44 and finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:15.72. Luke Vipond (Mahtomedi, MN) won the latter event in 2:15.40, giving the Engineers the top two finishers.

Alexander Trimmer (Pawtucket, RI) added a victory in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking a 1:46.37. Kuba Latawiec (Newington, CT) finished third in 1:48.32, while Deion Chung (Honolulu, HI) followed in fourth at 1:49.61.

In the sprint freestyle events, Reade tied for second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.91, followed by Doubek in fourth (21.94) and Trimmer in fifth (22.25). Latawiec placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle in 48.93, with Reade finishing fifth in 48.99.

Chung led WPI in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing second in 2:02.59. Brian Hall (Westford, MA) took third in 2:04.48, while Logan Merritt (Middlebury, CT) placed fifth in 2:05.87.

On the diving boards, Aaron Lakin (Hamden, CT) finished fourth in both events, posting a score of 188.55 on the one-meter board and 158.95 on the three-meter board. Gabriel Michaud (Mattapoisett, MA) placed seventh in the one-meter competition with a score of 111.70.

The Engineers closed the meet with a runner-up finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Reade, Latawiec, Andrew Van De Water (Stratham, NH) and Trimmer combined for a time of 3:14.15.

WPI returns to action Friday, October 30, at 5:30pm, hosting Babson, Brandeis, Coast Guard and Smith at the WPI Sports & Recreation Center.
 
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