MARLBOROUGH, Mass.— After an impressive victory in the opening dual meet of the season, the Babson College men's swimming & diving team swept the first round of New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) weekly honors of the season on Tuesday morning.

First-year Thomas Iglar (Marietta, Ga.) and senior David Krol (Grafton, Wis.) were named NEWMAC Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, and the foursome of Iglar, fellow first-years Aly Hassanien (Naperville, Ill.) and Cam Kuhn (McLean, Va.), and sophomore Evan Hong (Longmeadow, Mass.) were tabbed as the NEWMAC Men's Relay Team of the Week.

Iglar was terrific in his collegiate debut finishing first in both of his individual races to go along with two more victories in the relays as Babson defeated Bentley, 179-121, on Friday. He touched the wall first in the 50 freestyle by just .02 seconds with a time of 21.68 and followed it up with a first-place showing in the 100 free with a time of 47.68. Iglar also swam the anchor leg for the winning 200 medley relay team and helped the 400 free relay squad come in first by more than six seconds.

Krol got the 2026-27 season off to a strong start by sweeping the diving events in Babson's victory over Bentley on Friday. He totaled 304.10 points on the 1-meter board and finished with a score of 249.90 on the 3-meter board to help the Beavers defeat the Falcons.

The quartet of Iglar, Hassanien, Kuhn and Hong recorded a time of 3:12.09 to finish first in the 400 free relay as Babson defeated Bentley in a dual meet to open the season on Friday. They finished 6.47 seconds ahead of their closest competitor as the Beavers beat the Falcons for the third year in a row.

The Beavers resume competition on October 30 with an annual multi-team meet at WPI that includes Brandeis and Coast Guard.