In his return to the waters, Van Gool was Wagner's highlight performers in a 203-92 loss to Binghamtom earning himself his first NEC Swimmer of the Week honor and Wagner's fourth of the season. The sophomore from Madrid, Spain won the 1000 freestyle touching in at 9:47.56 followed by a 22.49 50-yard freestyle, and earned gold in the 500 freestyle in 4:44.12. He concluded his meet performance with a fourth place finish with the 200 freestyle relay squad swimming a 22.14 leg and final time of 1:28.83.