Women's Swimming and Diving Takes 10 of 11 Events Against Northeastern

Cambridge, Mass. – The Harvard women’s swimming and diving team captured 10 of 11 events in an un-scored meet against Northeastern Friday at Blodgett Pool. The meet consisted of mostly relays and served as a tune-up for the upcoming Ivy League Championships Feb. 25-27.

The Crimson started by taking the 3x50 yard butterfly relay with a time of 1:19.38 and followed with wins in the 3x50 yard backstroke relay (1:22.72), the 3x50 yard breaststroke relay (1:34.55) and the 3x50 yard freestyle relay (1:14.28). Brittany Powell and Jenny Reese combined for a win in the one and three meter diving competitions and Alexandra Clarke won the 1,000 yard freestyle.

Harvard followed with wins in the 3x100 yard medley relay (3:01.38), the 3x100 yard freestyle relay (2:46.24) and the 200 yard medley relay (1:50.69).

The Crimson is back in action two weeks from now as it hosts the Ivy League Championships Feb. 25-27.