No. 22 Men’s Swimming and Diving Bests Penn in Home Finale, 211-86

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 22 Harvard University men's swimming and diving won 15 of the day's 16 events to best the University of Pennsylvania, 211-86, in its home finale at Blodgett Pool on Saturday.

Alongside its 15 event wins, the nationally ranked Crimson (6-1, 5-0 Ivy) tallied 11 second-place showings and seven third-place finishes to out-distance the visiting Quakers (4-4, 3-4 Ivy) in a meet where Harvard also recognized its senior class with a pre-competition ceremony.

Harvard captured the 200 medley relay, 1000 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 fly, 50 free, 3-meter diving, 100 free, 200 back, 500 free, 100 fly, 1-meter diving, 400 IM, and 200 free relay. The Crimson swept the top-three spots in the 200 free, 50 free, and 100 fly.

The Crimson totaled 10 different individual event winners with senior Dean Farris (100 back, 100 free), senior Jake Johnson (200 fly, 400 IM), and first-year Adam Wesson (1-meter, 3-meter) each earning two individual event victories. Farris posted an NCAA B cut time of 46.71 in the 100 back.

Harvard's other individual event winners included sophomore Noah Brune (1000 free), sophomore Marcus Holmquist (200 free), junior Jared Simpson (100 breast), senior Raphael Marcoux (50 free), sophomore Will Grant (200 back), first-year Shane Washart (500 free), and junior Umitcan Gures (100 fly).

Harvard Highlights

Harvard opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:28.73 from the quartet of senior Dean Farris, junior Jared Simpson, senior Michael Zarian, and senior Raphael Marcoux. The Crimson's B relay came in second in 1:30.84.
Sophomore Noah Brune captured the 1000-yard freestyle in a season-best time of 9:10.57 while sophomore Cole Kuster came in second in 9:14.72.
Sophomore Marcus Holmquist won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:38.86 as the Crimson swept the top three spots in the event. First-year Ben Littlejohn came in second (1:39.83), and first-year Shane Washart placed third (1:41.27).
Senior Dean Farris recorded an NCAA B cut time of 46.71 in his victory in the 100 back, eclipsing the NCAA B mark of 47.77. Senior Michael Zarian came in second in the race in 50.20.
Junior Jared Simpson claimed first in the 100-yard breaststroke in 55.77, and sophomore Will Grant came in third in 57.03 – just .01 out of third.
Senior Jake Johnson picked up the first of his two victories with a 1:50.14 in the 200-yard butterfly. First-year Aayush Deshpande placed third in the event in 1:51.03.
Senior Raphael Marcoux led a 1-2-3 sweep for the Crimson in the 50-yard freestyle with a 19.97, just .01 from the NCAA B standard of 19.96. Junior Umitcan Gures (20.70) and first-year Harris Durham (20.97) came in second and third respectively.
First-year Adam Wesson won both 3-meter (389.93) and 1-meter diving (350.78), tying his season best mark in the 3-meter event. Sophomore Luke Foster finished second in the 3-meter (343.43) while senior Hal Watts came in second in the 1-meter (328.95).
Senior Dean Farris recorded his second win of the day with a 43.95 in the 100-yard freestyle as Harvard took the event's top five spots. Farris came within 0.15 of the NCAA B standard of 43.80. Senior Mahlon Reihman (44.47) and sophomore Marcus Holmquist (44.70) placed second and third respectively.
Sophomore Will Grant took the 200-yard backstroke in 1:45.95 while first-year Anthony Rincon came in second in 1:46.46.
First-year Shane Washart captured the 500-yard freestyle in 4:31.64.
In a 1-2-3 sweep for the Crimson in the 100-yard butterfly, junior Umitcan Gures (57.84) won the race, senior Raphael Marcoux (48.89) came in second, and senior Michael Zarian (48.98) finished in third.
Senior Jake Johnson notched his second win of the day with a season-best 3:59.19 in the 400-yard individual medley.
Harvard closed the meet with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:20.12 from the all-senior group of Raphael Marcoux, Mahlon Reihman, Michael Zarian, and Dean Farris. The Crimson's B relay took second in 1:22.88.
First-year Dylan Rhee paced the Crimson in the 200-yard breaststroke, placing third in 2:03.72.
Harvard improved to 76-2 all-time vs. Penn.