Women’s Swimming and Diving Tops Penn in Regular Season Home Finale, 187-113

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Crimson won 11 of the day's 16 events, senior Felicia Pasadyn registered an NCAA B cut time in the 400 IM, and Harvard University women's swimming and diving topped the University of Pennsylvania, 187-113, in its regular season home finale on Saturday afternoon at Blodgett Pool.

Alongside its 11 event wins, the Crimson (6-0, 5-0 Ivy) totaled nine second-place finishes, and 10 third-place finishes to best the visiting Quakers (4-4, 3-4 Ivy) in a meet where Harvard also recognized its senior class with a post-competition ceremony.

Harvard claimed first in the 200 medley relay, 100 back, 100 breast, 50 free, 3-meter diving, 200 back, 200 breast, 100 butterfly, 1-meter diving, 400 IM, and 200 free. Pasadyn's NCAA B cut time came with a 4:14.92 in the 400 IM.

The Crimson totaled eight individual event winners with first-year Aleksandra Denisenko capturing a pair of wins in the 100 breast and 200 breast. Harvard's other event winners included first-year Molly Hamlin (100 back), first-year Mandy Brenner (50 free), senior Esther Lawrence (3-meter diving), sophomore Kate Hazlett (200 back), first-year Abby Carr (100 fly), first-year Amy Wotovich (1-meter diving), and Pasadyn in the 400 IM.

In the day's diving competition, Harvard took the top seven spots in the 3-meter and the top six spots in the 1-meter.

Harvard Highlights

Senior Felicia Pasadyn notched her NCAA B cut time of 4:14.92 to take the 400-yard individual medley – the final individual event of the meet. She eclipsed the NCAA B standard of 4:17.30. First-year Maggie Buckley came in second in the race in 4:25.95.
Harvard opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay (1:42.23) behind the quartet of senior Felicia Pasadyn, first-year Aleksandra Denisenko, first-year Abby Carr, and first-year Mandy Brenner. The Crimson's B relay took second in 1:43.02.
First-year Molly Hamlin won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.76 while first-year Maggie Buckley came in third in 57.62.
First-year Aleksandra Denisenko tallied her first win of the day with a 1:05.07 in the 100-yard breaststroke.
First-year Mandy Brenner captured the 50-yard freestyle in 23.66, and junior Athena Ye finished third in 23.99.
In 3-meter diving, senior Esther Lawrence won the event with a 318.30, sophomore Elizabeth Miclau came in second with a 317.63, and first-year Amy Wotovich finished third with a 315.30.
Sophomore Kate Hazlett took the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.36 while first-year Erin Cavanagh came in third in 2:04.16.
First-year Aleksandra Denisenko notched her second win of the day behind a 2:20.28 in the 200-yard breaststroke. First-year Grace Yoon followed in second in 2:20.75.
First-year Abby Carr took the 100-yard butterfly in 55.73, and sophomore Addie Rose Bullock finished third in 56.16.
In 1-meter diving, first-year Amy Wotovich claimed first place with a score of 298.05. Junior Evie Geier (281.63) and first-year Remi Edvalson (279.68) finished in second and third respectively.
The Crimson closed the meet with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:34.48 behind the efforts of first-year Molly Hamlin, first-year Mandy Brenner, sophomore Addie Rose Bullock, and junior Darlene Fung.
Senior Felicia Pasadyn placed second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.44 – the top time for the Crimson in the event this season. Junior Samantha Shelton came in third in 1:51.19.
Junior Samantha Shelton came in second in the 100-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 51.11, and first-year Molly Hamlin followed her closely in third with a 51.12.
First-year Abby Carr paced the Crimson in the 200-yard butterfly with a second-place finish in 2:01.35.
First-year Carlie Rose led Harvard with a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:57.72. Senior Mikki Thompson finished in third in 5:02.27.
In the 1000 freestyle, junior Marcella Ruppert-Gomez placed fourth in 10:22.11.
Harvard improved to 32-3 all-time vs. Penn.