CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's swimming and diving will open Ivy League action this week against Brown, Cornell and Dartmouth. The Crimson will face the Bears in Providence, Rhode Island on Friday at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+) before heading to Hanover, New Hampshire to compete against the host, Big Green, and the Big Red on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET. 

What to Know

• Harvard (1-0; 0-0 Ivy League) opened its season with a 169-131 home victory over Rutgers on Nov. 4, handing the Scarlet Knights their first defeat of 2022-23.
• The Crimson won seven events vs. Rutgers to go with 13 runner-up performances and nine third-place finishes.
• Harvard leads the all-time series with Brown (1-2; 1-2 Ivy League), 35-9, and has won 19 consecutive matchups.
• The Crimson owns a 36-1 advantage against Cornell (2-0; 0-0 Ivy League) and will bring a 36-meet series winning streak into Saturday morning. Harvard lost the first head-to-head contest back on Feb. 11, 1983, and has not suffered a defeat to the Big Red since.
• Harvard will look to continue its run of success vs. Dartmouth (0-2; 0-2 Ivy League) as it owns a 41-3 series advantage. The Crimson has taken 39 straight decisions vs. the Big Green.

Up Next

Harvard will play host to Columbia on Friday, Nov. 18. The meet is set for a 1:30 p.m. ET start at Blodgett Pool and will air live on ESPN+.