CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior Samantha Shelton won the 200-yard individual medley, first-year Katie Laverty captured 1-meter diving, and the Crimson maintained control of first place in the team standings to highlight Harvard University women's swimming and diving's second day at the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday at Blodgett Pool.
 
The Crimson claimed each of the top four spots in 1-meter diving and three of the top four spots in the 200 IM as Harvard (547.5 points) extended its lead in the team score to 138.5 points over second-place Princeton (409).
 
Shelton (1:58.03) and senior Felicia Pasadyn (1:58.25) both posted NCAA B cut times in the 200 IM as Pasadyn placed second and first-year Aleksandra Denisenko took fourth. The Crimson won the event for the seventh straight year, and Shelton took the title for the second time in her career. Shelton and Pasadyn both helped the Crimson win the 800-yard freestyle relay on Wednesday night.
 
Harvard swept the top four spots in the 1-meter diving event behind first-year Katie Laverty (288.15), senior Morgane Herculano (282.95), senior Esther Lawrence (274.55), and first-year Remi Edvalson (268.45). The Crimson won the event for the 15^th time in program history. 

Harvard Highlights: Finals

• Harvard claimed first and second in the 200-yard individual medley with junior Samantha Shelton winning the event with an NCAA B cut time of 1:58.03, and senior Felicia Pasadyn taking second with an NCAA B cut time of 1:58.25.
• Shelton won the event title for the second time in her career after taking first in 2019. The Crimson captured the event for the 11^th time in program history and for the seventh straight season dating back to 2015. Pasadyn claimed the event in 2020.
• The Crimson advanced four student-athletes to the 200 IM A final as first-year Aleksandra Denisenko took fourth in 2:00.69, and first-year Maggie Buckley came in seventh in 2:01.94. Denisenko's finish gave Harvard three of the top four spots in the event.
• The Crimson claimed the top four spots in the 1-meter diving event with first-year Katie Laverty taking the top spot with a score of 288.15. Senior Morgane Herculano (282.95), senior Esther Lawrence (274.55), and first-year Remi Edvalson (268.45) came in second, third, and fourth respectively. All four divers topped the NCAA standard of 265.00.
• Junior Evie Geier placed in a tie for sixth (249.45) to round out the Crimson's competitors in the 1-meter A final.
• Harvard won the 1-meter event for the 15^th time in program history.
• In the championship final of the 500-yard freestyle, first-year Erin Cavanagh came in seventh with a time of 4:49.04, and senior Mikki Thompson took eighth in 4:52.59.
• In the consolation final of the 500 free, first-year Carlie Rose placed fourth for 12^th overall in 4:50.26 while sophomore Kate Hazlett finished seventh for 15^th overall in 4:53.53.
• First-year Mandy Brenner came in seventh in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.08, coming just 0.06 seconds out of fourth place.
• Closing the night, the quartet of first-year Mandy Brenner, junior Samantha Shelton, sophomore Addie Rose Bullock, and first-year Molly Hamlin came in third in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:31.90, marking Harvard's best time in the event this season.
• In the consolation final of 1-meter diving, first-year Amy Wotovich (252.00) placed fourth for 12^th overall, and senior Georgina Milne (242.95) came in seventh for 15^th overall.

Harvard Highlights: Prelims

• The Crimson advanced four swimmers to the championship final of the 200-yard individual medley, including senior Felicia Pasadyn, junior Samantha Shelton, first-year Aleksandra Denisenko, and first-year Maggie Buckley. Both Pasadyn and Shelton posted NCAA B cut times in the prelims as the Crimson swept the top three spots in heat five (Pasadyn, Shelton, Buckley).
• Pasadyn took first place in heat five – and first overall – in the 200 IM with an NCAA B cut time of 1:58.86 while Shelton came in second in the heat – and third overall – with an NCAA B cut time of 1:59.48.
• Denisenko finished second in heat four – and fifth overall – with a time of 2:01.16, and Buckley came in third in heat five – and seventh overall – in 2:02.15. Senior Maddie Heilbrun also took part in an exhibition swim in the 200 IM, clocking a 2:06.86.
• Harvard qualified a pair of student-athletes for the championship final of the 500-yard freestyle in first-year Erin Cavanagh and senior Mikki Thompson while first-year Carlie Rose and sophomore Kate Hazlett each advanced to the consolation final.
• Cavanagh placed third in heat five – and fourth overall – in the 500 free with a time of 4:47.38, just 0.18 seconds off the NCAA B mark of 4:47.20. Thompson came in third in heat three – and eighth overall – behind a time of 4:49.99.
• Rose finished third in heat four – and 13^th overall – in 4:52.20 while Hazlett placed seventh in heat five – and 15^th overall – in 4:54.05.
• First-year Mandy Brenner qualified for the championship final in the 50-yard freestyle after placing third in heat five – and fourth overall – with a 22.90, coming within 0.14 seconds of the NCAA B mark (22.76). Sophomore Addie Rose Bullock also competed in the event, clocking a 23.86 for eighth in heat four and 25^th overall, standing as the first alternate for the bonus final.
• Harvard tallied four top-seven finishes, including the top four spots in the 1-meter diving prelims. Senior Morgane Herculano (first, 272.95), senior Esther Lawrence (second, 269.15), junior Evie Geier (third, 259.40), first-year Remi Edvalson (fourth, 257.45), and first-year Katie Laverty (seventh, 246.55) all secured spots in the championship final.
• Also in the 1-meter prelims, senior Georgina Milne (13^th, 240.55) and first-year Amy Wotovich (15th, 239.45) advanced to the consolation final. Sophomores Elizabeth Miclau (19^th, 229.5) and Rey Chin (23^rd 216.95) rounded out the Crimson's prelims competitors.

Next Up

Harvard continues competition at the Ivy League Championships tomorrow – Friday, Feb. 18 – with prelims at 11:00 a.m. and finals at 6:00 p.m. The day's finals include the 1000 free, 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and 400 medley relay.