CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Felicia Pasadyn won the 400-yard individual medley, first-year Aleksandra Denisenko captured the 100-yard breaststroke, and the Crimson remained in first place in the team standings for Harvard University women's swimming and diving through day three of the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday at Blodgett Pool.
 
On the third of the four days of the championship, the Crimson totaled two first-place finishes, three second-place showings, and one third-place finish, while remaining in first place in the team rankings with 956.5 points – ahead of second-place Yale (821), third-place Penn (810), and fourth-place Princeton (756).
 
Alongside the victories from Pasadyn and Denisenko, senior Mikki Thompson came in second in the 400 IM, first-year Abby Carr placed second in the 100-yard butterfly, and junior Samantha Shelton placed second in the 200-yard freestyle. First-year Molly Hamlin came in third in the 200 free. Through three days, Harvard has won five events (800 free relay, 200 M, 1M, 400 IM, 100 breast).
 
Eight different Harvard student-athletes registered NCAA B cut times on the day including Pasadyn (400 IM), Thompson (400 IM), first-year Erin Cavanagh (400 IM), sophomore Kate Hazlett (400 IM), Car (100 fly), Hamlin (200 free), Shelton (200 free), and Denisenko (100 breast).

Harvard Highlights: Finals

• Senior Felicia Pasadyn won the 400-yard individual medley with an NCAA B cut time of 4:10.45 while senior Mikki Thompson came in second with an NCAA B cut time of 4:14.14, and first-year Erin Cavanagh finished fifth in an NCAA B cut time of 4:16.24 as the Crimson took three of the top five spots.
• Pasadyn won the event for the second time after also claiming the 400 IM in 2020. Harvard won the title for the 16^th time in program history. Pasadyn, Thompson, and Cavanagh all tallied NCAA B cut times in both the prelims and finals. Pasadyn captured her second title of the meet as she helped the Crimson win the 800 free relay earlier in the meet.
• First-year Aleksandra Denisenko captured the 100-yard breaststroke with an NCAA B cut time of 1:00.96 as Harvard won the event for the sixth time and in back-to-back seasons. Denisenko posted NCAA B cut times in both the prelims and finals. In the B final of the 100 breast, junior Liz Boyer came in fourth (12^th overall) in 1:03.47.
• The Crimson claimed second and third place in the 200-yard freestyle as junior Samantha Shelton finished second in an NCAA B cut time of 1:45.82, and first-year Molly Hamlin followed in third in 1:47.33 – just off the NCAA B standard of 1:47.12. Shelton and Hamlin each posted NCAA B cut times in the prelims.
• In the 100-yard butterfly, first-year Abby Carr came in second place with an NCAA B cut time of 52.69, finishing just 0.27 seconds behind first place (52.42). In the C final of the 100 fly, first-year Mandy Brenner took first (19^th overall) in 54.48.
• In the 100-yard backstroke, first-year Molly Hamlin finished fourth in 54.38, sophomore Addie Rose Bullock came in eighth in 55.30, and first-year Abby Carr won the B final for ninth overall in 54.20.
• In the B final of the 400 IM, sophomore Kate Hazlett won the race for ninth overall in an NCAA B cut time of 4:16.05. First-year Grace Yoon came in fifth (13^th overall) in that final in 4:18.91, first-year Maggie Buckley (4:23.45) came in seventh (15^th overall), and junior Liz Boyer (4:23.78) placed eighth (16^th overall). In the C final, junior Marcella Ruppert-Gomez (4:34.33) finished seventh (23^rd overall).
• In the consolation finals of 3-meter diving, senior Morgane Herculano took first place (ninth overall) with a score of 304.45, eclipsing the NCAA standard of 280.00. First-year Amy Wotovich came in fourth – 12^th overall – with a 274.80.
• In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Harvard took the top three spots in the second heat. First-year Carlie Rose (9:59.40) took first in the heat – seventh overall – junior Marcella Ruppert-Gomez (10:02.70) – placed second in the heat – ninth overall – and first-year Grace Yoon (10:10.22) came in third in the heat – 12^th overall.
• In the final event of the night – the 400-yard medley relay – Harvard initially won the race in 3:35.82 before the relay was disqualified. 

Harvard Highlights: Prelims

• Harvard tallied five NCAA B cut swims in Friday's prelims. Senior Felicia Pasadyn, senior Mikki Thompson, and first-year Erin Cavanagh all hit the mark in the 400 IM. First-year Molly Hamlin eclipsed the standard in the 200 free as did first-year Aleksandra Denisenko in the 100 breast.
• The Crimson qualified three student-athletes for the A final of the 400-yard individual medley, claiming three of the top four spots behind senior Felicia Pasadyn (first), senior Mikki Thompson (second), and first-year Erin Cavanagh (fourth). Sophomore Kate Hazlett (ninth), first-year Grace Yoon (10^th), first-year Maggie Buckley (14^th), and junior Liz Boyer (16^th) all earned spots in the B final while junior Marcella Ruppert-Gomez (21^st) moved to the C final.
• Pasadyn took first place in heat three with an NCAA B cut time of 4:13.45, Thompson claimed first in heat two in an NCAA B cut time of 4:13.86, and Cavanagh captured first in heat four behind an NCAA B cut time of 4:17.17.
• Hazlett came in third in heat four in 4:18.88, Yoon placed second in heat one in 4:19.01, Buckley finished fourth in heat two in 4:21.72, Boyer came in fourth in heat four in 4:22.72, and Ruppert-Gomez placed seventh in heat three in 4:28.71.
• First-year Aleksandra Denisenko posted the fastest time in the heats of the 100-yard breaststroke with an NCAA B cut time of 1:01.57. Junior Liz Boyer came in fourth in heat three – 14^th overall – with a time of 1:03.66 for a spot in the consolation final.
• First-year Molly Hamlin (1:46.66, NCAA B) and junior Samantha Shelton (1:47.42) took second and third in heat four of the 200-yard freestyle – also finishing second and third overall in the heats for spots in the championship final.
• In the 100-yard butterfly, first-year Abby Carr took second in heat four – for fourth overall and a spot in the A final – with a time of 53.86, just off the NCAA B mark of 53.76. First-year Mandy Brenner came in sixth in heat five – 20^th overall – for a spot in the C final.
• In the 100-yard backstroke, first-year Molly Hamlin (54.25, fourth overall) and sophomore Addie Rose Bullock (55.20, eighth overall) both earned spots in the championship final. First-year Abby Carr (55.42, ninth overall) gained a spot in the consolation final.
• In the 3-meter diving prelims, Harvard claimed six of the top-eight spots for the championship final on Saturday. Senior Georgina Milne (310.35) took first, junior Evie Geier (300.10) came in second, and senior Esther Lawrence (292.95) placed third. The Crimson's other top-eight finishers included first-year Remi Edvalson (277.75, fifth), first-year Katie Laverty (264.05, seventh), and sophomore Elizabeth Miclau (261.45, eighth).
• First-year Amy Wotovich (257.40, ninth) and senior Morgane Herculano (253.65, 12^th) both advanced to Friday night's 3M consolation final. Sophomore Rey Chin (195.80) placed 28^th.

Next Up

Harvard concludes competition at the Ivy League Championships tomorrow – Saturday, Feb. 19 – with prelims at 11:00 a.m. and finals at 6:00 p.m. The day's finals include the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 3-meter diving, and 400 free relay.