CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving collected a 189.50-104.50 Senior Day home victory over Brown on Tuesday morning. With the decision, the Crimson moved to 4-1 on the season and 4-0 in Ivy League action, while the Bears dropped to 3-2 (3-2 Ivy).
What to Know
- Harvard opened the morning by winning the first four events, beginning with the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Anthony Rincon, Will Grant, Sonny Wang and David Greeley posted a winning performance of 1:29.04.
- Cole Kuster, competing in his final regular-season home meet, captured the 1,000 free (9:15.32) before winning the 500 free (4:29.70) later in the day.
- Greeley made it 3-for-3 for the Crimson when he won the 200 free in 1:38.61. The sophomore also emerged victorious in the 100 free with a time of 45.20.
- Harvard's hot start was punctuated by Rincon, who finished the 100 back in 47.32, which was a season best and nearly two seconds faster than his performance at nationally ranked Florida State last week.
- A pair of first-years recorded back-to-back victories following Brown's triumph in the100 breast. David Schmitt finished ahead of the field in the 200 fly, touching the pad in 1:47.86. Wang then clocked in at 20.36 in the 50 free to secure that event.
- After Wang's win, the meet paused to watch the conclusion of three-meter diving. With all eyes toward the corner of Blodgett Pool, Adam Wesson emerged with the victory and a score of 375.38.
- Grant returned to the starting blocks for the 200 back and continued his winning ways, cruising to victory with a time of 1:47.84. The senior finished more than six seconds faster than the runner-up (Schmitt – 1:53.96).
- Dylan Rhee, in just his second meet of the campaign, posted his first event win of 2023-24, securing the 200 breast. The junior clocked in at 2:01.11.
- Wang and Wesson put a bow on Harvard's first-place finishes in the 100 fly and one-meter diving, respectively. Wang turned in a time of 47.94, with Wesson posting a score of 361.73.
Up Next
Harvard will head south to Penn for a Saturday afternoon match-up with the Quakers. The Ivy League dual meet is scheduled for a 2 p.m. ET start at Sheer Pool.
