Men's Swimming and Diving 1/20/2024 7:44:00 PM

Men’s Swimming and Diving Upended at Penn

PHILADELPHIA – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving went on the road and finished on the short end of a 176-124 decision at Penn Saturday afternoon. The Crimson dropped to 4-2 on the season and 4-1 in Ivy League action. The hosts, meanwhile, moved to 5-2 overall (5-2 Ivy).

How It Happened

The Quakers won the first three events before Harvard claimed its first race – a Will Grant triumph in the 100 back. The senior emerged victorious with a time of 47.88, with teammate Anthony Rincon coming in second place (48.32).
First-years David Schmitt and Sonny Wang turned in runner-up performances after being edged in back-to-back events. Schmitt recorded a time of 1:46.95 in the 200 fly, falling just shy of the winner, Andrew Dai, who finished in 1:46.29. Wang, meanwhile, completed the 50 free in 20.34, which was .07 behind Benjamin Feldman (20.27).
Adam Wesson continued his impressive campaign, winning the one-meter diving competition. The junior won the event with a score of 349.80. Wesson's Crimson teammates also had strong showings, finishing second, third and fourth. Raphael Tourette was the runner-up (326.55), with Luke Foster (324.90) and Denny Gulia-Janovski (323.78) following close behind. Gulia-Janovski also won the three-meter event (350.33), ahead of Foster (347.63) and Wesson (344.03).
David Greeley picked up nine team points for the Crimson when he won the 100 free in 44.51. Cole Kuster later replicated the effort with a first-place performance in the 500 free (4:26.59).