Men's Swimming and Diving 1/9/2024 8:44:00 PM

Men’s Swimming and Diving Edged at No. 16 Florida State, 168-132

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving returned to action for the first time in 2024 and was edged by 16^th-ranked Florida State, 168-132, Tuesday afternoon at Morcom Aquatics Center. The dual-meet loss dropped the Crimson to 3-1 (3-0 Ivy League) on the year, while the Seminoles improved to 5-0 with the decision.

How It Happened

Harvard won six events in its first competition since it appeared at the Minnesota Invitational on Dec. 2.
Cole Kuster captured 1,000 free, finishing the race in 9:14.93, which was nearly four seconds faster than second-place swimmer Jonathan Edwards of FSU (9:18.30).
Kuster's classmate, Will Grant, won the 100 back with a time of 48.68. The senior was also the runner-up in the 200 back (1:47.56), coming in second to teammate Anthony Rincon (1:47.30). Grant was also second in the 200 IM (1:50.16) and the 200 medley relay (1:28.91), teaming with Rincon, Sonny Wang and Marcus Holmquist.
A pair of first-years finished 1-2 in the 200 fly, with another winning the 50 free. David Schmitt posted the field's top 200-fly performance, clocking in at 1:48.76. Felipe Baffico, meanwhile, came in second place with a time of 1:51.40. In the 50 free, Sonny Wang was triumphant in the 12-person field, finishing in 20.29.
Harvard boasted the top performer in 1-meter diving -- Adam Wesson -- who logged a score of 333.75. In the 3-meter event, Raphael Tourette led the Crimson, coming in third place (368.85), with Denny Gulia-Janovski (352.98) and Luke Foster (348.08) rounding out the top five.