ITHACA, N.Y. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving defeated Cornell and Dartmouth during its season-opening weekend. The meet, which began on Friday with diving, was completed on Saturday, with the Crimson earning a 181.50-118.50 decision against the host Big Red and cruising to a 222-75 victory over the Big Green.

How It Happened

• Harvard opened Saturday with a win in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Anthony Rincon, Joshua Chen, Aayush Deshpande and Sonny Wang finished in 1:28.66, edging Cornell and its time of 1:29.23.
• Shane Washart emerged victorious in the 1,000 freestyle, completing the course in 9:23.99, more than two seconds ahead of runner-up Julian Correa of Cornell (9:26.13). The senior also won the 500 freestyle (4:33.01), beating Correa by 0:00.04 seconds.
• David Greeley finished more than a second ahead of Alex Miao of Cornell in the 200 freestyle to win the event. The junior posted a time of 1:39.07, compared to Miao's 1:40.29 performance. Greeley also secured the 100-freestyle title, finishing in 45.23, just ahead of Dartmouth's Colton Rasmussen (45.38).
• Harvard went 1-2 in the 200 butterfly, with Adriano Arioti capturing the event with a time of 1:47.21. David Schmitt, meanwhile, posted a time of 1:47.35, well ahead of third-place performer Joseph Gurski of Cornell (1:49.16). Arioti was also victorious in the 200 backstroke (1:44.68) and 200 individual medley (1:50.10).
• Wang won the 50 freestyle in 20.01, just over a half-second ahead of Josh Toothman's (Cornell) 20.54 effort. Wang's 200 medley relay teammate, Chen, won the 200 breaststroke in 2:00.35, ahead of runner-up Dylan Rhee (2:03.58).
• Wang and Schmitt took the top two spots in the 100 butterfly. The sophomore duo posted times of 47.47 (Wang) and 48.33 (Schmitt).

Up Next

Harvard returns to action on Friday, Nov. 22, when it welcomes Columbia to Blodgett Pool. The action begins at 5 p.m. ET, with ESPN+ handling broadcast duties.