CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving prevailed in its home opener on Friday evening, taking down Columbia, 201-99. The win improved the Crimson's record to 3-0 on the season (3-0 Ivy League), while Lions dropped to 1-3 (1-3 Ivy).
What to Know
- Harvard improved to 3-0 for the fourth straight season with today's victory.
- The Crimson swept the relays, capturing the 200 medley and 400 free. In the former, Anthony Rincon, Joshua Chen, Aayush Deshpande and Sonny Wang outswam the field, posting a time of 1:28.27. The latter group of Wang, David Greeley, Oliver Pilkinton and Rincon mirrored the effort, finishing in first and clocking in at 1:20.92.
- Greeley added to his winning total, securing victories in the 200 free and 100 free. The junior finished the 200 with a time of 1:37.50, and then completed the 100 in 44.47.
- Sophomore David Schmitt swept the butterfly competitions, winning the 200 in 1:46.92, and the 100 in 48.41.
- After a program-record performance in the 1-meter diving event a week ago at Cornell, Adam Wesson nearly equaled his 398.65, with a 398.40 winning effort today. The senior also opened his night by emerging victorious in the 3-meter competition (381.53).
- Rincon led a trio of Crimson swimmers who finished 1-2-3 in the 100 back. The senior won the event with a time of 48.29, with Pilkinton (49.46) and Deshpande (49.72) securing the other two steps on the podium.
- Ben Littlejohn won the 500 free with a time of 4:31.85. The senior was followed in order by Harris Durham (4:35.15), Tristan Dalbey (4:35.81) and Shane Washart (4:37.74) to claim the top four slots on the leaderboard.
- Wang, a sophomore, won the 50 free (19.83), while first-year classmates Chen and Adriano Arioti won the 100 breast (55.23) and 200 back (1:46.57), respectively.
Up Next
The Crimson returns to action Dec. 4, when it opens action at the Minnesota Invitational.
