PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Harvard Women's Swimming and Diving sophomore duo of
Anya Mostek and
Nina Janmyr won individual Ivy League titles on the final day of the Ivy League Championships at Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center. Mostek captured the 200-back crown, with Janmyr securing the three-meter diving title.
Mostek picked up her second Ivy individual title in as many nights, this time capturing the 200 back. The sophomore was in control of the race, but faced a late charge from Princeton's Margaux McDonald. The Ivy 100-back champ, however, maintained her lead and ultimately won the race, posting a time of 1:54.43, which is the third-best time in school history. McDonald, meanwhile, finished in 1:54.58.
Janmyr, who claimed the one-meter championship earlier in the week, collected the three-meter gold medal, edging teammate
Remi Edvalson, 291.65-290.60.
Amy Wotovich made it a clean sweep of the top three spots, finishing in third place with a score of 282.15. The Crimson also had
Tabitha Chen-Fiske come in sixth (243.60) and
Katie Laverty (217.40) finish in seventh. At the end of the night, Janmyr was named the Rick Gilbert High Point Diver of the Meet.
Harvard, as a team, finished in second place with 1,317.5 points behind Princeton and its 1,403 points. Yale (1,069), Brown (1,036) and Penn (863.5) rounded out the top five, with Columbia (727), Cornell (609) and Dartmouth (475) finishing in sixth, seventh and eighth place, respectively. The Crimson has now finished in first or second place at the Ivy meet 21 consecutive times.
Prelims Notes
- Harvard moved three athletes to the A-final of the 200 back after receiving three all-time top-10 performances. Anya Mostek posted the field's top time of 1:55.06, which at the time, moved her to fifth all-time in school history. Addie Rose Bullock, who was fourth (1:56.43), climbed to No. 7 in the Crimson record book, while Molly Hamlin (1:56.67, 5th) turned in the eight-fastest time in program history.
- Mandy Brenner qualified for the A-final of the 100 free after placing seventh with a time of 49.72. Her performance moved her into an eighth-place tie in the school record book with Mostek. Isabella Alas (50.90) and Kristín Helga Hákonardóttir (51.40) advanced to the C-final for their efforts in the morning.
- Aleksandra Denisenko posted the field's seventh-best time in the 200-breast prelim to move on to the A-final. Her time of 2:15.20 was a season best. Stephanie Iannaccone, meanwhile, grabbed the last A-final spot with a time of 2:15.43. Victoria Eisenhauer (2:17.29, 13th) and Grace Yoon (2:18.72, 18th) qualified for the B- and C-final, respectively.
- In the 200 fly, Sydney Lu came in fifth place to secure a spot in the A-final. Her 1:58.74 strengthened her position as the ninth-fastest 200-fly swimmer in school history. Abby Carr, meanwhile, turned in a season-best effort of 1:59.65 to earn the top seed in the B-final.
Finals Notes
- In the first event of the night, Alexandra Bastone finished in sixth place of the 1,650 free. The first-year posted a time of 16:33.23, while classmate Piper Wood Prince completed the race in a season-best 16:46.47, which was good for 11th place.
- Brenner finished in eighth in the 100 free A-final, registering a time of 50.35. Alas won the C-final in a season-best 50.60, while Hákonardóttir came in seventh (51.25).
- In the A-final of the 200 breast, Iannaccone turned in the fourth-best time in school history with a season-best 2:13.42. Denisenko also enjoyed a season-best performance while finishing in sixth (2:14.27). Eisenhauer finished in 14th overall and fifth in the B-final (season-best 2:16.59) with Yoon winning the C-final (season-best 2:17.17).
- Lu finished in the fourth place in the A-final of the 200 fly with a time of 1:58.14. It was the second time today in which she improved upon her ninth-best time in school history. Carr, meanwhile, came in second in the B-final (1:59.90).
- In the final event of the Championships, Harvard (Lu, Blythe Wieclawek, Hamlin, Bullock) finished the 400 free relay in third place, clocking in at 3:18.43. The performance was the fourth-best performance in school history.
Up Next
The Crimson will return to action when its divers head to Princeton for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, March 11-13.
Ivy League Championships Final Team Standings
1. Princeton – 1,403
2. Harvard – 1,317.5
3. Yale – 1,069
4. Brown – 1,036
5. Penn – 863.5
6. Columbia – 727
7. Cornell – 609
8. Dartmouth - 475