CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Amanda Kulik, The Costin Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Swimming & Diving, revealed today the Crimson's incoming Class of 2028. The eight-athlete group features six swimmers and two divers.
 
The Class of 2028 is slated to join a Harvard program that recorded its 21^st straight campaign of posting a first- or second-place finish at the Ivy League Championships in 2024, while sending four athletes to the NCAA Championships. The Crimson's four national competitors marked its most since 2019, and was the 12^th consecutive year in which Harvard competed at the NCAA meet.
 
The 2024-25 team, meanwhile, will be led by its three team captains in rising seniors Molly Hamlin, Amy Wotovich and Grace Yoon.
 
Below is the Harvard Class of 2028:
 
Gabriella Augustyn (she/her/hers)
Breaststroke/Individual Medley
Eau Claire, Wis. (Eau Claire Memorial)
 
Before Harvard
Earned three varsity letters at Eau Claire Memorial… Also competed for YMCA of the Chippewa Valley Barracudas Swim Team for 13 years… Served as Memorial's team captain and named MVP in 2023-24… Set the Memorial team record in the 200 IM and the pool record in the 100 breast and 200 IM… Finished as the WIAA state runner-up in the 200 IM in 2023… Named to the WIAA all-conference first team in the 100 breast (2021, 2022, 2023) and 200 IM (2022, 2023)… Crowned Wisconsin USA Swimming state champion in the 200 breast (2024) and 200 IM (2024)… Captured WIAA all-state accolades from 2021-23… Four-time YMCA Nationals A-finalist in the 200 breast, 100 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM in 2024… A-finalist at YMCA Nationals in the 200 breast (2022, 2023)… Set 27 age-group team records for the YMCA of the Chippewa Valley Barracudas… Served as Eau Claire Area School District Environment and Energy Conservation Committee student representative… Served as Memorial's Eco Warriors President and Student Council Vice President… National Honors Society member… Sister, Kate Augustyn, is part of MIT Swimming and Diving Class of 2025.
 
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Ennika Carlson (she/her/hers)
Diving
Dana Point, Calif. (Sage Hill)
 
Before Harvard
Member of the Sage Hill varsity team for four years… Set the Sage Hill 11-dive program record… Also competed for Mission Viejo Nadadores (2014-24)… USA Diving 3-meter junior national finalist in 2021… Three-time USA Diving Platform junior national finalist (2017, 2019, 2021)… Two-time Southern California Pacific League Champion… Five-time junior national championship qualifier… Served as a Guide Dogs of America junior ambassador with two service dog graduates (2019, 2021) and one breeder (2022)… Piano certificate of merit state honors award recipient (2019-21)… Member of Girl Scouts of America from 2009-24… Designed and fabricated a prosthetic hand for a five-year-old boy and a prosthetic arm for an eight-year-old girl.
 
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Payton Foster (she/her/hers)
Individual Medley/Backstroke/Middle-Distance Freestyle
Riverside, Conn. (Greenwich)
 
Before Harvard
Three-year varsity member at Greenwich… Also competed with Singapore American Club, Singapore American School, Greenwich Dolphins and Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club… Helped Greenwich capture FCIAC, Class LL and Connecticut Open titles as a sophomore and senior… Three-time All-FCIAC first-team selection… Seven-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American… Three-time Connecticut Scholar Athlete… Earned NISCA All-America honors as a first-year and senior, and twice as a sophomore… Named to the All-State First Team as a sophomore… Named the Greenwich Outstanding Freshman and finished as its MVP her sophomore and senior campaigns… Three-time Carded Athlete… Landed on the National Development ID Team three times… Selected to Swimming Canada on three occasions… Nine-time recipient of the USA Swimming National Age Group Award… Member of the National Honor Society and National Chinese Honor Society.
 
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Samantha Holtz (she/her/hers)
Diving
Chagrin Falls, Ohio (Chagrin Falls)
 
Before Harvard
Lettered in diving, swimming and golf at Chagrin Falls… Also competed for American Flyers Diving for six years… Served as Chagrin Falls swimming and diving team captain in 2024… Crowned Division II Ohio Girls State Champion in 2023 and 2024… Won the Chagrin Valley Conference diving title all four years… Was an All-State and All-America selection four times… Named the 2024 Division II State Performer of the Meet… Set the Northeast Ohio Division II Girls district record… Finished Chagrin Falls career as its record-holder for six dives and 11 dives… Served as President of the Engineering Club (2023, 2024)… Other accolades include graduating cum laude and receiving 2024 Academic All-America, AP Scholar and AP Capstone honors… Mother played volleyball at Purdue… Sister dived at Miami University.
 
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Kaylee McDonald (she/her/hers)
Middle-Distance Freestyle/Butterfly/Individual Medley
Waxhaw, N.C. (Marvin Ridge)
 
Before Harvard
Part of the Marvin Ridge varsity team for four seasons… Competed for Lifetime – Charlotte… Named the Marvin Ridge team captain for 2023-24… Summer Junior National Finalist in 200 butterfly and Junior National Qualifier in three events (200 free, 100 free, 200 fly)… Winter Junior National Qualifier in seven events (50/100/200/500 free, 100/200 fly, 400 IM)… Collected All-America honors in the 200 and 500 free… Named a Scholastic All-American… Twice voted a Southern Carolina Conference Women's Swimming Swimmer of the Year… Recipient of Marvin Ridge High School Greatest Impact Award… Selected as Union County Girls Swimmer of the Year… Set the Marvin Ridge school record in the 100 and 500 free… Nine-time recipient of Marvin Ridge's Best Student in the Class accolade… Father played basketball at Davidson… Brother is on swimming and diving team at Davidson.
 
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Kenzie Padilla (she/her/hers)
Freestyle/Butterfly
Phoenixville, Pa. (University Scholars Program)
 
Before Harvard
Four-year varsity member of the Phoenixville swim, cross country and track and field teams… Swam for Phoenixville and Upper Main Line YMCAs, covering nine years… Served as Phoenixville's cross country team captain for one season… Seven-time NISCA All American Swimmer (3x - 100 fly, 2x  - 200 free, 1x - 500 free, 1x - 100 free)… Two-time USA Scholastic Academic All-American (2021-22, 2022-23)… Set three school records (100 fly - 54.61, 100 free - 50.54, 200 free - 1:49.71, 400 free relay - 3:34.45)… U.S. Open Qualifier… Summer Junior USA national qualifier… 2023 All-Area Swimmer of the Year Mercury and first-team selection in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024… Eight-time PIAA 3A state medalist… Eight-time Pioneer Athletic Conference Champion in swimming… Two-time medalist & individual finalist at Winter USA Swimming Junior Nationals… Twice named Robert C. Kline Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Year at Phoenixville YMCA… Multi-time individual medalist and finalist at YMCA National Championship… 2023 New Balance National Track Championship Individual Qualifier in 3200m… Set track and field school record in 3200m (10:54.03)… Named Most Valuable Cross Country Runner in 2023… Selected to the Mercury All-Area Cross Country First Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); Named to the track first team in 2022… 2022 New Balance National Track Championship medalist in the 4x800 relay… U.S. Olympic Talent ID High School & College Recruitment Program invitee for triathlon… USA World Championship qualifier for TEAM USA in the pentathlon… AP Scholar with Distinction in 2023… Earned CollegeBoard National Hispanic recognition… National Merit Commended Scholar PSAT… Five-time Scholastic National Art & Writing Award winner… Recipient of the 2023 Victor Hugo Award for Excellence in Language Arts and Humanities Award for Excellence in both History & Language Arts… 2023 FritoLay CrackerJill Scholarship semifinalist… Advocated for Title IX compliance at Phoenixville School District in 2023-24, successfully creating a petition and meeting with school and school district leaders… Founded and served as president of Phoenixville's Feminist Club (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)…  Served as treasurer (2021-22) and vice president (2022-23, 2023-24) of Interact (Rotary Club chapter)… Mother and father were members of the Cornell cross country and track and field teams.
 
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Giulia Viacava
Backstroke/Freestyle/Individual Medley
Monaco (Lycée Albert Ier)
 
Before Harvard
Competed for AS Monaco Natation… Captured Trophée d'or (gold trophy) for swimming in Monaco… Crowned French Junior champion in the 200 back (twice), and was a multiple-time medalist in the 100 back, 200 and 400 medley, and 50, 100 and 200 free… Was a finalist at the French Senior Championships… Became an Italian junior medalist… Selected for the European Championships with the Serbian National Team.
 
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Kiley Wilhelm (she/her/hers)
Backstroke/Butterfly/Individual Medley
Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park)
 
Before Harvard
Member of the Myers Park varsity team all four years… Competed for Lifetime NC for three years… Selected to the German National Team (2023-24)… Served as Myers Park team captain in 2023… Crown state champion in 2020, 2022 and 2023… Helped Myers Park to North Carolina state titles in 2022 and 2023… Earned 2023 North Carolina state high-point honors… Was an 18-time All-American.