CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving returns to the pool deck on Friday afternoon to compete at Arizona. The meet in Tucson is scheduled for a 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT start at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.

What to Know

• Harvard puts an end to its annual holiday break this week when it faces the Wildcats in Tucson. The last time the Crimson was in action, Dec. 4-7, it finished in second place at the Minnesota Invitational. Harvard completed the four-day Minnesota Invite with 1,209 points, finishing behind fifth-ranked California (2,096) and ahead of No. 18 Minnesota (1,164), Denver (778.50) and UNLV (773.50).
• The Crimson had two new entries into the program record book during its time at the Minnesota Invitational. David Schmitt posted the sixth-fastest 100-fly time, registering a 46.26 performance. Joshua Chen, meanwhile, entered at No. 10 on the 200 breast all-time performance list, putting up a time of 1:58.56.
• Harvard comes into the dual meet with a 3-0 (3-0 Ivy League) record in head-to-head matchups this season. The Crimson's last one-on-one clash came on Nov. 22 as it emerged with a 201-99 victory. Dating to last season, Harvard has won five straight dual meets.
• The Crimson is looking for its first 4-0 start since 2022-23, when it completed the campaign with an unblemished 7-0 mark.
• Harvard's trip to Arizona is somewhat of a homecoming for sophomore Tristan Dalbey, who is a native of Scottsdale. Dalbey graduated from Chaparral High School, which is located 125 miles from the Tucson campus.
• Harvard is meeting Arizona for the first time in program history. The Crimson, however, is 5-0 against the current Big 12 Conference alignment (2-0 vs. Arizona State, 1-0 vs. BYU, 1-0 vs. Kansas, 1-0 vs. Utah). Friday's contest will mark Harvard's first dual meet against a current Big 12 team since a Jan. 2018 tilt at ASU.
• The Wildcats, who are receiving votes in the latest CSCAA Top 25 Poll, is 2-3 on the season and will be in action for the first time since Dec. 21, when it defeated conference foe BYU, 240-107.

Up Next

Harvard plays host to Penn and Boston College on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m. ET for its Senior Day meet. The tilt is set to air live on ESPN+.