AMHERST, Mass. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving opened its 2025-26 season on Friday night and emerged with a 220.50-77.50 road win at in-state foe Massachusetts. The Crimson moved to 1-0 with the decision, while the Minutemen dropped to 0-2.
How It Happened
- The Crimson opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay, which was a sign of things to come. Oliver Pilkinton, Joshua Chen, Maro Miknic and David Greeley completed the race in 1:29.41, ahead of teammates Adriano Arioti, Sonny Wang, David Schmitt and William Browne (1:30.25).
- Harvard went to on win the next 15 events, starting with William Mulgrew's victory in the 1,000 free (9:06.54).
- Greeley led a group of three Crimson to finish 1-2-3 in the 200 free. The senior won the event in 1:38.62, ahead of Ognjen Pilipovic (1:39.63) and Pablo Martinez (1:41.44).
- Arioti was victorious in the 100 back, finishing the race in 48.43. Browne and Evan Croley tied for third place with identical 50.73 times.
- Chen (100 breast; 54:40), Schmitt (200 fly; 1:48.24) and Wang (50 free; 19.82) all returned to the pool after swimming the 200 medley relay and won their respective events before all eyes turned to diving, where Rem Turatbekov won the three-meter competition (361.05).
- Wang (100 free; 43.76), Arioti (200 back; 1:46.17), Chen (200 breast; 1:57.50) and Mulgrew (500 free; 4:27.79) added a second individual victory to their ledger before Miknic won the 100 fly in 48.06.
- Raphael Tourette won the one-meter diving event, cruising to victory with a score of 352.65. His score was nearly 40 points better than runner-up Carson Harrington of UMass (317.33).
- Richard Poplawski III won the final individual race of the night – the 200 IM – with a time of 1:54.31.
- The Crimson put the finishing touches on the evening by winning the 200 free relay (Wang, Marre Gattnar, Miknic, Greeley) in 1:20.35.
Up Next
Harvard returns to action on Friday when it faces Dartmouth and Cornell in Hanover, New Hampshire. The meet is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET.
