CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Women's Swimming and Diving returns to Blodgett Pool for the first time since October to host Ivy League opponent Penn and in in-town foe Boston College on Saturday, Jan. 17. The action is slated to start at 12 p.m. ET, with the meet set to air live on ESPN+.

What to Know

• Harvard improved to 6-0 (4-0 Ivy) on the season after a trip to South Florida, sweeping Florida International, 217-81, and Miami (Fla.), 189.5-108.5.
• The Crimson opened the meet with six consecutive wins. The streak began with the 200 medley relay, as the quartet of Anya Mostek, Aliana Marakovic, Kiley Wilhelm, and Blythe Wieclawek touched first with a time of 1:42.90. Alexandra Bastone dominated the 1,000 free, finishing in 10:16.46. Carolina Daher touched the wall first in the 200 free (1:50.32), followed by Mostek winning the 100 back (54.39). Stephanie Iannaccone posted a time of 1:04.06 in the 100 breast while Marakovic finished just behind the junior (1:04.37). The sixth consecutive victory came from Hazel Mouhidin in the 200 fly (1:59.93).
• Mostek captured another individual win when she edged Isabella Alas in the 100 free. The senior finished with a time of 50.37, just faster than Alas's 51.27.
• The Crimson went on another streak, winning five consecutive events to close out the meet. Iannaccone kicked it off in the 200 breast (2:16.88), followed by Gabriella Augustyn (2:17.41) and Marakovic (2:17.91). Bastone added another victory to her ledger, completing the 500 free in 4:58.56. Wilhelm also secured an individual win in the 100 fly (54.83). Daher (2:05.27) and Alas (2:06.03) went 1-2 in the 200 IM to close out the individual events. Harvard then put the finishing touches on the day by winning the 400 free relay in 3:21.98 (Mostek, Marakovic, Hakonardottir, and Wieclawek).
• On the boards, Nina Janmyr placed third in the 1-meter diving event with a score of 301.50, while Ennika Carlson claimed third place in the 3-meter competition with a score of 276.05.
• Entering Saturday's meet, Harvard leads the all-time series against Penn, 35–3, with the most recent meeting coming on Jan. 25, 2024, when the Crimson topped the Quakers, 194–106.
• Penn is 8–1 on the season and 5-1 in Ivy League competition.
• This marks the 17th all-time meeting with Boston College. The Crimson lead the series, 12-4, winning the most recent meeting, 213-87, on Nov. 11, 2024.
• Boston College enters the meet with a 1-5 record. 

Up Next
Harvard will welcome Yale and Princeton next week for the annual HYP (Harvard-Yale-Princeton) meet. The two-day regular-season finale is slated for Jan. 30-Jan. 31 at Blodgett Pool and will also be the Crimson's Senior Meet.