Males’s Swimming and Diving Defeats Brown in House Opener

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men’s Swimming and Diving opened its residence schedule in dominant vogue on Saturday afternoon at Blodgett Pool, besting Brown, 223–77. The Crimson have been undefeated in all swimming occasions on the day and added runner-up finishes in each diving competitions to cap a commanding efficiency. With this win, Harvard improves to 5-0 (3-0 Ivy) on the season whereas Brown drops to 2-4 (1-4). 

How it Happened

• Harvard opened the swimming occasions with a victory within the 200-medley relay. Marre Gattnar, Joshua Chen, David Schmitt and David Greeley touched first with a time of 1:26.83. The Crimson adopted instantly with a win within the 1,000 free, as first-year William Mulgrew claimed the highest spot in 9:01.84 to present Harvard an early lead.
• That momentum carried into the 200 free, the place Anders Aistars edged the sphere with a profitable time of 1:37.85, earlier than Harvard started to string collectively consecutive occasion victories. Evan Croley additionally led a Crimson sweep within the 100 again with a 48.54 efficiency, and Chen secured his first particular person win of the afternoon within the 100 breast, posting a time of 53.56.
• The Crimson continued their dominance in the midst of the meet, going 1-2 within the 200 fly as David Schmitt gained the occasion in 1:46.96, adopted intently by Ognjen Pilipovic. Sonny Wang then captured the 50 free in 19.69, extending Harvard’s profitable streak within the pool.
• In Diving, Raphael Tourette paced the Crimson with a runner-up end on the 3-meter board, scoring 328.88. Harvard added one other second-place end result from Chase Shipp within the 1-meter diving competitors later within the meet, highlighting a powerful exhibiting in each diving occasions.
• As the afternoon progressed, Harvard continued to manage the swimming occasions. Wang accomplished a dash sweep by profitable the 100 free in 44.36, whereas Adriano Arioti claimed the 200 again with a time of 1:42.79. Chen adopted with one other victory within the 200 breast, touching first in 2:00.13.
• First-years performed a key function down the stretch, as Pablo Martinez captured the five hundred free in 4:29.36, main a Crimson sweep of the highest three spots. Maro Miknic adopted with a win within the 100 fly, posting a time of 47.08. Arioti then secured his second particular person victory of the meet by taking the 200 IM in 1:46.94.
• Harvard closed out the house opener in emphatic vogue with a victory within the 400 free relay. The group of Wang, Greeley, Gattnar and Croley mixed for a profitable time of two:56.81 to place the ultimate touches on the Crimson’s decisive win over Brown.

Up Next
Harvard stays at residence subsequent weekend, welcoming Penn and Boston College to Blodgett Pool on Saturday, Jan. 17. The meet is ready for an 12 p.m. ET begin and can air reside on ESPN+.