Males’s Swimming and Diving to Host Penn, BC on Saturday

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men’s Swimming and Diving stays at dwelling this weekend, internet hosting Ivy League opponent Penn and in-town foe Boston College on Saturday, Jan. 17 at Blodgett Pool. The motion is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. ET, with the meet set to air reside on ESPN+.

What to Know

• The Crimson are coming off a dominant 223-77 Ivy League victory over Brown final weekend.
• Harvard positioned first in each swimming occasion, opening the meet with a 1–2 end within the 200 medley relay, as Marre Gattnar, Joshua Chen, David Schmitt, and David Greeley touched first in 1:26.83. Chen (100 breast, 200 breast), Sonny Wang (50 free, 100 free), and Adriano Arioti (200 again, 200 IM) all received two particular person occasions in opposition to Brown. Other victories got here from Anders Aistars (200 free), Evan Croley (100 again), Schmitt (200 fly). Wang, Greeley, Gattnar, and Croley capped off the meet with a win within the 400 free relay. 
• The first-years continued to showcase their depth in opposition to Brown. William Mulgrew captured the 1000 free and completed second within the 500 free, whereas Pablo Martinez earned the win within the 500 free and positioned second within the 100 free. Maro Miknic added one other first-place end for Harvard within the 100 fly, rounding out a formidable all-around efficiency.
• On the boards, Raphael Tourette (3-meter, 328.88) and Chase Shipp (1-meter, 303.38) every earned runner-up finishes.
• With this win, the Crimson improved to 5-0 general and 4-0 in Ivy League competitors.
• This Saturday marks the second consecutive 12 months that Harvard will host a tri-meet with Penn and Boston College. The Crimson have been victorious in opposition to each opponents final season, defeating the Quakers 207–91 and the Eagles 230–68.
• Harvard comes into Saturday’s meet with a 78-3 all-time benefit within the collection in opposition to Penn.
• The Quakers have been in motion on Tuesday in opposition to metropolis rival Drexel and earned a 169.5-127.5 win, bettering to 3-4 general and 2-4 in Ivy League competitors.
• This marks solely the third all-time assembly between the Crimson and Eagles. Harvard is 3-0 vs. Boston College, claiming victories in Jan. 2017 (179-112 at Blodgett), Jan. 2020 (159-109 in Coral Gables, Florida), and Jan. 2024 (230-68).
• Boston College is coming off a visit to North Carolina the place they confronted ACC opponent UNC and UNC Wilmington. The Eagles have an general season report of 3-2. 

Up Next
Harvard will welcome Yale and Princeton subsequent 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 also will be the Crimson’s Senior Meet.