Splashing Back into Action: Swimming & Diving Takes on Yale and Dartmouth in Thrilling New Haven Showdown!

PHILADELPHIA – Following over a month away from competition during winter break, the University of Pennsylvania men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams make their return to the water this weekend to compete against Yale and Dartmouth at the Bulldogs’ Kiphuth Exhibition Pool.

Diving is planned for 5 p.m. on Friday, while swimming is slated for Saturday at noon. Both events will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

The Penn women head into the weekend boasting a 6-2 overall record and 2-2 in Ivy competitions up to this point. In their most recent appearance, the Quakers triumphed in Princeton’s Big Al Invitational by staging a comeback and defeating the host Tigers on the concluding day at DeNunzio Pool.

The Penn men have encountered challenges at the start of the 2024-25 season, arriving at the weekend with a 1-4 record and 0-4 in Ivy meets. The Quakers secured second place at the Big Al, accumulating a total of 842 points.

Quaker Highlights
*Katya Eruslanova established two new school records in Old Nassau, achieving this in both the 200 IM (1:59.52) and the 400 IM (4:11.93). She ranked ninth and third, respectively, in these events.

*Another school record that fell was in the 200-medley relay, where the team of Amy Qin, Izzy Pytel, Maggie Hu, and Kayla Fu clocked in at 1:39.10, surpassing the previous record of 1:40.27 set in 2019 by Hannah Kannan, Rachel Maizes, Monika Burzynska, and Wendy Yang.

*Anna Moehn clinched victory in three events: the 500 freestyle (4:41.61), the 200 free (4:11.93), and the 1,650 free (16:04.71).

*Fu also achieved first place in the 100 butterfly with a time of 52.54.

*Penn recorded eight NCAA B-Cut marks during the competition for Moehn (500 free, 200 free, 1,650 free), Eruslanova (400 IM), Fu (100 fly), Sydney Bergstrom (1,650 free), Kate Levensten (200 back), and Joy Jiang (200 fly).

*The Penn men were spearheaded by Matt Fallon’s three event victories in the 100 breaststroke (52.16), the 200 breast (1:51.56), and the 1,650 free (15:07.24). Diver Cody Hopkins also clinched victory in the three-meter dive with a score of 313.55.

*Similar to the women, the men also netted several NCAA B-Cut marks for Fallon (100 breast, 200 breast, 1,650 free), Watson Nguyen (100 breast), Peter Whittington (400 IM, 200 breast), and James Curreri (1,650 free).

Scouting The Bulldogs
*The Yale men arrive at the weekend with an impressive 3-0 record, achieving a 2-0 mark in Ivy meets. The Bulldogs previously defeated Southern Connecticut State, 230.5-49.5. The Elis have claimed victories over both Brown (207-93) and Columbia (209-91) thus far this season.

*In the matchup against SCSU, Yale’s Noah Millard (50 backstroke, 100 free) and Elliot Lee (150 fly, 400 IM) both secured multiple event wins.

*The Yale women remain flawless at 4-0 overall, having bested both the Bears (160-140) and the Lions (178-122) as well.

*The Elis overwhelmed Southern Connecticut State, winning 225-44 in their most recent event. Three swimmers—Caroline McCurdy (150 free, 50 free), Devyn Sargent (50 breast, 150 back), and Ele Donegan (150 fly, 50 fly)—dominated in a pair of events.

Scouting The Big Green
*The Dartmouth men come into this weekend’s meet with a 1-6 overall record and are still looking for their first victory in the conference slate. The team faced six consecutive losses before defeating Bates, 132-73, last weekend. They have suffered Ivy defeats to Harvard (222-75), Cornell (226.5-73.5), Harvard (222-75), and Brown (182-118).

*Tommy Erwin won both of his individual events (1000 free, 200 back) and established a Bates pool record in the former with a time of 9:30.75.

*The Big Green women’s team has an overall record of 3-4 and stands at 1-3 within Ivy competitions. Their one victory in the Ivy was over Cornell (159-141) on November 15.

*In a dominating 151-53 win over Bates last weekend, Dartmouth swept all events, highlighted by Samantha Li’s win in the 100 free with a pool-record time of 51.33. She also set a pool record in her leg of the 200 free relay, clocking a time of 23.69 in the leadoff.

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