October 1, 2009
Dear Harvard Men’s Swimming and Diving Alumni,
Thank you very much for your continued support over the years. We are
grateful for your help in continuing the Harvard Men’s Swimming and
Diving tradition and hope to live up to and exceed your expectations.
The 2009-2010 season is off to great start! Our swimmers and divers are
ready to push themselves to new levels of success with the goal of
winning the 2010 Ivy League Championship. Several events have taken
place in September that will help us move in this direction.
Captain’s practices began as soon as swimmers returned to campus and
recruiting for the Class of 2014 intensified throughout the month.
Senior Co-Captains Tommy Gray and Alex Meyer established a culture of
discipline, hard work, dedication and teamwork and brought the Freshmen
up to speed quickly.
Thirty prospective student-athletes spent a recruit weekend with our
team over the second and third weekends of September. The feedback from
all visitors was that attending Harvard is a special and unique
opportunity but what truly separates us from other teams is the sense of
friendship and trust within our team. I am sure you felt the same way
during your tenure at Harvard. We are in a good position to land a solid
and effective class of athletes. Please keep us in your thoughts.
Midnight Madness took place at the stroke of midnight on October 1, our
first official practice allowed by the Ivy League. Swimmers and divers
joined together to sing “10,000 Men of Harvard” and perfect team cheers
such as the HAKA, HIP-SAH, and others. The evening started with the
coaching staff and team members establishing the Values, Goals and
Expectations of the team. Sprint relays were swum in honor of each
teammate, each swim meet and for each swimmer/diver’s family. The
greatest round of cheers and applause was for the relay swum in honor of
the Alumni. We wish you could have been here to see it. By the 2am
finish everyone was ready to tackle the season (and go to bed). Ice
Cream was served as swimmers left Blodgett and was a big hit.
We will keep you posted as we move forward and please stay in touch with
us. We are available to answer any questions and would love to hear what
made your experience a success and special time in your lives. Our first
meet of the season is Friday November 13 vs. Texas A&M at home. We’d
love to have you attend. Please check-in with us from time to time at
www.gocrimson.com
Sincerely,
Tim Murphy Keith Miller Kevin Tyrrell
Head Coach Diving Coach Assistant Coach
Men’s Swimming Men’s Diving Men’s Swimming
617-495-2268 617-496-8790 617-495-5213
tdmurphy(a)fas.harvard.edu Kdmiller(a)fas.harvard.edu tyrrell(a)fas.harvard.edu
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Timothy D. Murphy
Head Coach of Men's Swimming
Harvard University
65 North Harvard St.
Boston, MA 02163
office 617-495-2268
fax 617-507-0772
