[HMSD] HMSD SEASON PREVIEW

<http://www.gocrimson.com/HomePage.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000> Season Preview: No. 25 Men's Swimming and Diving Looks for Another Big Year in 2008-09 Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications Release: 11/03/2008 The 2008-09 Crimson View larger <javascript:ViewPhoto('1384946','300','400','400','1384946');> Courtesy: DSPics.com The 2008-09 Crimson The Harvard men's swimming and diving team returns a solid core of upperclassmen and will be looking for another strong finish in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL), after capturing its 20th conference title last winter. The Crimson finished the 2007-08 season ranked 22nd in the CollegeSwimming.com poll after posting a perfect 9-0 meet record. Harvard also captured the ECAC Championship and placed 31st at the NCAA championships. The Crimson enters this season ranked No. 22 in the first College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) national poll. The Crimson will look to defend nine individual titles and all five relay events at the EISL meet. While Harvard graduated some key members from last year's squad, the returning swimmers and divers gained valuable experience to build upon for this upcoming season as Harvard looks to continue its success. "The goals are always the same for our team," said head coach Tim Murphy <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649072>. "We had three swimmers at last year's NCAA meet, so we will hopefully add to that. Overall, this is a different team than we had last year, so we need to build to get back into contention." Harvard returns three swimmers that competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials, including senior co-captain David Guernsey, senior Bill Jones <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649061> and junior Alex Meyer <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=827391>. Guernsey, a five-time EISL champion, was 35th in the 100 free with a time of 50.18, and clocked in the 50 free in 23.19. Meyer, meanwhile, finished 34th in the 1500 freestyle in 15:45.69 and Jones touched the wall in 54.70 in the 100 butterfly race. Jones, who has captured seven EISL titles during his career, also competed at the NCAA Championships and took 23rd in the 100 butterfly and 25th in the 200 butterfly with a times of 47.35 and 1:46.12, respectively. Senior co-captain Eric Lynch <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649068>, a CollegeSwimming.com All-American last season and four-time EISL champion, also made a name for himself at nationals, placing 18th in the 1650 freestyle in 15:11.36 and swam the 500 freestyle in 4:24.03. "Our two captains, David Guernsey <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649058> and Eric Lynch <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649068>, will provide leadership for the upcoming year," said Murphy, who owns an 83-6 record in his 10 seasons at Harvard. "The dynamics of our team have changed, so we need our returning swimmers and some new faces to fill some of the voids we have." In the distance events, the Crimson will look to returning juniors and sophomores to step up and earn critical victories. Junior Tommy Gray <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653933> won the 200 freestyle in 1:41.49 at the ECAC Championships, while classmate Mason Brunnick <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653561> was a member of Harvard's 800 free relay that won the EISL meet with a time of 6:32.33. Sophomore Jordan Diekema <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292449> enters this season as a reigning EISL individual champion in the 200 backstroke (1:46.38) and will also look to defend Crimson titles in the 200 and 400 medley relays. Sophomore Blake Lewkowitz <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292454> had a strong finish in the 1000 freestyle at the EISL meet, taking seventh, and will look to continue to improve during his second season. Another second-year swimmer, Douwe Yntema <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292468>, will also look to contribute mightily after a 12th-place finish in the 1650 at the EISL Championship. In the sprints, sophomores Will Heyburn, who was on Harvard's 200 free relay winning team last winter and Eric Taylor, a fifth-place finisher in the 100 free at the ECAC Championships, will look to use the valuable experience from last year and continue to improve their times. Sophomore Justin Davidson <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292439> and senior Dan Jones <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649062> are the returners that will anchor the individual medley events. Jones, a two-time All-Ivy Leaguer, hit an NCAA "B" provisional mark in the 200 fly at last year's HYP Meet. Davidson was a first-team All-Ivy selection after winning the 100 breaststroke in 56.29 at the EISL meet and won the 200 breaststroke at the HYP meet with a time of 2:04.56. Murphy added the nation's 22nd best incoming freshman class, which includes nine swimmers and two divers, to the squad and believes that the newcomers will see plenty of action in year one. "The freshmen are a group that can help us immediately and will need to contribute as the year goes on," Murphy said. "They can have an impact on the program and will have the opportunity to step up for us from day one." Sophomore Zac Ranta <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292458> returns as the leader of the men's diving squad this year. He finished his freshman campaign in fifth place in the 3-meter at the Eastern Championships. Ranta is also one of the top returning divers in the league, and continues to improve steadily. Senior Tom Hehir <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649060> is also a returning Eastern scorer, and along with classmate Drew Davis <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292441>. Henry Winslow <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292463> and Joe Corning <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292436> are returning for their sophomore seasons, and are joined by two strong freshmen, Taylor Nickel and Andy Krantz. "This is one of the larger squads we've had in recent years, and depth will be a key factor this season," said head diving coach Keith Miller <https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649069>, who is entering his 17th season with the Crimson. The Harvard diving team welcomes a new volunteer assistant coach Stacie Powell to the staff. Powell, a native of Great Britian, is studying for the year at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. She competed in the finals in two events at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Harvard will open its season Nov. 15 in a tri-meet against Cornell and Dartmouth at Blodgett Pool. Last year, Harvard won its lone meet at home (Brown) and captured the EISL Championship at home. Other meets at Blodgett this winter include Columbia (Nov. 21), Navy (Jan. 3), Penn (Jan. 10), Brown (Jan. 24) and Yale and Princeton (Jan. 31-Feb. 1). Harvard will also host the ECAC Championships Feb. 27-March 1 at Blodgett. This season's EISL meet is scheduled for March 5-7 at Princeton. * ALUMNI MEET SAT NOV 22 BBQ and SILENT AUCTION TO FOLLOW MEET online entry go to *http://www.meetresults.com/2008/harvardalumni/ /IF YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS YOU CAN DONATE FOR THE SILENT AUCTION PLEASE LET US ASAP. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE FRIENDS OF HARVARD SWIMMING./ <javascript:ViewPhoto('1371300','300','400','400','1371300')> spacer /Click on arrows to sort by chosen column./ Name Sort by Name <http://www.gocrimson.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&SORT_ORDER=2&Q_SEASON=2008> Pos. Sort by Position <http://www.gocrimson.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&SORT_ORDER=6&Q_SEASON=2008> Ht. Sort by Height <http://www.gocrimson.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&SORT_ORDER=3&Q_SEASON=2008> Yr. Sort by Eligibility Year <http://www.gocrimson.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&SORT_ORDER=5&Q_SEASON=2008> Hometown (High School) Brunnick, Mason <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653561&Q_SEASON=2008> Middle Distance 6-1 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Chui, Derick <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292432&Q_SEASON=2008> Back/IM 6-0 So. Toms River, N.J. (The Peddie School) Corning, Joe <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292436&Q_SEASON=2008> Diving 5-10 So. Billings, Mont. (Phillips Exeter Academy) Davidson, Justin <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292439&Q_SEASON=2008> Breast/IM 6-3 So. Havertown, Pa. (Haverford) Davis, Drew <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292441&Q_SEASON=2008> Diving 5-5 Sr. New York, N.Y. (Kent School) Deardon, Aaron <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292444&Q_SEASON=2008> Butterfly 5-7 So. Moulsoe, England (Wootton Upper School) Detzner, Patrick <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649054&Q_SEASON=2008> Freestyle 6-3 Sr. Silver Spring, Md. (Montgomery Blair) Diekema, Jordan <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292449&Q_SEASON=2008> Back/Sprint 6-5 So. Holland, Mich. (Zeeland East) DuCille, Nicholas <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1473023&Q_SEASON=2008> Freestyle 6-0 Fr. Ajax, Ont. (Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School) Dunn, Michael <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653930&Q_SEASON=2008> Back/IM 5-10 So. Trumbull, Conn. (Trumbull) Ford, Ross <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1475429&Q_SEASON=2008> Butterfly 5-10 Fr. LaGrange, Ill. (Lyons Township) Frankel, Graham <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1579103&Q_SEASON=2008> Free 6-2 Fr. Weston, Mass. (Weston) Gray, Tommy <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653933&Q_SEASON=2008> Mid/Dist Free 6-0 Jr. Houston, Texas (The Kinkaid School) Guernsey, David <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649058&Q_SEASON=2008> Freestyle 6-4 Sr. Essex, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) Hehir, Tom <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649060&Q_SEASON=2008> Diving 5-8 Sr. Wayland, Mass. (Wayland) Heyburn, Will <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292453&Q_SEASON=2008> Sprint Free 6-3 So. Louisville, Ky. (Kentucky Country Day) Holland, Tyler <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653934&Q_SEASON=2008> Freestyle 6-3 Jr. Houston, Texas (Jersey Village) Janney, Niall <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1475437&Q_SEASON=2008> Fly/IM 6-1 Fr. Edgecomb, Maine (Phillips Exeter Academy) Jones, Bill <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649061&Q_SEASON=2008> Fly/Free 5-11 Sr. Fremont, Mich. (Fremont) Jones, Dan <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649062&Q_SEASON=2008> Fly/IM 5-11 Sr. Fremont, Mich. (Fremont) Krantz, Colby <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1555716&Q_SEASON=2008> Diving 5-11 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) Lewkowitz, Blake <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292454&Q_SEASON=2008> Distance 5-11 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix Country Day) Lin, Michael <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649067&Q_SEASON=2008> Breast/IM 5-11 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Fox Chapel Area) Lynch, David <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1578643&Q_SEASON=2008> IM/Back 5-10 Fr. Webridge, England (ACS Cobham ) Lynch, Eric <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649068&Q_SEASON=2008> Distance Free 6-2 Sr. San Jose, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) Lynch, Robert <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653937&Q_SEASON=2008> Fly/IM 6-0 Jr. Webridge, England (ACS Cobham) Mannion, Jamie <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292456&Q_SEASON=2008> Distance 6-0 So. Peabody, Mass. (St. John's Prep) McKellar, Rick <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653939&Q_SEASON=2008> Free/Fly 5-8 Jr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Webb School of Knoxville) McLean, Matthew <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1475439&Q_SEASON=2008> Free/Fly 6-1 Fr. Simsbury, Conn. (Simsbury) Melillo, Simone <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=653940&Q_SEASON=2008> Breast/IM 5-11 Jr. Federick, Md. (Governor Thomas Johnson) Meyer, Alex <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=827391&Q_SEASON=2008> Distance 5-11 Jr. Ithaca, N.Y. (Ithaca) Mirisola, Ian <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1475654&Q_SEASON=2008> IM/Back 6-0 Fr. La Canada, Calif. (La Canada) Newell, Robert <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1475451&Q_SEASON=2008> Back/Fly 6-2 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Arapahoe) Nickel, Taylor <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1585389&Q_SEASON=2008> Diving 6-0 Fr. San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente ) Parent, Tim <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649076&Q_SEASON=2008> Fly/IM 5-10 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) Ranta, Zac <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292458&Q_SEASON=2008> Diving 5-10 So. Hales Corners, Wis. (Whitnall) Schindewolf, Evan <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292459&Q_SEASON=2008> Ind. Medley 5-11 So. Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Egg Harbor Township High) Tan, Nicholas <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1583333&Q_SEASON=2008> Fly/Free 6-0 Fr. Singapore (Raffles Institution) Taylor, Eric <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292461&Q_SEASON=2008> Sprint Free 6-3 So. Mission, Texas (Phillips Exeter Academy) Winslow, Henry <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292463&Q_SEASON=2008> Diving 5-9 So. Richmond, Va. (Collegiate School) Yan, Hank <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292464&Q_SEASON=2008> Sprint Free 6-0 So. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks) Yntema, Douwe <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41034&SPID=3654&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292468&Q_SEASON=2008> Distance/IM 6-0 So. Albuquerque, N.M. (Highland)