/Harvard Men ranked #22 in NCAA DIV 1 Poll/
No. 22 Crimson Claims Six Victories in Day One of HYP Meet
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Release: 02/01/2008
Rathgeber won the 100 breatstroke, 200 IM and was a member of the
victorious 400 medley relay.
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Rathgeber won the 100 breaststroke, 200 IM and was a member of the
victorious 400 medley relay.
*NEW HAVEN, Conn. - *On the first day of the annual HYP meet, senior
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captured three events, including the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM, as
Harvard won six of the first ten events of the competition.
Senior Sam Wollner
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and junior David Guernsey
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had the two best times in the 200 freestyle, placing in 1:39.19 and
1:39.42, as Harvard grabbed its first event of the evening.
Rathgeber placed first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 54.95 and
finished the 200 IM in 1:49.44. He also teamed with freshman Jordan
Diekema
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junior Bill Jones
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and senior Pat Quinn
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to claim the title in the 400 medley relay (3:17.87), as Harvard
finished day one of the meet with three consecutive victories (200 IM,
1650 Free, 400 medley relay). Freshman Will Heyburn
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was third in the 100 breaststroke (57.40), while sophomore Simone
Melillo
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tied for fourth (57.42). In the 200 IM, senior Michael Bowen
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was fifth (1:53.49).
Crimson swimmers also took second in the 400 medley relay as freshman
Derick Chui
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Melillo, junior Dan Jones
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and sophomore Jordan Waterman
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combined for a mark of 3:22.56. In the 50 freestyle, Quinn was third in
20.67, Heyburn was fourth with a time of 20.85 and Guernsey took fifth
in 20.90.
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and Dan Jones
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finished 1-2 in the 200 butterfly, touching the wall in 1:46.67 and
1:47.73, respectively. Harvard controlled the 1650 freestyle with the
top three swimmers, led by junior Eric Lynch
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who took delivered the first-place points with a time of 15:21.68.
Sophomore Alex Meyer
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was second in 15:25.72 and Wollner placed third (15:32.07). Freshman
Blake Lewkowitz
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was fifth in the race with a mark of 15:37.05.
In the 200 freestyle relay, the team of Guernsey, Heyburn, Waterman and
Quinn finished third in a collective 1:21.26. Senior Lucas Sanders
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scored 326.90 to place third in the 1-mtr diving event for the Crimson.
Racing will resume at noon on Saturday, Feb. 2, in the second and final
day of the HYP meet. Live video and results
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for Saturday's events are available.
No. 22 Men's Swimming and Diving Completes HYP Sweep with Wins over
Princeton, Yale
Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications
Release: 02/02/2008
Alex Meyer swam an NCAA provisional time in the 1650 freestyle.
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Alex Meyer swam an NCAA provisional time in the 1650 freestyle.
*NEW HAVEN, Conn. -* After winning six meets on the opening day of the
HYP meet, Harvard continued its stellar swimming on Saturday with five
titles to complete a sweep over Princeton and Yale. With the victories
over the Tigers and Bulldogs, the Crimson improves to 8-0 overall and
7-0 EISL, as Harvard swept the HYP meet for the first time since 2006.
Harvard topped Princeton, 213.5-139.5, and defeated Yale, 227-5-125.5,
while Tigers earned a 213-140 victory over the Bulldogs at the
triangular meet. The Crimson also earned several NCAA "B" standard
qualifying times in the victories and remained undefeated on the season.
Senior Geoff Rathgeber
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captured three events Friday, including the 100 breaststroke, 200 IM and
400 medley relay, and continued to swim well Saturday with victories in
the 400 IM (3:53.18) and 200 medley relay.
Rathgeber teamed with classmate Pat Quinn
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junior Bill Jones
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and freshman Jordan Diekema
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in the 200 medley relay to capture valuable first-place points, as they
finished with a collective time of 1:29.85. Rathgeber's marks in the 400
IM and 100 breaststroke (54.95) were NCAA "B" standard qualifying times.
On Friday, juniors Bill Jones
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(1:46.67) and Dan Jones
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(1:47.73) swam NCAA "B" provisional times in the 200 butterfly.
In the 100 butterfly, Bill Jones
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placed second, touching the wall in 48.18, another NCAA "B" mark. Senior
Sam Wollner
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also earned two provisional times, as he led Harvard to a 1-2-3 finish
in the 500 freestyle with a top-time of 4:24.45. Junior Eric Lynch
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placed second and joined Wollner with an NCAA "B" mark. Sophomore Mason
Brunnick
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(4:29.34) finished third.
In the 1650 freestyle Friday evening, Lynch led another Crimson 1-2-3
finish with a mark of 15:21.68, while sophomore Alex Meyer
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was second (15:25.72) and Wollner took third (15:32.07). All three
swimmers grabbed the wall with provisional times.
Harvard claimed the titles in the final two events of Saturday's
competition, as Davidson took the 200 breaststroke in 2:04.56 and the
Crimson 400 freestyle relay team finished in 3:00.82, as the quartet of
junior David Guernsey
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sophomore Jordan Waterman
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Bill Jones
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and freshman Will Heyburn
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earned the win. Freshman Mike Polino
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was third in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.04).
Quinn took second in the 100 freestyle (44.85), while Waterman was
fourth (45.91). The Crimson earned a 2-3 finish in the 200 backstroke,
as Diekema swam second (1:49.74) and classmate Derick Chui
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was close behind in 1:49.87.
In Saturday's lone diving event, senior Lucas Sanders
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earned 278.75 points to place fourth and freshman Zac Ranta
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finished with 271.25 for sixth place.
Harvard head coach Tim Murphy
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while pleased with the victories, acknowledged that the Crimson has key
meets remaining on the schedule. "We've got four weeks to get better,"
Murphy said, alluding to the ECAC Championships at the end of February
and the EISL Championships March 6-8.
In the latest
CollegeSwimming.com poll, the Crimson appeared at No. 22
and is gaining momentum as the post season approaches.
The Crimson will compete in its final dual of the season at Penn
Saturday, Feb. 9. Racing will begin at noon.
Hope to see you at the EISL Championships
@ Harvard March 6-7-8
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