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Wednesday, February 14
Boston, Mass.
6:00 PM
Princeton University
vs
Ivy Championships Day 1
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Underdog Tigers Head To 2018 Ivies Hoping To Make Move Into Championship Contention
February 13, 2018 | Women's Swimming and Diving
This is new territory for the Princeton women's swimming & diving team, but it's also exciting territory for a group ready to learn even more about itself.
For decades, under the tutelage of legendary head coach Susan Teeter, the Princeton women made their way to the Ivy League Championships as a top contender — if not the outright favorite — and handed that burden of expectations in typically impressive fashion.
This week, first-year head coach Bret Lundgaard will bring Princeton to Blodgett Pool in Cambridge, Mass., for the 2018 Ivy League Championships, and he'll do so knowing that both reigning Ivy champion Yale and host Harvard will receive the majority of the pre-meet attention and expectations.
CHAMPIONSHIP LINKS
He doesn't know how his team will perform when the 200 medley relay begins Wednesday night, but he likes how his team has trained in preparation for the meet.
Princeton leads the Ivy League with 22 conference titles, though it will enter this week after back-to-back third-place finishes at the 2016 and 2017 Ivy Championships. Both Harvard and Yale have won one of the last two titles, with the Bulldogs entering this week as both the reigning Ivy champion and the 2017-18 dual meet champion.
The four-day championships open Wednesday night with the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay, and then will take the standard Thursday-Saturday schedule of preliminaries at 11 am and finals at 6 pm. The meet will be streamed live on the Ivy League Network (see link above), and the order of events can be found below.
Princeton will have several competitors to watch this week, as Tigers both compete for individual titles and NCAA berths. Here are a few to keep your eye on:
Joanna Curry • The junior tri-captain has top-2 Ivy League times in both the 200 fly and the 400 IM. She has never placed higher than sixth at Ivies, but could be primed for a career weekend.
Izzy Reis • The junior currently has the Ivy League's top time in the 200 fly (1:57.94), and she's also fifth in the 200 IM and seventh in the 100 fly. Reis is a former Ivy League runner-up in the 100 fly (2015), and she has four top-five individual finishes in her Ivy career.
Maddy Veith • On a team loaded with youth, this senior tri-captain is as experienced at the Ivy Championships as anybody. Not only is she a top sprinter, but she has been a fixture on Princeton's relays over the last four years. The Tigers know they will need superb relays to make a run at the title.
Courtney Tseng • One of several freshmen making their Ivy League Championships debut, Tseng turned plenty of heads during HYP weekend when she won the 1000 in an Ivy-best time of 9:55.72. Princeton doesn't have the distance depth that it has in other events, but Tseng could provide key points.
Jenny Ma • Another highly touted member of the Class of 2021, Ma was the 100 breast runner-up at HYP and has top-five times in both breast events.
Sine Scribbick • There are several young divers who could make a significant impact this weekend, but this freshman is coming off a win on the 1-meter boards at HYP.
Here is the schedule of events for the championship weekend.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 • 200-yard medley relay (timed final)
2 • 800-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Prelims (11 a.m.)
1 • 500-yard freestyle
2 • 200-yard individual medley
3 • 50-yard freestyle
4 • 1-meter diving prelims (1:30 p.m.)
5 • 1-meter diving consolation finals
(to begin 15 minutes after conclusion of prelims)
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 • 500-yard freestyle
2 • 200-yard individual medley
3 • 50-yard freestyle
4 • 1-meter diving finals
5 • 200-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Prelims (11 a.m.)
1 • 400-yard individual medley
2 • 100-yard butterfly
3 • 200-yard freestyle
4 • 100-yard breaststroke
5 • 100-yard backstroke
6 • 3-meter diving prelims (1:30 p.m.)
7 • 1000-yard freestyle (all but fastest heat)
(to begin at approximately 4:00 p.m.)
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 • 1000-yard freestyle (fastest heat)
2 • 400-yard individual medley
3 • 100-yard butterfly
4 • 200-yard freestyle
5 • 100-yard breaststroke
6 • 100-yard backstroke
7 • 3-meter diving consolation finals
8 • 400-yard medley relay (timed final)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Prelims (11 a.m.)
1 • 200-yard backstroke
2 • 100-yard freestyle
3 • 200-yard breaststroke
4 • 200-yard butterfly
5 • 1650-yard freestyle (all but fastest heat)
(to begin at approximately 4:00 p.m.)
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 • 1650-yard freestyle (fastest heat)
2 • 200-yard backstroke
3 • 100-yard freestyle
4 • 200-yard breaststroke
5 • 200-yard butterfly
6 • 3-meter diving finals
7 • 400-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
For decades, under the tutelage of legendary head coach Susan Teeter, the Princeton women made their way to the Ivy League Championships as a top contender — if not the outright favorite — and handed that burden of expectations in typically impressive fashion.
This week, first-year head coach Bret Lundgaard will bring Princeton to Blodgett Pool in Cambridge, Mass., for the 2018 Ivy League Championships, and he'll do so knowing that both reigning Ivy champion Yale and host Harvard will receive the majority of the pre-meet attention and expectations.
CHAMPIONSHIP LINKS
| Live Video (subscription) |
| Championship Central |
| Tickets/Directions |
He doesn't know how his team will perform when the 200 medley relay begins Wednesday night, but he likes how his team has trained in preparation for the meet.
Princeton leads the Ivy League with 22 conference titles, though it will enter this week after back-to-back third-place finishes at the 2016 and 2017 Ivy Championships. Both Harvard and Yale have won one of the last two titles, with the Bulldogs entering this week as both the reigning Ivy champion and the 2017-18 dual meet champion.
The four-day championships open Wednesday night with the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay, and then will take the standard Thursday-Saturday schedule of preliminaries at 11 am and finals at 6 pm. The meet will be streamed live on the Ivy League Network (see link above), and the order of events can be found below.
Princeton will have several competitors to watch this week, as Tigers both compete for individual titles and NCAA berths. Here are a few to keep your eye on:
Joanna Curry • The junior tri-captain has top-2 Ivy League times in both the 200 fly and the 400 IM. She has never placed higher than sixth at Ivies, but could be primed for a career weekend.
Izzy Reis • The junior currently has the Ivy League's top time in the 200 fly (1:57.94), and she's also fifth in the 200 IM and seventh in the 100 fly. Reis is a former Ivy League runner-up in the 100 fly (2015), and she has four top-five individual finishes in her Ivy career.
Maddy Veith • On a team loaded with youth, this senior tri-captain is as experienced at the Ivy Championships as anybody. Not only is she a top sprinter, but she has been a fixture on Princeton's relays over the last four years. The Tigers know they will need superb relays to make a run at the title.
Courtney Tseng • One of several freshmen making their Ivy League Championships debut, Tseng turned plenty of heads during HYP weekend when she won the 1000 in an Ivy-best time of 9:55.72. Princeton doesn't have the distance depth that it has in other events, but Tseng could provide key points.
Jenny Ma • Another highly touted member of the Class of 2021, Ma was the 100 breast runner-up at HYP and has top-five times in both breast events.
Sine Scribbick • There are several young divers who could make a significant impact this weekend, but this freshman is coming off a win on the 1-meter boards at HYP.
Here is the schedule of events for the championship weekend.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 • 200-yard medley relay (timed final)
2 • 800-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Prelims (11 a.m.)
1 • 500-yard freestyle
2 • 200-yard individual medley
3 • 50-yard freestyle
4 • 1-meter diving prelims (1:30 p.m.)
5 • 1-meter diving consolation finals
(to begin 15 minutes after conclusion of prelims)
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 • 500-yard freestyle
2 • 200-yard individual medley
3 • 50-yard freestyle
4 • 1-meter diving finals
5 • 200-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Prelims (11 a.m.)
1 • 400-yard individual medley
2 • 100-yard butterfly
3 • 200-yard freestyle
4 • 100-yard breaststroke
5 • 100-yard backstroke
6 • 3-meter diving prelims (1:30 p.m.)
7 • 1000-yard freestyle (all but fastest heat)
(to begin at approximately 4:00 p.m.)
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 • 1000-yard freestyle (fastest heat)
2 • 400-yard individual medley
3 • 100-yard butterfly
4 • 200-yard freestyle
5 • 100-yard breaststroke
6 • 100-yard backstroke
7 • 3-meter diving consolation finals
8 • 400-yard medley relay (timed final)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Prelims (11 a.m.)
1 • 200-yard backstroke
2 • 100-yard freestyle
3 • 200-yard breaststroke
4 • 200-yard butterfly
5 • 1650-yard freestyle (all but fastest heat)
(to begin at approximately 4:00 p.m.)
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 • 1650-yard freestyle (fastest heat)
2 • 200-yard backstroke
3 • 100-yard freestyle
4 • 200-yard breaststroke
5 • 200-yard butterfly
6 • 3-meter diving finals
7 • 400-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
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