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Sunday, February 4
Boston, Mass.
12:00 PM
Princeton University
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Harvard
Courtney Tseng posted Princeton's fourth-fastest 1000 Saturday to help Princeton split the HYP meet.
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Princeton Makes Strong Statement Before Ivies, Splits Tight Women's HYP
February 04, 2018 | Women's Swimming and Diving
COMPLETE RESULTS
After two years of falling short to both Harvard and Yale at the Ivy League Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, maybe some wondered if Princeton was ready to fall back into the pack.
Princeton answered that question loud and clear this weekend in Blodgett Pool, and they have every intention of answering it again in two weeks.
A brilliant opening session, which included three individual wins, helped the Tigers race out to leads against both Harvard and Yale Saturday night. They couldn't quite hold that pace against the reigning Ivy champion Bulldogs, but Princeton knocked off Harvard 177-123 for its first dual win over the Crimson in Boston since 2009.
Courtney Tseng, Monica McGrath, and Joanna Curry each provided Day 1 wins for the Tigers, while freshman diver Sine Scribbick grabbed a Sunday win on the 1-meter board to help Princeton defeat Harvard. Yale had a strong Sunday in the swim events and ultimately defeated Princeton 161-139.
Ironically, Saturday's strong session opened in inauspicious fashion, as Princeton had its top 200 medley relay get disqualified for an early start. Instead, the quartet of Stephanie Nelson, Karen Zhang, Elaine Zhou and Lindsay Temple placed fifth in the event in 1:43.64.
It got better quickly for the Tigers, as Tseng made her HYP debut in impressive fashion with a thrilling win in the 1000 in 9:55.72 (see highlight below). It is the fourth-fastest time in Princeton history, and it establishes Tseng as a swimmer to watch at the Ivy Championships in two weeks.
Next came the 200 fly, where Curry made a major statement by posting the Ivy League's best time and Princeton's third-fastest time ever in the event (1:58.25). Zhou made a big charge as well and finished second in 1:59.18, the eighth-fastest in school history.
Veith came back Saturday to take third in the 100 free (50.40), while Curry (1:58.89) and Nelson (1:59.43) went 3-4 in the 200 back. Junior Kate Didion took fourth in the 200 breast (2:15.68), while Tseng took fourth in the 500 (4:52.39).
Princeton made a move in the 100 fly, as Elsa Welshofer (53.79), McIlmail (54.36), and Reis (54.59) went 2-3-4 in the 100 fly.
Scribbick got Princeton a Sunday victory with a strong performance on the 1-meter board. She scored 288.55 points to top Harvard's top two divers by more than 10 points apiece. Fellow freshman Regan Barney added a third-place finish in the 200 IM (2:03.13), and McIlmail, Veith, Welshofer, and Alisabeth Marsteller closed the meet with a third-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:21.65).
Princeton will now focus on its return to Blodgett Pool for the 2018 Ivy League Championships, which take place Feb. 14-17 in Boston. The full meet will be streamed live on the Ivy League Network.
After two years of falling short to both Harvard and Yale at the Ivy League Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, maybe some wondered if Princeton was ready to fall back into the pack.
Princeton answered that question loud and clear this weekend in Blodgett Pool, and they have every intention of answering it again in two weeks.
A brilliant opening session, which included three individual wins, helped the Tigers race out to leads against both Harvard and Yale Saturday night. They couldn't quite hold that pace against the reigning Ivy champion Bulldogs, but Princeton knocked off Harvard 177-123 for its first dual win over the Crimson in Boston since 2009.
Courtney Tseng, Monica McGrath, and Joanna Curry each provided Day 1 wins for the Tigers, while freshman diver Sine Scribbick grabbed a Sunday win on the 1-meter board to help Princeton defeat Harvard. Yale had a strong Sunday in the swim events and ultimately defeated Princeton 161-139.
Ironically, Saturday's strong session opened in inauspicious fashion, as Princeton had its top 200 medley relay get disqualified for an early start. Instead, the quartet of Stephanie Nelson, Karen Zhang, Elaine Zhou and Lindsay Temple placed fifth in the event in 1:43.64.
It got better quickly for the Tigers, as Tseng made her HYP debut in impressive fashion with a thrilling win in the 1000 in 9:55.72 (see highlight below). It is the fourth-fastest time in Princeton history, and it establishes Tseng as a swimmer to watch at the Ivy Championships in two weeks.
McGrath kept the winning ways going by taking the 200 free in 1:48.58. It would be a 1-2 finish for the Tigers, as senior co-captain Claire McIlmail went 1:48.90 in a previous heat to take runner-up honors.What a start for Princeton at HYP. Check out Lane 2, where freshman Courtney Tseng rallies for a thriller in the 1000! Watch Session 1 live on the Ivy League Network. pic.twitter.com/jhOGWEUD2V
— Princeton Swim/Dive (@PUCSDT) February 3, 2018
Nelson (55.24) and Temple (55.45) went 2-3 in the 100 back, and Ma followed with a runner-up finish in the 100 breast (1:01.66).Another Tiger win at HYP, as Monica McGrath takes the 200 free in 1:48.58. Runner-up was Princeton tri-captain Claire McIlmail, who went 1:48.90 in a prior heat! pic.twitter.com/VjaKCSj86M
— Princeton Swim/Dive (@PUCSDT) February 3, 2018
Next came the 200 fly, where Curry made a major statement by posting the Ivy League's best time and Princeton's third-fastest time ever in the event (1:58.25). Zhou made a big charge as well and finished second in 1:59.18, the eighth-fastest in school history.
Senior co-captain Maddy Veith finished second in the 50 free in 23.11, and Sophia Peifer took second in the 3-meter diving event with 302.60 points to close Friday's session.Princeton gets a 3rd win in Session 1, as Joanna Curry and Isabel Reis go 1-2 in the 200 fly! Curry with a lifetime best time of 1:58.25 to win the event ... 3rd fastest in school history! pic.twitter.com/1nYq0t6spA
— Princeton Swim/Dive (@PUCSDT) February 4, 2018
Veith came back Saturday to take third in the 100 free (50.40), while Curry (1:58.89) and Nelson (1:59.43) went 3-4 in the 200 back. Junior Kate Didion took fourth in the 200 breast (2:15.68), while Tseng took fourth in the 500 (4:52.39).
Princeton made a move in the 100 fly, as Elsa Welshofer (53.79), McIlmail (54.36), and Reis (54.59) went 2-3-4 in the 100 fly.
Scribbick got Princeton a Sunday victory with a strong performance on the 1-meter board. She scored 288.55 points to top Harvard's top two divers by more than 10 points apiece. Fellow freshman Regan Barney added a third-place finish in the 200 IM (2:03.13), and McIlmail, Veith, Welshofer, and Alisabeth Marsteller closed the meet with a third-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:21.65).
Princeton will now focus on its return to Blodgett Pool for the 2018 Ivy League Championships, which take place Feb. 14-17 in Boston. The full meet will be streamed live on the Ivy League Network.
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