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...meant to be a heat that didn’t count for anything. Nearing the end of a senior season that saw his pool-time cut drastically by a chronic injury, swimmer Dan Jones hit the water for a non-scoring run of his signature event, the 100 butterfly. The event drew little interest from the crowd.Jones’ finish was a different story. Fans and teammates exploded in jubilation when the Crimson swimmer’s time was displayed on the board, showing that he had recorded the fastest effort of the day—a mark that...
...come out on top in their races or to see that they have improved. “It was nice [to break records],” Mills remarked. “But for me it was all about seeing many of my teammates break personal records and becoming better swimmers.”The Sacramento, Calif. native knows that even though swimming can be about personal achievement, at the end of day victories rely on the cumulative success of each member of the team. If one falls, the others need to step up, so it’s no coincidence...
...League Championships at Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool this past weekend to defend its title as Ivy League Champions. They would face tough competition from the hometown Tigers, and despite strong performances from the Crimson, Harvard would have to settle for second place. Crimson junior swimmer Alex Meyer, certainly exhausted by the final stretch of the long and grueling men’s 1650-meter freestyle, pushed past his limits in order to out-touch his main opponent, Princeton sophomore Patrick Briggs, edging him down the final length of the pool in Saturday’s race.Meyer finished first...
...would again fall to Aemisegger, placing second in the 1650-yard freestyle. And yet, Clarke would get another NCAA qualifying berth, and for the fourth time, a Crimson record.Even though Clarke already boasts a prolific career at Harvard that includes the 2008 Sharon Beckman Award for the Most Outstanding Swimmer, beating out Princeton for the first Crimson Ivy title in four years was the icing on the cake. And yet, contrary to what many think, Clarke’s success did not come easily. After having four knee surgeries and then injuring her shoulder at the end of her sophomore...
...NCAA Championships.“The [800-yard freestyle relay] was an absolutely phenomenal race,” Pickard said. “It came down to like a tenth of a second.”Mills also made history in the 200-yard freestyle, becoming the first Crimson swimmer to win the event since 1992. Behind Mills, Zagroba came in third while sophomore Laura Murray placed fourth. Harvard came up with another big win in the 1,000-yard freestyle, sweeping the top three places. Clarke led the pack, destroying her own school record by more than six seconds...