Harvard Swims Past Hawaii, Arkansas to Conclude Training Trip
The Harvard women’s swimming and diving team defeated Hawaii 172-71, and the Arkansas 160-83 on Thursday night.
Harvard placed first and third in the 400-medley relay. Anya Mostek, Aleksandra Denisenko, Sydney Lu, and Mandy Brenner set the pace, finishing with a time of 3:43.57.
Alexandra Bastone and Molly Hamlin each took first place in the 1000 (10:03.99) and 200 (1:49.69) free, respectively. The duo each added another victory later in the meet as Bastone won the 500 free (4:55.75) and Hamlin led the way in a 1-2 Harvard finish in the 200 back (2:00.80).
Stephanie Iannaccone added two victories for Harvard, first with a narrow victory in the 200 IM. With a time of 2:02.83, Iannaccone bested her opponent by two hundredths of a second. Later on, Iannaccone finished with a time of 2:16.55 to claim the 200 breast crown.
Sydney Lu got to the wall in 2:02.64 to finish in first in the 200 fly.
Harvard finished its night with one final victory as Blythe Wieclawek, Anya Mostek, Hamlin, and Kaylee McDonald teamed up to win the 200 free relay (1:33.70).
Arkansas swimmer Bella Cothern won the 50 free in 23.22 and the 100 free (51.21). Alma Dahl won 1-meter diving with 292.60 points and Delaney Harrison won 3-meter diving with 331.65 points.