Overall, backstroke and breaststroke should be Harvard's real strengths, as the aquamen have both quality and depth in these races. Butterfly could be a problem, but that remains to be seen.

The sprint freestyle events look good, but could be better, while the middle-distances are set. Distance freestyles are good and getting stronger, as are the individual medley races. The divers need to have a better year, and they probably will.

Swami Sez

Picture this: Saturday, February 7, 2:54 p.m. Princeton 53. One more time, the last relay, for all the marbles. The final two swimmers head for the wall, the roar of the crowd, the stretch of the hand, and.....

The third time's a charm for the Crimson. Harvard wins the race, the meet, and the Ivy league championship with a 7-0 mark. Princeton is devastated and doesn't even challenge at Easterns, as the Crimson wraps up its record ninth straight title.

Final Ivy League standings: 1. Harvard (7-0); 2. Princeton (6-1); 3. tie, Penn and Yale (both 4-3); 5. tie, Brown and Cornell (both 3-4); 7. Columbia (1-6); 8. Dartmouth (0-7).