After falling to a national-caliber Virginia squad, Harvard turned it on, winning consecutive meets over Villanova, Florida Sate, Boston University and Dartmouth.

The Crimson split its remaining meets, posting wins over Pennsylvania and Cornell, but falling to Yale and Princeton.

At Easterns, Harvard did not win any individual events, but it did have a number of impressive showings at the meet. Senior Kara Miller captured second place in the one-meter diving event and garnered third place in the three-meter.

Miller's achievement was recognized as she was honored as a First Team All-Ivy selection in both the one- and three-meter diving events.

Freshman Alexis Todor gained Second Team All-Ivy honors after placing second in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:19.68. Todor was also Harvard's top scorer with 42 points at the meet.

Even though the team did not finish gloriously, this year will be considered special for another reason. Coach Maura Costin Scalise '80 decided to retire after 13 years as head coach.

In her long and memorable career, Costin Scalise posted an incredible record of 105 wins with only 20 loses. Also to her credit, Harvard won seven Ivy League titles and four Eastern Championships under her tutelage.

Replacing Costin Scalise is her assistant coach Stephanie Wriede '92. Wriede, who swam at Harvard and made it to the NCAA Championships, should have little problem slipping in at the head coach position.

"[The two coaches] have different techniques, but the spirit under Maura will not be forgotten for many years," Steffen said.

Hopefully for the Crimson, the team that Costin Scalise took farther than anyone before her, can continue to blossom under her hand-picked successor.