"The team is in great shape," senior Nancy Jo said. "We are swimming better than we ever have at this point in the season."

Sophomore Janna McDougall was not to be left out of the mix, triumphing in both the 50-freestyle and the 200-backstroke, as well as taking part in the winning 200-medley relay. In the 200-backstroke, only two events after she already motored her way to a 24.44 win in the 50-freestyle, McDougall's smooth strokes looked effortless as she smoked the competition to finish at 2:07.18.

"The team was extremely excited to start the season in an Ivy meet at home," McDougall said. "Before every event there is always a lot of cheering from the sides and behind the blocks to get us going. Knowing that we have that much team support pushes us individually during the races."

Team support and the excitement McDougall herself created may very well have helped junior Ali Shipley as well. With two diving wins of her own, Shipley's performances evidenced the strength of the diving corps. Her aerial magic and clean entries gave her decisive victories on both the one-meter and three-meter events, winning by eight points and 28 points, respectively.

The addition of a talented pool of over a dozen freshmen brought the meet to a climax, as each got out her jitters to register a blazing time.

Distance ace Lovisa Gustafsson used her lightning-quick stroke tempo to jet to victories in the 1,000 and 500-freestyles.

Finishing the 1,000 with a time of 10:14.70, a happy Gustafsson established her presence on the team and in the Ivy League conference.