Co-captain Sue Machorek also turned in a strong performance for the Crimson. Machorek was not fooling around this weekend, making appearances in the finals of both the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley.

Veterans such as Todor and Machorek were not the only swimmers with impressive individual performances. The freshman class, which has already proven itself to be an integral part of the team at earlier competitions, produced some of the most exciting swims of the meet.

First-year Jane Humphries illustrated her versatility by qualifying for the finals in three events--the 200 breaststroke, 400 individual medley, and 100 backstroke--racking up dozens of essential points for Harvard.

Fellow freshman Anna Fraser also gave the Crimson something to talk about with a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly, touching in 57.35, only a

tenth of a second slower than her season-best against Brown.

"All the freshmen are excited to be part of this team," Fraser said. "College swimming is great because we're all supporting each other as a team rather than just swimming for ourselves."

While Humphries and Fraser showed their enthusiasm on the blocks, junior Ali Shipley could have made "Ripley's Believe It or Not" with her magic on the diving boards. Shipley led the four Crimson divers, all of whom made the finals on both boards, with a silver on 3-meter and a fourth-place finish in the 1-meter event.

"It was a long weekend, but great preparation for Ivies because of the

prelims-finals format of the meet," Shipley said. "It was exciting to be in front of such a large and boisterous crowd, and the swimmers certainly

added to that with their support."

With the Crimson's divers hot on the boards, the swimmers continued to sizzle in the pool. Sophomore Janna McDougall showed her skills by registering a third-place finish in the 200 backstroke, and junior Liz Baxter placed third in the 200 individual medley and appeared in the finals of the 100 and 200 breaststroke.

Both McDougall and Baxter kept Harvard in the race for the lead by turning out gutsy performances.

"Our performance at the meet was definitely a group effort," senior Nancy Jo said. "A lot of different people stepped up individually to keep us in

the meet. Everyone contributed."

Perhaps the most promising performances of the weekend came from junior Pia Chock, who has been recovering from the removal of a tumor in her abdomen in September. Chock swam in the finals of both the 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley, bringing her back to the level of competition to which she is accustomed.