Harvard defeated the Bears at home in November, setting the tone for a very successful dual meet season.
Breaststroker Alexis Todor '00 and current sophomore Lovisa Gustafsson led Harvard's campaign to the Ivy Crown. The duo swam to a Senior National qualifying standard and a team record, respectively, without ever fully resting down and preparing for a race.
But the wave of momentum came to a halt as the Tigers defeated the Crimson at Blodgett last February.
The Crimson had one more chance for redemption--the Ivy League Championships, which would again be hosted by Harvard.
It seemed as if the ball was in the Crimson's court. It had the home pool advantage and several red hot athletes.
Harvard was coming into the most important meet of its season tapered, excited, shaved and prepared to swim fast.
But it never came together.
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