With Gustafsson's triumph, the team finally had an individual title for the season. From the intensity of the team lining the pool's edge, it looked as if it exerted almost as much energy to give Gustafsson the support necessary to bring her the victory.

"The team was tremendous during my swims," Gustafsson said. "Seeing them on every lap certainly kept me going."

Gustafsson sparked team morale in the two other events she made the finals in as well. She placed fifth in both the 200-yard butterfly with a 2:04.85 and the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:57.69.

Junior Pia Chock turned in impressive times of her own in the sprint events, giving her fourth in the 100-yard freestyle with a 52.07, seventh in the 50-yard freestyle with a 24.35 and eighth in the 100-yard fly with a time of 57.18.

Chock was joined as a three-time finalist by another sprinter on the team, sophomore Janna McDougall. McDougall clocked fourth place finishes in both the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, in 24.13 and 58.23, respectively. In addition, she placed seventh in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.51.

The sprint corps wasn't the only group on the team to rack up the points for the Crimson. Versatile sophomore Liz Baxter made the finals in three events. She placed fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:20.52, sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 1:06.16 and seventh in the 200-yard individual medley with a 2:06.47.

Baxter was just one of the four Crimson breaststrokers, known amongst the team as "The Force," to qualify for the finals of the 100-yard event. She was joined by seniors Calfee and Alexis Todor, as well as freshman Rachael O'Bierne, who placed second, third and fifth, respectively.