In the 400 medley, Shevchik qualified for the consolation heat with an 11th-place finish. His time of 4:15.60 was 1.5 seconds short of qualifying him for the final.

Shevchik's time of 4:17.38 in the consolation heat earned him a 12th-place finish overall. Michigan's Tim Siciliano won the event with a time of 4:06.02 that crushed the previous American record by more than five seconds.

Shevchik earned most of the Crimson's 20 points for the meet. His performance kept up Harvard's string of strong showings at the NCAAs. The Crimson finished 24th in 1999 and 11th in 1998.

Martin, who is also a Crimson editor, would have preferred to have ended his college career with a stronger performance.

In each of the past two years, Martin had finished fifth in the 1650 freestyle. Last year, his time of 14:58.38 broke the school record of Olympic silver-medalist Bobby Hackett '79. Martin also finished 12th in the 500 freestyle his sophomore year and 11th his junior year.

This year, the NCAA changed its distance format from the usual 1650 and 500 freestyles to the 1500 and the 400, matching the distances the Olympics will use this summer in Sydney.

Martin's time of 15:21.55 in the 1500 placed him 22nd, well below his top finish in the 1650. Martin wasn't even the top Crimson finisher in the 1500, as freshman Andrew McConnell slipped ahead of him with a time of 15:19.27, good for a 19th-place finish.