Harvard's butterfly should also be top of the league. The team of Oren and junior Kyle Egan looks to dominate the 200 fly--Oren, who broke the school record at the Texas Invitational in December, is currently ranked eighth in the country in the event; Egan is ranked 20th. Kyle Egan's 100 butterfly time of 48.23, also a new school record, places him thirteenth in national rankings.

Though Princeton's distance group is not to be discounted--junior Kevin Volz ranks 15th in the 1650 free and 18th in the 1000--fans should expect easy wins from distance star John Cole this weekend. The freshman's time of 8:54.92 in the 1000 free at Princeton last month is the fastest in the country, and Cole is currently ranked third in the nation in the mile.

Not to be outdone, freshmen Rassan Grant, Jonathan Lin and sophomore Mike Gentilucci have the breastroke covered. Grant was eight-hundredths away from a school record at the Texas Invite with a time of 55.95. Meanwhile, Gentilucci and Lin dominated both the 100 and 200 breast events all season.

Harvard's divers should also fare well on the boards this weekend. Senior Greg Walker and freshman Tom Crahan head into Easterns following strong performances at Penn two weeks ago; freshman Enrique Roy will add depth to the Crimson roster as well.

In fact, the only possible obstacle in the Crimson's quest for another championship is the absence of its injured swimmers. Senior sprinter Jamey Waters broke a bone in his hand at the Jan. 27 Brown meet, and co-captain Mike Groves has been out of the water due to a back injury. As of Monday, it was unclear as to whether Groves would compete at Easterns. Teammates, however, remain optimistic.

"The injured swimmers look strong right now and should be fully recovered before Easterns," said Gentilucci, whose 100 and 200 breaststroke will be a great asset to the Crimson this weekend. "Even so, we have a deep team and people waiting to fill those spots if an injury should prevent one of our swimmers from competing."

Fans can follow the two-day meet online. Webcam coverage is available at www.armyswimming.com/eisl2001.