For Bassi—who sat out last season following her transfer from Tennessee—the swim was her first as an official member of the Harvard team.

“It is hard when you swim and you look at it and have a goal in mind,” Bassi said. “I was really excited and [Wriede-Morawski] was, too.”

But Bassi wasn’t about to stop there. She went on to also take first place in the 500-yard freestyle. The Crimson rounded out the event with second- and third-place finishes from sophomore Emily Wilson and O’Connor.

Bassi was also only one of three Harvard swimmers who would go on to win two individual events each during the meet.

Hart and Pangilinan both won their two respective events. Hart took home the first-place points in the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke, which is her stroke of expertise.

“It was good to get out and race and know that the hard work in the pool is paying off,” Hart said. “Everyone was on the sidelines cheering, and to know you are doing it for more than just your swimming but for the whole team is great.”

Pangilinan snatched a first-place finish in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events as well. Pangilinan, who swam for the Phillipines this summer at the Olympics, specializes in breaststroke and should dominate in those events.

But the other big freshman winner of the night was Papadakis, who captured first place in the three-meter dive with an overall score of 297.60.

“It was really exciting because as a freshman it boosted my confidence and really showed me that I can be competitive in the Ivy League,” Papadakis said. “To finish like that in one of the first meets makes me feel really confident in my abilities for the rest of the season.”

Other winners for the day included senior Molly Brethauer who came in first in the 100-yard butterfly followed by junior Jane Evans who took second place.

Brethauer also finished third in the 100-yard backstroke rounding out a 1-2-3 finish in that event for the Crimson led by junior Kim Ono who took first and senior tri-captain Emily Stapleton who took second.

Junior Erin Mulkey and Ward had strong showings in the 100-yard and 50-yard freestyle events with Mulkey finishing first in the 100 and second in the 50 and Ward finishing first in the 50 and second in the 100.