On the weekend, Lawler competed on four out of five relays and, with Cromwell, led a 1-2 finish in the 100-yard butterfly in Friday’s finals. In the 200-yard butterfly on Saturday, Lawler bested his closest competition by over a second, improving upon his 2003 second-place finish.
“They’ve been great all year,” Cocks said of the senior class. “I’m glad to be here with them and I’m glad to see them off after such a great year.”
Fellow seniors Krna, Siroky, Ryan Smith, and Brian Zingale enjoyed their second EISL championship in their careers.
After accepting the championship trophy, the seniors led the team yet again in the pool, this time leaping into the water in celebration—fully clothed.
When Murphy took a voluntary dive from the seven-meter platform—still wearing a tie and khakis—the Crimson swimmers let their EISL victory sink in, treading water with their coach in the lanes they had dominated all weekend.
—Staff writer Aidan E. Tait can be reached at atait@fas.harvard.edu.