Freshmen Danielle Schulkin and Sara Li both saw wins in the pool—Li led a Crimson sweep as she won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.55, and Schulkin swam the 200-yard butterfly in 2:03.78, finishing over a full second ahead of Columbia junior Caitlin Rogers.

Classmate Schuyler Moore also contributed from the boards—she led a four-woman Crimson contingent with 268.73 points in the one-meter diving event.

“We had some freshmen really step up and take responsibility,” Slack said of the rookies’ fast times. “We had some seniors step up as well and show how well they could swim. Throughout all the classes, we had people swim well.”

Racing the 200-yard backstroke in 2:04.21, sophomore Caroline Weaver also stepped up and notched another win. She also finished second behind Hinkle in the 100-yard backstroke.

In the 500-yard freestyle, junior Catherine Zagroba claimed the top position with a time of 4:59.95, and senior Kate Mills, clocking in at 2:04.87, capped off the individual events with a 200-yard individual medley victory.

But the successful start to the season isn’t inspiring any sort of complacency; rather, it’s pushing the crew to work even harder.

“We’re going to work on the details and train hard in practice and focus,” Gregoire said. “But even when we’re home for Thanksgiving, we’re going to train.”

—Staff writer Molly E. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@college.harvard.edu.