In preparation for the upcoming Ivy League Championships, the Harvard women’s swimming and diving team invited Northeastern University to Blodgett Pool for a practice meet on Friday night.

The Crimson excelled in the friendly, relay-based matchup, not only posting wins in 10 of 11 events but also gaining valuable experience for the championship tournament it will host on Feb. 25-27.

Harvard started off the meet with solid times in the swimming events.

The Crimson ‘A’ teams won the 3x50-yard butterfly relay with a time of 1:19.38 and the 3x50-yard backstroke relay in 1:22.72.

The ‘B’ teams also triumphed in a fair share of races, taking the 3x50-yard breaststroke relay (1:34.55), 3x100-yard medley relay (3:01.38), and the 200-yard medley relay (1:50.69).

The only race the Huskies won on the day was in the 500-yard freestyle, coming in three seconds ahead of the Harvard ‘A’ team in 4:47.90.

In the only individual swimming matchup, co-captain Alexandra Clarke came in first in the 1000-yard freestyle, recording a time of 10:21.21. Co-captain Kay Foley was second in 10:24.05.

When it came to diving, the Crimson took the top three spots in the 3-meter competition but allowed Northeastern to take second place in the 1-meter dive.

Junior Jenny Reese and freshman Brittany Powell had strong performances at the meet, finishing first in their respective diving fixtures.

Harvard has little over a week before vying for the Ivy League title.

—BRIAN A. CAMPOS