Harvard came out strong at the beginning of the meet, winning the first three events. The Lions’ best swims of the night were back-to-back victories in the ninth and tenth events. Junior Daniel Tan took the 100 free in 47.42, edging Crimson junior Will Brophy. In the 200 back, sophomore Kevin Quinn and freshman Ben Xu went one-two for the Lions.
In Columbia’s second one-two finish of the night, sophomore David Jakl edged Quinn by .16 in the 100-yard fly.
The Harvard team said that it built on momentum from last weekend in its third straight double-digit victory.
“We put in a lot of work, and a lot of that has shown up this week,” Katis said. “Despite all of the tough practices, we are still able to race pretty well, and that’s exciting.”
The Crimson saw success from a variety of swimmers throughout the night. Gaudiani came out strong in the mile, taking an early lead and not letting up in his seven-second victory. After demonstrating endurance, Harvard later showed its sprint when Schumacher won the 50 free in 20.61.
The closest race of the night was the 100 backstroke, in which Lions sophomore Omar Afara beat out Pretto by .03 seconds.
With the win, the Crimson is 63-5 in the all-time matchup against the Lions, and the team remains undefeated this season.