Junior Jack Manchester also collected a silver medal in the 200 back, but it would not be enough to derail the momentum Princeton had built up.
Entering the last event, the Tigers needed a top-two result to capture the overall title, and Princeton senior Sandy Bole touched the wall first to secure the victory and spell out heartbreak for the Crimson for the second year in a row.
Despite the disappointment of this weekend’s result, Harvard is already looking forward to what the future holds for the team.
“We hope to score as many points as possible [at NCAAs] to keep pushing Harvard’s name towards the top amongst other elite Division I swimming schools,” sophomore Koya Osada said. “Next year, the team’s primary objective will be to recapture the Ivy League crown, and we are fortunate to have the opportunity to do this in our home pool.”
“The future is extremely bright for our team,” Yeager added.
—Staff writer Sam O.M. Christenfeld can be reached at sam.christenfeld@thecrimson.com.