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Women’s Swim and Dive Has a Roaring Start to the Season in Opening Meet Against Brown
This Halloween, the Harvard women’s swim and dive team costumed up to face Brown in the team’s opening meet. The Crimson had a powerful start to the season, beating the Bears 172-71.
Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive Dominate Scrimmages as Season Awaits
The men’s and women’s swim and dive teams participated in a scrimmage against MIT and Northeastern on Friday. With both teams posting a strong performance across all categories, the teams look forward to the start of their official season to begin within the next few weeks.
Judge To Consider Dismissing Claims Against Harvard in Title IX Suit Over Trans Swimmer’s Participation
A federal judge is considering Harvard’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by three former University of Pennsylvania swimmers alleging it violated Title IX regulations by allowing a transgender swimmer to compete in the 2022 Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Harvard Moves To Dismiss Title IX Lawsuit Over Trans Athlete Participation
Harvard moved on Monday to dismiss a Title IX lawsuit alleging that the University violated the law by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete in the 2022 Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Bastone Makes Waves at NCAA Championships to Conclude Women’s Swim’s Season
Sophomore Alexandra Bastone placed 18th in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking in at 4:38.98, at the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, marking the team’s highest individual placement at the meet since 2022.
Former Penn Swimmers Sue Harvard For Allowing Trans Athletes To Compete
Multiple former swimmers at the University of Pennsylvania sued Harvard in federal court for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete at the 2022 Ivy League Swimming & Diving Championships.
Men’s Swim and Dive Sweeps HYP Meet, Women’s Team Splits its Two Contests
The annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet saw Harvard men’s (6-2, 6-1 Ivy) and women’s (5-2, 5-2 Ivy) swimming and diving teams make waves at Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool, with the former going undefeated on the weekend and the latter going 1-1.
Men's Swim and Dive Captures Sixth Straight Ivy Title, Women's Swim and Dive Finishes Second
This year at the Ivy League Swim and Dive Championships, the Harvard women's swim and dive team (6-2, 5-2 Ivy League) took home the silver, while Harvard men’s swim and dive team (7-0) was able to win the tournament. For the women’s team, the trip to Providence, R.I. offered the chance to win the tournament in back-to-back years, while the men headed to Princeton, N.J. looking for a sixth-straight conference title.
Photo Finish
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton race towards a narrow finish at the HYP meet on January 28.
Ready for Liftoff
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton swimmers get set to race at the HYP meet on January 28.
Men's Swim and Dive Captures HYP Title, Women's Swim and Dive Places Third In Preparation for Ivy Championship
Last weekend the hot, humid atmosphere of Blodgett Pool was especially active as both the Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive teams competed in the Harvard-Yale-Princeton Meet.
Sports Reporter and Former Harvard Crimson Editor Gwen Knapp ’83 Dies at 61
Mary “Gwen” Knapp ’83 — a sports journalist at the Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times — died on Jan. 20 at age 61 after a year-long battle with lymphoma.
On Your Mark
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton swimmers get set for a race at the women's HYP meet on January 28.
