NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's swimming and diving team heads to Harvard's Blodgett Pool for the Ivy League Championship this week. The four-day event kicks off on Wednesday at 6 p.m. with the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays. On the remaining three days, the prelims begin at 11 a.m. followed by the finals at 6 p.m. The championship will be streamed live on ESPN+.
The Bulldogs enter the event after posting a perfect 9-0 record during the regular season, including victories over Harvard (211-89) and Princeton (182-118) in their last meet on Jan. 28-29 at Kiphuth Pool. Yale had three double-event winners at HYP –
Ava Franks (100, 200 breaststroke),
Alex Massey (200 butterfly, 200 backstroke) and
Iszac Henig (50, 100 freestyle). In addition,
Olivia Paoletti captured the 400 individual medley. Yale also had the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams.
It's been a remarkable six-year stretch of success for the Bulldogs under the direction of
Jim Henry, the Robert J.H. Kiphuth Head Coach. Yale has posted a 64-2 dual meet record during that stretch and captured the 2017 Ivy League championship.
Princeton is the defending champion, winning the 2020 title.
IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Finals (6 p.m.) [ESPN+ Video]
1 200-yard medley relay (timed final)
2 800-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Prelims (11 a.m.) [ESPN+ Video]
3 500-yard freestyle
4 200-yard individual medley
5 50-yard freestyle
6 1-meter diving prelims (1:30pm)
6 1-meter diving consolation finals
Finals (6 p.m.) [ESPN+ Video]
3 500-yard freestyle
4 200-yard individual medley
5 50-yard freestyle
6 1-meter diving finals
7 200-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Prelims (11 a.m.) [ESPN+ Video]
9 400-yard individual medley
10 100-yard butterfly
11 200-yard freestyle
12 100-yard breaststroke
13 100-yard backstroke
20 3-meter diving prelims (1:30pm)
8 1000-yard freestyle (all but fastest heat (to begin at approx. 4:30pm)
Finals (6 p.m.) [ESPN+ Video]
8 1000-yard freestyle (fastest heat)
9 400-yard individual medley
10 100-yard butterfly
11 200-yard freestyle
12 100-yard breaststroke
13 100-yard backstroke
20 3-meter diving consolations finals
14 400-yard medley relay (timed final)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Prelims (11 a.m.) [ESPN+ Video]
16 200-yard backstroke
17 100-yard freestyle
18 200-yard breaststroke
19 200-yard butterfly
15 1650-yard freestyle (all but fastest heat) (to begin at approx. 4:00pm)
Finals (6 p.m.) [ESPN+ Video]
15 1650-yard freestyle (fastest heat)
16 200-yard backstroke
17 100-yard freestyle
18 200-yard breaststroke
19 200-yard butterfly
20 3-meter diving finals
21 400-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
