NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's swimming and diving team heads to Harvard this week for the Ivy League Championship. A pair of relays kick off the event on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. On Thursday through Saturday, the prelims are at 11 a.m. followed by the finals at 6 p.m. All sessions of the championship will be streamed on ESPN+
Yale has been off since competing in the HYP meet at the beginning of the month where several Bulldogs had strong performances.
Charlie Egeland captured both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, including setting a new school record (1:55.38) in the 200 breaststroke.
Deniel Nankov finished second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.85 and was fourth in the 100 freestyle (43.47).
In the 1-meter diving event,
Jean Paul Ditto finished fourth with a score of 312.50. At last year's championship Ditto placed second off the 3-meter board.
In the 500 freestyle at HYPs,
Konstantinos Zachariadis was third with a time of 4:24.13.
The Bulldogs placed third at last year's championship. Harvard is the defending champion.
Championship Schedule
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Finals (6 p.m.)
1 200-yard medley relay (timed final)
2 800-yard freestyle relay (timed final)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29
Prelims (11 a.m.)
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 (to begin 15 minutes after conclusion of prelims)
Finals (6 p.m.)
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, MARCH 1
Prelims (11 a.m.)
9 100-yard butterfly
10 400-yard individual medley
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.)
8 1000-yard freestyle (fastest heat)
9 100-yard butterfly
10 400-yard individual medley
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, MARCH 2
Prelims (11 a.m.)
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. 4:10 pm)
Finals (6 p.m.)
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)
