End of DAY ONE

The women's swimming and diving team end the night in first, leading 457-427 through event #5. Katie had a great performance, coming in second place despite an injury that had taken her out earlier this season. Princeton set a new school record  in the 4o0 medley relay  with impressive swims from freshman Meredith Monroe, Aemisegger, DiFazio, and Shiflett. 

Point Totals Through Event #5 

Princeton 457

Harvard 427 

Columbia 225

Yale 212

Penn 183.5

Brown 144

Dartmouth 132

Cornell 80

Come out tomorrow at 11 AM to see prelims, or tomorrow night at 6PM to watch the Tigers defend their title for the third year in a row, and 18th overall. 

Have a good night

-BL

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50 Free to One Meter Diving

Junior Justina DiFazio went from eighth to third this evening as she had an explosive start off the blocks. She was the top finisher for the Tigers in the 50 free. 

We're now in the 1-meter diving portion of the meet, with junior Katie Giarra defending her title from last  year. Also in the top eight for Princeton are seniors Charlotte Jones, Gayle Rudofsky and junior Peggy Kearns. 

It'll be a tough contest for the Orange and Black....Harvard senior Samantha Papadakis had a great prelim session, scoring 288.65....30 pts above any of the other divers. 

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1-2 in the 200 IM

Ivy League Defending Champion Courtney Kilkuts takes the win again, finishing 1:59.7. But right behind her was teammate Lisa Hamming. Hamming finished in 2:00.76, four-tenths off of an A cut. Hamming posted a personal best in the morning, but outdid herself again this evening, shaving a second of her earlier pb, and creating the momentum necessary throughout the race. 

The Princeton Parents have been the loudest bunch in the pool so far. A great foreshadowing of the days to come. 

-BL

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Brett Shiflett A CUT!

     4:44.34.  Brett Shiflett 

 That makes number 3 for the Princeton women's team. Alicia set a new pool record in the 500. Only two events in, and already the records are going down and history is being made. 

-BL

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...500...

With 200 yards in, Alicia split a 1:51.21. She has senior teammate Brett Shiflett right behind her enjoying the draft. 

But the gap is separating...

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500 Free FINAL

Princeton is stacked in the A final, with 5 Tigers walking out among the field of the top 8 in the Ivy league. 

Alicia posted an amazing time this morning, and looks to break her old record. 

Lets see what happens. 

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FINALS-DAY 1

The pool is ALIVE.

 Harvard out-touched the Tigers in the 200 free relay after a neck to neck race from beginning to start. 

200 Free is up. 

BL

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Trautner with a Personal Best

Freshman Emily Trautner had a solid swim, finishing with a personal best time of 23.64 seconds in the 50 free. The field is pretty tight for the 50 free-ers and everyone seems to have a close shot. 

The divers will be starting this afternoon at 1:30, so come and support them if you can. They always love a rowdy crowd. 

Day 1 of finals start tonight, 6:00 PM sharp. 

Lots of records, plenty of tight match-ups. A preview of tonight's match-ups will be coming later this afternoon. 

-BL

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Hamming With a Personal Best

Senior co-captain Lisa Hamming had an awesome swim, posting her personal best 200 I.M time of 2:01.65. She will go into finals with the fastest time of the morning, followed by Harvard's Kate Mills, and Princeton's Courtney Kilkuts. All three were within .6 seconds of each other. 

-BL

...50 yard Free is next. 

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Midway through the 500s....

Harvard went a quick time in the 200 free relay, posting a solid 'B' cut. 

The 500's had some impressive showings. Senior Brett Shiflett had an impressive time of 4:49, four seconds off an 'A' cut. Senior Ellen Gray was right behind her, with a 4:51. 

100 yards into the last heat of the 500s, its Princeton 1-2-3, with sophomore Alicia Aemisegger in the lead. 

200 I.M. coming up. 

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The CHANTS are Crazy

It's only once a year that you get eight different chants at once. The Tigers came out as usual, with the cowbell banging and the whole team clapping. 200 Free relay is up. Should be pretty close across the field, but Princeton and Harvard seem like the match-up to watch. 

-BL

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Day 1- Prelims- 2008 Women's Ivy League Championships

With 30 minutes to go before the first heat, everything at the pool seems pretty tense. There's a pretty good showing, lots of Harvard and Princeton fans...so far. 

I'll try to keep everyone posted on the big matchups, any upsets and opinions on and off the deck. 

More to come soon. 

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