2025 Ivy League Women’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

2025 Ivy League Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, February 19–Saturday, February 22
• Prelims 11AM; Finals 6PM
• Location: DeNunzio Pool, Princeton, NJ
• Defending Champions: Princeton women (2x)
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• Live Video: ESPN+
• Live Recaps: Day 1 Finals ׀ Day 2 Finals
• Official Results (PDF): Day 1 Finals ׀ Day 2 Finals

FRIDAY MORNING HEAT SHEETS

DAY 3

Harvard moved from 7th place on Day 1 (after a relay DQ) to 2nd place on Day 2 with 480 points. They begin Day 3 with the top seeds in the 200 free (Alexandra Bastone, 1:46.23) and 100 back (Anya Mostek, 53.29). Princeton, ahead in the team race with 546.5 points, has the top 2 seeds in the 400 IM (Eleanor Sun, 4:08.37, and Dakota Tucker, 4:09.68). 3rd-place Yale (356 points) boasts the #1 seed in the 100 breast (Jessey Li, 1:00.21), and 4th-place Penn (324 points) leads in the 100 fly with Kayla Fu (52.54).

Women’s 100 Yard Butterfly – Prelims

• Ivy Meet record: 51.57, Alexandra Forrester, Yale, 2013
• Ivy League record: 51.57, Alexandra Forrester, Yale, 2013
• NCAA “A” standard: 50.52
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 51.88
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Lillian Klinginsmith, Brown – 52.53

Finals Qualifiers:

1. Alex Massey, Yale – 52.88
2. Sydney Lu, Harvard / Mandy Brenner, Harvard – 53.00
3. –
4. Heidi Smithwick, Princeton – 53.12
5. Lillian Klinginsmith, Brown – 53.17
6. Zehra Bilgin, Brown – 53.28
7. Veronique Rossouw, Princeton – 53.39
8. Lilly Derivaux, Yale – 53.49
9. Kayla Fu, Penn – 53.62
10. Margaret Hu, Penn – 53.93
11. Edie Simecek, Princeton – 54.02
12. Alexa Pappas, Princeton – 54.05
13. Kate Levensten, Penn – 54.21
14. Lizzy Washburn, Brown – 54.38
15. Joy Jiang, Penn – 54.48
16. Jamie Legh, Dartmouth – 54.60
17. Kiley Wilhelp, Harvard – 54.67
18. Ele Donegan, Yale – 54.89
19. Claire Michalik, Yale – 54.97
20. Lane Murray, Dartmouth – 55.02
21. Lindsey Drumm, Dartmouth – 55.14
22. Annabelle Kung, Columbia – 55.35
23. Anthea Wong, Columbia – 55.48
24. Margaret Hayes, Princeton – 55.69

Cornell’s Ariel Lin kicked off Day 3 with a heat 1 win in the 100 fly going 56.44. Dartmouth’s Lindsey Drumm followed with 55.14 in heat 2, just touching out Columbia’s Anthea Wong (55.48).

Sydney Lu of Harvard went 53.00 to win heat 3 by half a body length. Penn’s Margaret Hu (53.93) had a quick back half and out-touched Princeton’s Edie Simecek (54.02) for third.

Harvard’s Mandy Brenner tied teammate Lu’s time in the following heat, touching first in 53.00. Brown went 2-3 with Lillian Klinginsmith (53.17) and Zehra Bilgin (53.28).

The final heat went to Alex Massey of Yale in 52.88. Princeton’s Heidi Smithwick had the fastest back half and moved from third to second place at the finish, going 53.12. Penn’s Kayla Fu was third (53.62).

Women’s 400 Yard Individual Medley – Prelims

• Ivy Meet record: 4:06.15, Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton, 2009
• Ivy League record: 4:02.47, Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton, 2009
• NCAA “A” standard: 4:03.62
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 4:10.74
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Dakota Tucker, Princeton – 4:07.32

Finals Qualifiers:

1. Dakota Tucker, Princeton – 4:08.74
2. Eleanor Sun, Princeton – 4:10.86
3. Katya Eruslanova, Penn – 4:14.09
4. Meg Wheeler, Princeton – 4:15.54
5. Eunice Lee, Yale – 4:15.93
6. Stephanie Iannaccone, Harvard – 4:16.50
7. Summer Chmielewski, Brown – 4:17.03
8. Payton Foster, Harvard – 4:17.33
9. Emilia Barck, Brown – 4:17.89
10. Erica Maltsev, Penn – 4:18.40
11. Caroline Riggs, Yale – 4:18.86
12. Junseo Kim, Yale – 4:18.87
13. Emily Appleton, Princeton – 4:19.23
14. Hojung Yoon, Cornell / Allison Martin, Columbia – 4:20.17
15. –
16. Meredith Holcomb, Penn – 4:20.98
17. Sydney Bergstrom, Penn – 4:21.75
18. Anna Boeckman, Penn – 4:23.51
19. Katherine Ferreira, Cornell – 4:25.51
20. Sydnie Rawie, Dartmouth – 4:25.79
21. Katie Yee, Cornell – 4:29.89
22. Allie Danko, Cornell – 4:30.34
23. Carly Joerin, Dartmouth – 4:33.90

Penn’s Katya Eruslanova won the first heat of 400 IMs with 4:14.09, beating Harvard’s Stephanie Iannaccone by 2.41 seconds. Allison Martin of Columbia and Hojung Yoon from Cornell came to the wall together, tying for 3rd place in 4:20.18.

It was a wire-to-wire victory for defending champion Dakota Tucker of Princeton in heat 2. She was out in 57.00 on the fly leg, almost 1.2 seconds ahead of Brown’s Summer Chmielewski and Harvard’s Payton Foster. The trio turned in the same order at the 200, with Tucker extending her lead to 3.3 seconds over Chmielewski. Tucker led by 6.7 seconds after the breaststroke, while Chmielewski had extended her lead over Foster to 1.3 seconds. At the final wall, Tucker stopped the clock at 4:08.74, 8.3 seconds in front of Chmielewski and Foster, whose final 50 of 28.80 was the fastest in the field. Tucker split 57.0/1:02.5/1:11.0/58.6, just 1.4 seconds off her winning time from 2024.

Top-seeded Eleanor Sun of Princeton cruised to a 4:10.86 win in the final heat, with splits of 56.9/1:03.2/1:11.8/58.8. She came in with a seed time of 4:08.37. Like Tucker, Sun was virtually alone for the entire race. Teammate Meg Wheeler was 1.8 seconds back in 2nd place after the butterfly, just a tenth of a second ahead of Yale’s Junseo Kim and Penn’s Erica Maltsev. After the backstroke, Sun led Wheeler by 3 seconds and Maltsev pulled 1.1 seconds ahead of Kim. Sun extended her lead to 5 seconds on the breaststroke, while Wheeler fell to 3rd behind Yale’s Eunice Lee. Wheeler split 30.1/28.3 on the freestyle to overtake Lee and place 2nd behind Sun with 4:15.54. Lee touched in 4:15.93, while 4th and 5th went to Maltsev (4:18.40) and Kim (4:18.87).

Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle – Prelims

• Ivy Meet record: 1:43.12, Lia Thomas, Penn, 2022
• Ivy League record: 1:41.93, Lia Thomas, Penn, 2021
• NCAA “A” standard: 1:42.60
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 1:44.80
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Morgan Lukinac, Brown – 1:45.49

Finals Qualifiers:

1. Alexandra Bastone, Harvard – 1:46.80
2. Molly Hamlin, Harvard – 1:47.16
3. Jenna Walters, Princeton – 1:47.41
4. Natalie Farquhar, Princeton – 1:47.81
5. Anna Moehn, Penn / Zehra Bilgin, Brown – 1:47.93
6. –
7. Crystal Yuen, Brown – 1:47.99
8. Emily Macdonald, Columbia – 1:48.12
9. Kelly Dolce, Brown – 1:48.18
10. Anna Podurgiel, Brown – 1:48.19
11. Mabel Koff, Yale – 1:48.63
12. Kaylee McDonald, Harvard – 1:49.09
13. Jungmin Yoon, Cornell – 1:49.41
14. Hutton Saunders, Columbia – 1:49.79
15. Giulia Jana Viacava, Harvard – 1:49.93
16. Caroline McCurdy, Yale – 1:50.00
17. Jenna Jacobs, Penn – 1:50.05
18. Maddie Blackwell, Dartmouth – 1:50.99
19. Dana Li, Brown – 1:51.14
20. Sally Ma, Columbia – 1:51.15
21. Erin Dehollander, Cornell – 1:51.32
22. Izzy Mundee, Dartmouth – 1:51.45
23. Kenzie Padilla, Harvard – 1:51.56
24. Ella Martinez, Cornell – 1:51.78

Dartmouth’s Addy Domian opened the 200 free heats with a come-from-behind victory over Princeton’s Ela Noble, 1:52.51 to 1:52.75. Sally Ma of Columbia led from start to finish in heat 2, touching in 1:51.15. Dartmouth’s Izzy Mundee, who came home in a blazing final 50 of 28.11, moved from 5th at the 100 to 2nd at the finish (1:51.45).

Brown went 1-2 in the first circle-seeded heat, with Zehra Bilgin (1:47.93) touching out teammate Crystal Yuen (1:47.99) for the win. Columbia’s Emily Macdonald, who led at the halfway, came in 3rd with 1:48.12.

Princeton’s Jenna Walters moved from 3rd at the 100 to 1st at the finish in heat 4, clocking in at 1:47.41 ahead of Penn’s Anna Moehn (1:47.93) and Brown’s Anna Podurgiel (1:48.19).

Top-seeded Alexandra Bastone of Harvard held the lead from the outset in the final heat, splitting 51.2/55.6 to win in 1:46.80. Teammate Molly Hamlin placed 2nd in the heat with 1:47.16, overtaking Princeton’s Natalie Farquhar and Brown’s Kelly Dolce on the final 50 with 27.1. Farquhar edged Dolce for 3rd, 1:47.81 to 1:48.18.

Women’s 100 Yard Breaststroke – Prelims

• Ivy Meet record: 58.44, Katie Meili, Columbia, 2013
• Ivy League record: 58.44, Katie Meili, Columbia, 2013
• NCAA “A” standard: 58.01
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 59.75
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Margaux McDonald, Princeton – 1:00.20

Finals Qualifiers:

1. Aleksandra Denisenko, Harvard – 1:00.77
2. Jessey Li, Yale – 1:01.41
3. Ashley Hu, Columbia – 1:01.54
4. Gabi Augustyn, Harvard – 1:01.73
5. Eliza Brown, Princeton – 1:01.82
6. Kate Handley, Penn – 1:02.00
7. Ellie Brault, Brown – 1:02.18
8. Devyn Sargent, Yale – 1:02.26
9. Isabella Pytel, Penn – 1:02.38
10. Katherine Jia, Dartmouth – 1:02.51
11. Natalia Diaz, Columbia – 1:02.58
12. Ashley Hong, Columbia – 1:02.68
13. Audrey Holden, Cornell – 1:03.02
14. Amie Barrow, Brown – 1:03.21
15. Delilah Skaistis, Yale – 1:03.56
16. Catherine Yu, Brown – 1:03.62
17. Kaitlyn Holmes, Brown – 1:03.66
18. Keara McGowan, Penn – 1:04.40
19. Quinn Rinkus, Cornell – 1:04.83
20. Anthea Wong, Columbia – 1:05.21
21. Amanda Peeterson, Cornell – 1:05.41
22. Julia Unas, Columbia – 1:05.85
23. Lily Neumann, Yale – 1:06.93

Columbia’s Julia Unas won heat 1 of the 100 breast with 1:05.85. Her teammate Ashley Hu went 1:01.54 to take heat 2. Brown’s Ellie Brault went 1:02.18 for 2nd place, ahead of Cornell’s Audrey Holden (1:03.02).

Harvard placed 1-2 in heat 3, with Aleksandra Denisenko beating Gabi Augustyn, 1:00.77 to 1:01.73. Kate Handley of Penn went 1:02.00 for 3rd.

Top-seeded Jessey Li, who was runner-up a year ago, claimed the final heat in 1:01.41. Princeton’s Eliza Brown came home in 32.6 to move up to 2nd place at the finish, touching in 1:01.82 ahead of Yale’s Devyn Sargent (1:02.26) and Penn’s Isabella Pytel (1:02.38).

Women’s 100 Yard Backstroke – Prelims

• Ivy Meet record: 52.14, Bella Hindley, Yale, 2019
• Ivy League record: 52.14, Bella Hindley, Yale, 2019
• NCAA “A” standard: 50.66
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 52.28
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Anya Mostek, Harvard – 52.15

Finals Qualifiers:

1. Anya Mostek, Harvard – 52.39
2. Sabrina Johnston, Princeton – 52.63
3. Quinn Murphy, Yale – 52.90
4. Jenna Reznicek, Brown – 53.27
5. Isabella Korbly, Princeton – 53.38
6. Alexa Pappas, Princeton – 53.44
7. Edie Simecek, Princeton – 53.70
8. Molly Hamlin, Harvard – 53.81
9. Kate Levensten, Penn – 54.10
10. Devyn Sargent, Yale / Amy Qin, Yale – 54.53
11. –
12. Jamie Legh, Dartmouth – 54.72
13. Rosalee Springer, Cornell – 54.76
14. Livia Venditti, Brown – 54.83
15. Blythe Wieclawek, Harvard – 54.84
16. Sara Plunkett, Yale – 54.85
17. Jilly MacNaara, Columbia – 54.92
18. Maria Uranga, Dartmouth – 55.23
19. Nadia Thomas, Brown – 55.36
20. Grace Black – 55.69
21. Mingna Xu, Cornell / Riley Pujadas, Columbia – 55.89
22. –
23. Joy Jiang, Penn – 56.24
24. Lucy Benoit, Dartmouth – 56.67

Dartmouth’s Lucy Benoit won the opening heat of 100 backstroke in 56.67, just touching out Princeton’s Margaret Hayes (56.85).

Defending champion Anya Mostek of Harvard claimed the first circle-seeded heat in 52.39. Yale’s Quinn Murphy was 2nd in 52.90, beating Kate Levensten of Penn by a body length.

Princeton’s Sabrina Johnston and Isabella Korbly swept the top 2 spots in heat 3, putting up times of 52.63 and 53.38, respectively. 3rd place went to Harvard’s Molly Hamlin in 53.81, while Devyn Sargent (54.53) of Yale beat Columbia’s Jilly MacNamara by half a second for 4th.

Brown’s Jenna Reznicek came from 2nd at the 50 to 1st at the finish, beating Princeton’s Alexa Pappas by .3 on the back half to win 53.27 to 53.44. Edie Simecek of Princeton was 3rd with 53.70.

Women’s 3-meter Diving – Prelims

• Ivy Meet record: 360.55, Caitlin Chambers, Princeton, 2015
• Ivy League record: 360.55, Caitlin Chambers, Princeton, 2015
• NCAA Zones: 320.00
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: Nina Janmyr, Harvard – 291.65

Finals Qualifiers:

1. Charlotte MARTINKUS, Princeton – 308.50
2. Elizabeth MICLAU, Harvard – 308.30
3. Ennika CARLSON, Harvard – 291.85
4. Maggie SQUIRE, Princeton – 288.00
5. Francesca NOVIELLO, Princeton – 284.05
6. Margaret LAMBDIN, Dartmouth – 279.40
7. Amy WOTOVICH, Harvard – 279.10
8. Madelyn SELTZER, Princeton – 277.65
9. Gloria LAI, Yale – 274.60
10. Samantha HOLTZ, Harvard – 269.90
11. Hayden HENDERSON, Yale – 269.40
12. Charlotte NORMAN, Princeton – 268.45
13. Remi EDVALSON, Harvard – 264.05
14. Elena YEH, Brown – 258.25
15. Mariana HUANG, Yale – 254.70
16. Sadie HOWARD, Penn – 253.85
17. Laurel JIN, Yale – 251.40
18. Alyssa PALACIOS, Dartmouth – 247.70
19. Morgan OGATA, Cornell – 247.60
20. Klara JOHNSSON STJERNSTROEM, Dartmouth – 247.15
21. Grace WU, Yale – 247.05
22. Lily HORENKAMP, Yale – 243.80
23. Tabitha CHEN-FISKE, Harvard – 243.10
24. Nina JANMYR, Harvard – 232.80