2025 Ivy League Women’s Championships: Day 4 Finals 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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SATURDAY EVENING HEAT SHEETS

DAY 4

It’s the final night of competition at the 2025 Ivy League Women’s Championships, and Princeton appears to have locked up their third-straight conference title. The Tigers have three top qualifiers in the pool — Sabrina Johnston in the 100 free, Dakota Tucker in the 200 breast and Heidi Smithwick in the 200 fly — who will all look to defend their 2024 titles. Additionally, a whopping four divers in the 3-meter final will be wearing orange tonight, led by Charlotte Martinkus.

Harvard is solidly in 2nd after three days of competition and are positioned to repeat their runner-up finish from last year. Molly Hamlin led the prelims field in the 200 back, but her teammate and defending champion Anya Mostek will surely be a threat from lane 7.

Penn will get a chance to flex their distance prowess, as they have three women swimming in the top heat of the mile to open the session. Anna Moehn is the top entrant.

Women’s 1650 Yard Freestyle – Timed Finals

• Ivy Meet record: 15:53.88, Anna Kalandadze, Penn, 2023
• Ivy League record: 15:47.86, Anna Kalandadze, Penn, 2024
• NCAA “A” standard: 15:52.41
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 16:14.82
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: 15:54.53, Anna Kalandadze, Penn

Results:

1. Alexandra Bastone, Harvard – 15:59.70
2. Anna Moehn, Penn – 16:05.92
3. Sydney Bergstrom, Penn – 16:07.96
4. Caroline Riggs, Yale – 16:26.44
5. Anna Boeckman, Penn – 16:30.07
6. Crystal Yuen, Brown – 16:36.77
7. Lindsay Orringer, Columbia – 16:41.29
8. Lilly Derivaux, Yale – 16:46.03

Alexandra Bastone (Harvard) clinched her third career Ivy title, adding the 1650 free to the golds she already collected in the 500 and 200 free earlier in the meet.

Brown’s Crystal Yuen sped to the 100, but Bastone quickly took control over the race. She was trailed by Penn teammates Anna Moehn and Sydney Bergstrom.

Moehn continued to hang about a body length behind, as she and Bastone held similar pace of 29-point splits through the middle of the race.

From the 1110 to 1400 yard, Bastone found another gear and started to drop 28-point 50s to pull ahead from Moehn. She finished in a new Harvard record, breaking 16 minutes for the first time in her career. That time is likely to earn Bastone an invite to NCAAs in March, a huge improvement from her performance last year where she finished 6th in this event.

Moehn (16:05.92) and Bergstrom (16:07.96) finished 2nd and 3rd, though Penn’s streak of winning this event that started in 2019 was snapped.

Lilly Derivaux’s time from the early heats stood for 8th overall (16:46.03), giving Yale two finishers in the top 8 with Caroline Riggs (16:26.44, 4th).

Women’s 200 Yard Backstroke – Finals

• Ivy Meet record: 1:52.56, Felicia Pasadyn, Harvard, 2020
• Ivy League record: 1:52.56, Felicia Pasadyn, Harvard, 2020
• NCAA “A” standard: 1:50.50
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 1:54.01
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: 1:54.43 Anya Mostek, Harvard

Results:

1. Molly Hamlin, Harvard – 1:53.73
2. Anya Mostek, Harvard – 1:53.94
3. Mabel Koff, Yale – 1:54.79
4. Isabell Korbly, Princeton – 1:55.34
5. Quinn Murphy, Yale – 1:56.28
6. Livia Venditti, Brown – 1:56.74
7. Alex Massey, Yale – 1:57.18
8. Kate Levensten, Penn – 1:57.34

Harvard secured a 1-2 finish in the 200 back with senior Molly Hamlin picking up her first individual Ivy League title.

Her teammate and defending champion Anya Mostek was out fast, turning in 55.23 at the 100. She continued to lead through the 150, but Hamlin kept pushing the distance on her underwaters to keep it close. The senior accelerated through the final 50, splitting a huge 28.58 to pull past Mostek.

The race for bronze played out similarly. Isabella Korbly (Princeton) led Mabel Koff (Yale) at the 150, but Koff out-split the senior on the final 50 to touch in 3rd.

It came down the final lunge in the B final of the 200 back. Jilly McNamara hit the wall first (1:56.59) over Grace Black (1:56.60) and Hojung Yoon (1:56.66).

Princeton’s Alexa Pappas won the C final (1:58.78).

Women’s 100 Yard Freestyle – Finals

• Ivy Meet record: 47.63, Lia Thomas, Penn, 2022
• Ivy League record: 47.32, Iszac Henig, Yale, 2022
• NCAA “A” standard: 47.10
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 48.34
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: 48.28, Sabrina Johnston, Princeton

Results:

1. Kayla Fu, Penn – 48.61
2. Sabrina Johnston, Princeton – 48.64
3. Emily Macdonald, Columbia – 48.85
4. Veronique Rossouw, Princeton – 49.39
5. Ela Noble, Princeton – 49.49
6. Kelly Dolce, Brown – 49.53
7. Jenna Walter, Princeton – 49.92
8. Blythe Wieclawek, Harvard – 50.80

Penn first-year Kayla Fu had a redemptive swim in the 100 free, upsetting defending champion Sabrina Johnston for her first Ivy League title.

After missing out on the A-final in the 100 fly where she was the top seed, Fu bounced back in a big way. The 100 free looked like it was going to be a dead heat, as Fu, Johnston, and Ela Noble all turned within 0.12 seconds of each other.

Noble started to fall off the pace, but Johnston and Fu continued to go stroke-for-stroke down the stretch. Columbia senior Emily Macdonald also made a move as the three athletes charged to the wall.

Fu ended up touching just 0.03 seconds ahead of Johnston, who was 0.21 seconds ahead of Macdonald. Macdonald’s time was a new Columbia record.

Remarkably, Fu’s win was the first by an athlete not from Princeton or Harvard at this meet.

Brown’s Lillian Klinginsmith won the B final (49.88). Dartmouth sophomore Samantha Li won the C final (50.41).

Women’s 200 Yard Breaststroke – Finals

• Ivy Meet record: 2:08.47, Jaycee Yegher, Harvard, 2020
• Ivy League record: 2:08.00, Katie Meile, Columbia, 2013
• NCAA “A” standard: 2:05.73
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 2:09.55
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: 2:09.88, Dakota Tucker, Princeton

Results:

1. Dakota Tucker, Princeton – 2:11.53
2. Gabi Augustyn, Harvard – 2:12.45
3. Eliza Brown, Princeton – 2:12.79
4. Aleksandra Denisenko, Harvard – 2:12.87
5. Stephanie Iannaccone, Harvard – 2:14.51
6. Amie Barrow, Brown – 2:15.10
7. Isabella Pytel, Penn – 2:15.51
8. Jessey Li, Yale – 2:15.82

The first successful title defense of the night happened in the 200 breast courtesy of Princeton sophomore Dakota Tucker.

It was Tucker’s teammate Eliza Brown who grabbed an early lead, opening her race in 1:03.39. Tucker was just six-tenths behind, followed by Harvard first-year Gabi Augustyn.

Brown led through the 150, but Tucker kept her cool. She split a very even 33.80/33.74 in her closing 100, eventually stopping the clock in 2:11.53.

Augustyn showed a great improvement from her morning swim, also hanging strong with a 34.21/34.22 to close her race (2:12.45). Brown touched 3rd (2:12.79), just ahead of Harvard senior Aleksandra Denisenko (2:12.87).

Ashley Lu (Columbia) won the B final, dropping over two seconds from her morning swim (2:14.07). First-year Abby Druhan (Penn) won the C final with a similar drop (2:15.79).

Women’s 200 Yard Butterfly – Finals

• Ivy Meet record: 1:54.60, Alex Forrester, Yale, 2013
• Ivy League record: 1:54.49, Alex Forrester, Yale, 2013
• NCAA “A” standard: 1:52.47
• 2024 NCAA Invite time: 1:55.88
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: 1:54.62, Heidi Smithwick, Princeton

Results:

1. Eleanor Sun, Princeton – 1:54.64
2. Heidi Smithwick, Princeton – 1:55.01
3. Sydney Lu, Harvard – 1:57.64
4. Zehra Bilgin, Brown – 1:58.37
5. Alex Massey, Yale – 1:59.17
6. Junseo Kim, Yale – 1:59.86
7. Lilly Derivaux, Yale – 2:00.01
8. Joy Jiang, Penn – 2:00.43

Heidi Smithwick was denied a title defense by teammate Eleanor Sun in the 200 fly, who won her third event at these championships. The Princeton sophomore duo finished 1-2 to close out the individual swimming events.

Smithwick paced the field through the 100, followed closely by Sydney Lu (Harvard). Sun was never too far behind, as she turned just one-hundredth behind Lu at the 150.

While Smithwick and Lu ascended their final 100s, Sun descended (29.80/28.98) to get her hands to the wall first (1:54.64).

Alex Massey completed the dirty double in the 200 back and 200 fly. She finished 5th in her second individual event of the night (1:59.17).

Yale first-year Eunice Lee won the B final, getting under 2:00 for the first time. Allison Martin (Columbia) won the C final (1:59.85).

Women’s 3-meter Diving – Finals

• 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

Results:

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

Charlotte Martinkus has swept the dive events at these championships. She won by just 0.2 points over Harvard’s Elizabeth Miclau. Ennika Carlson rounded out the podium.

Women’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Timed Finals

• Ivy Meet record: 3:14.48, Harvard (Pasadyn, Quist, Shelton, Dahike), 2020
• Ivy League record: 3:14.48, Harvard (Pasadyn, Quist, Shelton, Dahike), 2020
• NCAA “A” standard: 3:30.89
• 2024 Ivy League Champion: 3:15.62, Princeton (Johnston, Noble, Marquardt, Smithwick)

Results:

1. Princeton – 3:14.84
2. Brown – 3:17.16
3. Harvard – 3:19.20
4. Columbia – 3:20.09
5. Yale – 3:21.52
6. Dartmouth – 3:22.70
7. Penn – 3:22.82
8. Cornell – 3:24.41

Princeton capped off a stellar meet with a new pool and team record in the 400 free relay. That locks in a third-straight title for the Tigers.

Sabrina Johnston led off, clocking 48.70 which was right on her time in the individual event. She handed things off to Ela Noble (48.38), followed by Veronique Rossouw (49.13). 200 fly champion Eleanor Sun brought them home over two seconds ahead of the rest of the field (48.63).

It n ever looked like another team would challenge the Tigers. Brown’s team of Crystal Yuen (49.51), Kelly Dolce (49.30), Zehra Bilgin (49.62, and Lillian Klinginsmith (48.73) took 2nd.

Harvard rounded out the top three with the quartet of Anya Mostek (49.33), Blythe Wieclawek (50.01), Mandy Brenner (49.63), and Molly Hamlin (50.23).

Final Team Scores:

1. Princeton – 1479.0
2. Harvard – 1287.5
3. Yale – 1090.5
4. Brown – 998.5
5. Penn – 990.5
6. Columbia – 622.0
7. Dartmouth – 526.0
8. Cornell – 404.0