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

DAY 4

It’s the final day of the 2025 Ivy League Championships. This morning’s prelims session features all three stroke 200s and the 100 freestyle. Princeton ended day 3 with 90.5 points over Harvard, and the window is narrowing for the Crimson to close the gap. The Tigers are helped by their three top seeds this morning: Sabrina Johnston in the 100 free, Dakota Tucker in the 200 breast, and Heidi Smithwick in the 200 fly.

Yale’s Mabel Koff is the top seed in the 200 back. The Bulldogs are in a tight race with Brown for 3rd as they are currently separated by just eight points.

Women’s 200 Yard Backstroke – Prelims

• 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

Finals Qualifiers:

1. Molly Hamlin, Harvard – 1:54.84
2. Mabel Koff, Yale – 1:54.93
3. Alex Massey, Yale – 1:55.20
4. Isabella Korbly, Princeton – 1:55.83
5. Quinn Murphy, Yale – 1:56.15
6. Anya Mostek, Harvard – 1:56.26
7. Kate Levensten, Penn – 1:56.37
8. Livia Venditti, Brown – 1:56.52
9. Grace Black, Princeton – 1:56.71
10. Jenna Reznicek, Brown – 1:56.85
11. Jilly MacNamara, Columbia – 1:56.91
12. Devyn Sargent, Yale – 1:57.13
13. Hojung Yoon, Cornell – 1:57.70
14. Katya Eruslanova, Penn – 1:58.18
15. Nadia Thomas, Brown – 1:58.39
16. Meg Wheeler, Princeton – 1:59.66
17. Rosalee Springer, Cornell – 1:59.75
18. Alexa Pappas, Princeton – 1:59.88
19. Riley Pujadas, Columbia – 1:59.96
20. Giulia Jana Viacava, Harvard – 2:00.32
21. Ekin Okudur, Dartmouth – 2:01.89
22. Katherine Ferreira, Cornell – 2:01.98
23. Lorelai Page, Columbia – 2:02.42
24. Lucy Benoit, Dartmouth – 2:02.89

In the only non-circle seeded heat of the morning, Dartmouth’s Ekin Okudur hit a huge personal best to top the three-athlete field. Okudur clocked 2:01.89 to knock over three seconds off her best from a tri-meet last November.

Yale’s Quinn Murphy shot out to an early lead in the first circle seeded heat (56.17), but couldn’t quite carry her speed through the second half. That allowed Isabella Korbly (Princeton) to descend her final 100 (29.47/29.30) and pull past Murphy for the win (1:55.83). Murphy lowered her seed time by about half a second (1:56.15).

It looked like Kate Levensten (Penn) had the penultimate heat locked up, but like we saw in heat 2, Anya Mostek showed strong closing speed to just eke past her, 1:56.26 to 1:56.37. Mostek is the defending champion in the event and broke the 100 back league record last night, so it stands to reason she has more to give in the final.

In the final heat, Molly Hamlin (Harvard), Mabel Koff (Yale), and Alex Massey (Yale) all lunged for the finish at the same time. Hamlin stopped the clock first, establishing the top time of the morning (1:54.84). Koff and Massey will swim in lanes 3 and 5 tonight.

Women’s 100 Yard Freestyle – Prelims

• 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

1. Sabrina Johnston, Princeton – 48.40
2. Kayla Fu, Penn – 48.84
3. Emily Macdonald, Columbia – 49.13
4. Ela Noble, Princeton – 49.24
5. Kelly Dolce, Brown – 49.59
6. Veronique Rossouw, Princeton – 49.73
7. Jenna Walters, Princeton – 49.94
8. Blythe Wieclawek, Harvard – 49.99
9. Mandy Brennar, Harvard – 50.06
10. Lillian Klinginsmith, Brown – 50.20
11. Anna Pordugiel, Brown – 50.33
12. Sally Ma, Columbia – 50.45
13. Edie Simecek, Princeton – 50.46
14. Natalie Farquhar, Prineton – 50.61
15. Caroline McCurdy, Yale – 50.71
16. Sara Plunkett, Yale – 50.73
17. Audrey Chung, Brown – 50.76
18. Maddie Blackwell, Dartmouth – 50.89
19. Samantha Li, Dartmouth – 50.92
20. Amy Qin, Penn – 50.99
21. Ele Donegan, Yale – 51.07
22. Kate Li, Cornell – 51.13
23. Hutton Saunders, Columbia – 51.23
24. Lily Neumann, Yale – 51.25

Hutton Saunders (Columbia) dominated heat 1, slashing about seven tenths from her entry time (51.23). Sara Plunkett (Yale, 50.73) won a tight race with Maddie Blackwell (Dartmouth, 50.89) in heat 2.

In the first circle seeded heat, Ela Noble threw down the first sub-50 effort of the morning. The junior from Princeton split 23.15/26.09 to dominate her heat (49.24).

Kayla Fu (Penn) was on the warpath this morning. After missing out on the A-final in the 100 fly yesterday where she was seeded #1, she stormed to 48.84 to take over the top time of the morning.

Top seed Sabrina Johnston (Princeton) raised the bar once more in the final heat. The defending champion had the fastest opening and closing splits of the morning, shaving 0.01-seconds from her entry time.

Looking ahead to the team race, Princeton put four athletes into the top heat, and two more into the B. Barring catastrophe, it looks like no one is catching the Tigers in the overall standings.

Women’s 200 Yard Breaststroke – Prelims

• 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

1. Dakota Tucker, Princeton – 2:12.98
2. Gabi Augustyn, Harvard – 2:13.18
3. Aleksandra Denisenko, Harvard – 2:13.20
4. Eliza Brown, Princeton – 2:13.78
5. Jessey Li, Yale – 2:15.05
6. Amie Barrow, Brown – 2:15.25
7. Isabella Pytel, Penn – 2:15.36
8. Stephanie Iannaccone, Harvard – 2:15.46
9. Catherine Yu, Brown – 2:15.86
10. Ashley Hu, Columbia/Natalia Diaz, Columbia/Meredith Holcomb, Penn– 2:16.22 (TIE)
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13. Ellie Brault, Brown – 2:16.50
14. Katherine Jia, Dartmouth – 2:16.91
15. Ashley Hong, Columbia – 2:17.41
16. Kaitlyn Holmes, Brown – 2:17.58
17. Abby Druhan, Penn – 2:17.68
18. Emilia Barck, Brown – 2:18.02
19. Delilah Skaistis, Yale – 2:18.40
20. Kate Handley, Penn – 2:18.47
21. Amanda Petersen, Cornell – 2:20.99
22. Audrey Holden, Cornell – 2:21.63
23. Carly Joerin, Dartmouth – 2:21.83
24. Julia Unas, Columbia – 2:21.98

The first heat went to Dartmouth’s Carly Joerin, who cut about half a second from her entry time (2:21.83).

Harvard first-year Gabi Augustyn had a strong swim to take the first circle seeded heat. She was out quick (1:03.48), which held as the fastest opening speed of the field through the rest of the heats. Despite ascending her back-half, she still finished just off her best time from last April (2:13.18).

Augustyn’s senior teammate Aleksandra Denisenko, last night’s 100 breast champion, won the second heat in a row for the Crimson. Her final time was just two-hundredths back of Augustyn’s (2:13.20).

In the final heat, Princeton teammates Dakota Tucker and Eliza Brown went stroke-for-stroke as they separated themselves from the rest of the field. Tucker, the defending champion, led by just one-tenth at the 150, but she closed hard to take over the top time of the morning (2:12.98) while Brown put up the 4th-fastest time (2:13.78).

Women’s 200 Yard Butterfly – Prelims

• 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

1. Heidi Smithwick, Princeton – 1:56.40
2. Eleanor Sun, Princeton – 1:57.02
3. Lilly Derivaux, Yale – 1:57.80
4. Alex Massey, Yale – 1:58.35
5. Zehra Bilgin, Brown – 1:59.04
6. Sydney Lu, Harvard – 1:59.23
7. Joy Jiang, Penn – 1:59.36
8. Junseo Kim, Yale – 1:59.56
9. Margaret Hu, Penn – 2:00.73
10. Lizzy Washburn, Brown – 2:00.75
11. Eunice Lee, Yale – 2:00.88
12. Kiley Wilhelm, Harvard – 2:01.04
13. Ruitong Zhang, Penn – 2:01.33
14. Sumner Chmielewski, Brown – 2:01.52
15. Emily Appleton, Princeton – 2:01.76
16. Jamie Legh, Dartmouth – 2:02.15
17. Allison Martin, Columbia – 2:02.22
18. Katie Yee, Cornell – 2:02.42
19. Erica Maltsev, Penn – 2:02.85
20. Annabelle Kung, Columbia – 2:03.58
21. Claire Michalik, Yale – 2:03.98
22. Lindsey Drumm, Dartmouth – 2:04.39
23. Kaylee McDonald, Harvard – 2:04.60
24. Kenzie Padilla, Harvard – 2:04.99

Erica Maltsev got things rolling in the last event of the morning. The Penn first-year was entered without a time and outside-smoked the field from lane 1 to take the first heat win (2:02.85).

100 fly champion Sydney Lu (Harvard) and Yale’s Alex Massey were both out in 56-point in the second heat. Both ascended their final 100, but Massey held onto her pace to take the heat win (1:58.35). Both athletes turned in sub-2:00 times.

Eleanor Sun (Princeton), who has already swept the IM events at these championships, swam a dominant race to take the second circle seeded heat (1:57.02). Penn senior Joy Jiang was her closest competitor, over two seconds back (1:59.36).

In the final heat, Yale’s Lilly Derivaux sped to an early lead at the 100 (55.59). It looked like she was on pace for a big swim as she turned in 29.90 at the 50, but the piano caught up to her coming home. That was enough for defending champion Heidi Smithwick (Princeton) to cruise by her down the stretch, despite turning exactly 0.5-seconds behind at the 150. Smithwick will be the top seed tonight and looks in position to defend her title with the only sub-1:57 outing of the morning.