2025 Ivy League Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, February 26–Saturday, March 1
- Location: Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center, Providence, RI
- Defending Champions: Harvard men (7x)
- Championship Central
- Fan Guide
- Pre-scratch psych sheet
- Live Results
- Live Video: ESPN+
- Live Recaps: Day 1 ׀ Day 2 ׀ Day 3
- Official Results (PDF): Day 1 ׀ Day 2 ׀ Day 3
SATURDAY EVENING HEAT SHEETS
For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of three finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, places 9 through 16 the B final and places 17 through 24 the C final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.
With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” “Mids” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers and divers in the A final, “Mid” to B finalists, and “Down” to C finalists.
Team Standings Through Day 3
- Princeton University – 847.5
- Harvard University – 846.5
- Yale University – 836.5
- Brown University – 643
- Cornell University – 616.5
- Columbia University – 544.5
- University of Pennsylvania – 463.5
- Dartmouth College – 389
Honest talk here. With only 11 points separating the top three teams, in the closest, fastest, and most exciting Ivy League Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in recent memory, Saturday morning prelims session was stressful.
Just as I used to tell my children I’d rather see a minus than a plus on the report card, each of the coaches was gunning for lane 8 over lane 4 in the next-lower final. And their swimmers did what was asked of them.
There is still a lot of wiggle room, but barring unforeseen disasters, this could be Princeton’s year. The Tigers earned a total of 10 “A” final, 5 “B” final, and 1 “C” final spots, and in many cases, they have the potential to squeeze out an extra point here and there. No matter what, it is going to be close, and it might come down to the relay. Safe starts, lads.
With 9 “A” finalists, 7 “B” finalists, and 2 “C” finalists, Harvard, too, has the potential to outscore everyone tonight. I have seeded them to win the 400 free relay, given that the Crimson landed three sprinters in the top 8 of the 100 free final.
Yale had a good morning but they missed a couple of spots in the 200 back and 100 fly. Still, this was an absolutely lights-out year for the Bulldogs, whose freshman class put the rest of the League on notice for the next three years.
Brown and Cornell have been back and forth in the race for fourth place. This is another battle that could play out until the end and rely on a relay to settle the score.
Day 4 Up/Mid/Downs
| Team | All | 200 Back | 100 Free | 200 Breast | 200 Fly | 3M Diving |
| Princeton | 10/5/1 | 2/0/0 | 1/2/0 | 1/1/1 | 3/2/0 | 3/0/0 |
| Harvard | 9/7/2 | 2/2/0 | 3/1/1 | 0/1/0 | 3/1/1 | 1/2/0 |
| Yale | 3/9/4 | 0/2/2 | 2/1/2 | 1/2/0 | 0/1/0 | 0/3/0 |
| Brown | 3/4/9 | 0/3/2 | 1/0/1 | 1/1/2 | 0/0/2 | 1/0/2 |
| Cornell | 4/6/6 | 3/0/0 | 0/2/2 | 0/3/1 | 1/1/1 | 0/0/2 |
| Columbia | 4/5/4 | 0/1/0 | 1/1/0 | 2/0/2 | 0/2/1 | 1/1/1 |
| Penn | 5/1/5 | 1/0/1 | 0/0/1 | 3/0/0 | 1/0/2 | 0/1/1 |
| Dartmouth | 2/3/8 | 0/0/3 | 0/1/1 | 0/0/2 | 0/1/1 | 2/1/1 |
Scoring Day 4 Prelims (plus 1650 Free and 400 Free Relay as seeded)
| Team | All | 1650 Free | 200 Back | 100 Free | 200 Breast | 200 Fly | 3M Diving | 400 Free Relay |
| Princeton | 463.5 | 69 | 51 | 61.5 | 44 | 107 | 77 | 54 |
| Harvard | 437 | 26 | 79 | 92 | 15 | 98 | 63 | 64 |
| Yale | 378 | 84 | 43 | 80 | 57 | 12 | 46 | 56 |
| Brown | 300 | 69 | 52 | 26 | 54 | 10 | 39 | 50 |
| Cornell | 298.5 | 19 | 78 | 38.5 | 49 | 50 | 12 | 52 |
| Columbia | 282 | 46 | 16 | 44 | 54 | 33 | 41 | 48 |
| Penn | 255 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 83 | 36 | 19 | 44 |
| Dartmouth | 171 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 64 | 46 |
Projected Day 4 Scores
| Team | Day 3 Actual | Day 4 Scored Prelims | Day 4 Projected Rank |
| Princeton | 847.5 | 463.5 | 1311 |
| Harvard | 846.5 | 437 | 1283.5 |
| Yale | 836.5 | 378 | 1214.5 |
| Brown | 643 | 300 | 943 |
| Cornell | 616.5 | 298.5 | 915 |
| Columbia | 544.5 | 282 | 826.5 |
| Penn | 463.5 | 255 | 718.5 |
| Dartmouth | 389 | 171 | 560 |
Dartmouth is having an incredible meet, regardless of place. This is such an improvement, especially coming off of an entire program cut 3.5 years ago. I am so proud of the progress Head Coach Milana and Team have made in this time frame. There is only growth ahead for this team.
yyyaaallle. go bulldogs!!!!!!!!!!!!
LET’S GO PRINCETON!!!
Let’s make it a men and women title year!!
Certainly looks good for them but you never know.