2026 Ivy League Women’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

2026 Ivy League Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center, Providence, RI
• Defending Champions: Princeton women (3x)
• Teams: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale
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SATURDAY NIGHT HEAT SHEETS

It has been an exciting four days of swimming and diving in Providence. Princeton has done exceptionally well in prelims, getting at least one swimmer or diver – and often times two or three – into the top 8 of every single event and leads the field by 178 points headed into the final session.

Penn, Harvard, and Brown are battling for second place, while Yale is 130 points back in fifth. The Quakers may have sealed the deal with the early heats of the 1650 freestyle, as they gained 16 points over their seedings with big swims from Anna Boeckman and Jenna Jacobs. Yale’s Caroline Riggs topped the field with 16:15.74, which could very well land her on the podium. Penn has two more milers in tonight’s final, Sydney Bergstrom and Anna Moehn, who come into the meet with the two fastest seed times. The Crimson still have a chance with Alexandra Bastone, the defending champion, and her teammate, Carolina Daher, who are seeded 5th and 6th, respectively.

Harvard is also looking to pick up points in the 200 back with top-seeded Anya Mostek, the 200 breast with the top 3 seeds (Aliana Marakovic, Gabi Augustyn, and Stephanie Iannaccone), and the 200 fly with 3rd-seeded Sydney Lu. The Crimson were shut out of the ‘A’ final of the 100 free, where Brown has 3 entrants (#1 seed Morgan Lukinac, Kelly Dolce, and Isabella Dieffenthaller) and Penn, two (Kayla Fu and Amy Qin).

Princeton’s Heidi Smithwick and Eleanor Sun lead a quartet of Tigers in the 200 fly final. Divers Charlotte Martinkus, Maggie Squire, and Charlotte Norman will also compete in the 3-meter final.

Scores After Day 3

1. Princeton – 948
2. Penn – 770
3. Harvard – 744.5
4. Brown – 736
5. Yale – 606
6. Cornell – 428
7. Dartmouth – 343.5
8. Columbia – 337

Women’s 1650 Freestyle – Timed Final

• Ivy League Record: 15:47.86, Anna Kalandadze (Penn) – 2024
• Ivy League Meet Record: 15:53.88, Anna Kalandadze (Penn) – 2023
• 2026 NCAA Cut: 16:25.29
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 16:09.37
• 2025 Champion: Alexandra Bastone (Harvard), 15:59.70

Podium:

1. Sydney Bergstrom (Penn), 16:02.63
2. Anna Moehn (Penn), 16:06.59
3. Natalie Garre (Brown), 16:11.29
4. Caroline Riggs (Yale), 16:15.74
5. Carolina Daher (Harvard), 16:19.37
6. Alexandra Bastone (Harvard), 16:21.94
7. Morgan Cady (Yale), 16:24.64
8. Chloe Kim (Princeton), 16:28.86

Anna Moehn of Penn established the pace from the beginning, leading the pack from lane 3. Brown’s Crystal Yuen was with her through the 250, then ceded the second position to Brown’s Natalie Garre. Penn’s Sydney Bergstrom moved into 3rd at the 350 and followed Moehn and Garre at a comfortable distance through the 600.

Bergstrom and Garre flipped together at the 650, about 3.6 seconds behind Moehn. Bergstrom made her way past Garre. At the 900, Moehn led Bergstrom by 3.1 seconds and Garre by 3.8. 100 yards later, Bergstrom had cut her deficit to 2.9 seconds. Then 1.95, then 1.2, then 0.56.

At the 1200, Bergstrom had taken over the lead, and now Moehn was .22 back. Bergstrom continued to build her lead, and by the time she heard the bell, she was 4.34 seconds ahead of her teammate. She finished with 16:02.63 to win her first Ivy League title in the event, after having been runner-up as a freshman in 2023, 4th in 2024, and 3rd a year ago.

Moehn came to the wall in 16:06.59 for second place, while Garre held onto third with 16:11.29, a new Brown program record.

Yale’s Caroline Riggs, who had posted the fastest time in the afternoon heats (16:15.74), placed fourth overall.

Scores: Princeton 970, Penn 872, Harvard 803.5, Brown 792, Yale 666, Cornell 437, Columbia 368, Dartmouth 366.5

Women’s 200 Backstroke – Finals

• Ivy League Record: 1:52.56, Felicia Pasadyn (Harvard) – 2020
• Ivy League Meet Record: 1:52.56, Felicia Pasadyn (Harvard) – 2020
• 2026 NCAA Cut: 1:54.56
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:53.31
• 2025 Champion: Molly Hamlin (Harvard), 1:53.73

Podium:

1. Anya Mostek (Harvard) – 1:52.70
2. Kate Levensten (Penn) – 1:54.44
3. Devyn Sargent (Yale) – 1:54.85
4. Brianna Cong (Penn) – 1:55.65
5. Delaney Herr (Princeton) – 1:56.55
6. Nadia Thomas (Brown) – 1:56.79
7. Mabel Koff (Yale) – 1:57.11
8. Sophie Segerson (Princeton) – 1:57.43

Harvard’s Anya Mostek picked up her second NCAA invite with a dominant 1:52.70 to win the 200 backstroke final. She led from wire to wire, with Penn’s Kate Levensten on her trail. Brianna Cong, also from Penn, was in third place at the 50, but Yale’s Devyn Sargent moved past her at the 100 wall and remained behind Levensten through to the finish.

Mostek was 1.2 seconds faster than she had been a year ago when she finished second to teammate Molly Hamlin.

Levensten (1:54.44) held off Sargent (1:54.85) with a quick 29.37 over the final 50 yards. Cong finished almost a full second ahead of Princeton’s Delaney Herr, who just touched out Brown’s Nadia Thomas. Mabel Koff of Yale (1:57.11) and Sophie Segerson of Princeton (1:57.43) rounded out the final.

Princeton 1040, Penn 947, Brown 846, Harvard 839.5, Yale 716, Cornell 469.5, Columbia 405.5, Dartmouth 373.5

Women’s 100 Freestyle – Finals

• Ivy League Record: 47.32, Iszac Henig (Yale) – 2022
• Ivy League Meet Record: 47.63, Lia Thomas (Penn) – 2022
• 2026 NCAA Cut: 48.60
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 48.11
• 2025 Champion: Kayla Fu (Penn), 48.61

Podium:

1. Morgan Lukinac (Brown) – 48.29
2. Sabrina Johnston (Princeton) –48.55
3. Sophia Sunwoo (Princeton) – 48.90
4. Kelly Dolce (Brown) – 49.05
5. Carinn Bethea (Dartmouth) – 49.24
6. Amy Qin (Penn) – 49.40
7. Kayla Fu (Penn) – 49.43
8. Isabella Dieffenthaller (Brown) – 49.54

Morgan Lukinac of Brown, who did not swim last year for medical reasons (and who will take her medical redshirt year at Ohio State in 2026-27), punched her ticket to the 2026 NCAA Championships with a 48.29 in the 100 free. Lukinac lowered the Brown program record with her swim.

Lukinac flipped first at the 50 wall (23.14), only .05 ahead of Princeton’s Sophia Sunwoo. She maintained her lead through the second half of the race, coming home in 25.15 and holding off Sabrina Johnston of Princeton who closed in 25.22 to place 2nd with 48.55. Sunwoo faded to 3rd with 48.90, while Brown’s Kelly Dolce came home in 25.32 to finish within .15 of Sunwoo.

Dartmouth’s Carinn Bethea (49.24), Amy Qin (49.40) and Kayla Fu (49.43) of Penn, and Brown’s Isabella Dieffenthaller (49.54) placed 5th through 8th.

Princeton 1153, Penn 1000, Brown 960, Harvard 872, Yale 717, Cornell 477, Columbia 421.5, Dartmouth 398.5

Women’s 200 Breaststroke – Finals

• Ivy League Record: 2:08.00, Katie Meili (Columbia) – 2013
• Ivy League Meet Record: 2:08.47, Jaycee Yegher (Harvard) – 2020
• 2026 NCAA Cut: 2:11.27
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 2:09.58
• 2025 Champion: Dakota Tucker (Princeton), 2:11.53

Podium:

1. Aliana Marakovic (Harvard) – 2:11.93
2. Eliza Brown (Princeton) – 2:12.92
3. Jessey Li (Yale) – 2:13.11
4. Stephanie Iannaccone (Harvard) – 2:13.28
5. Gabi Augustyn (Harvard) – 2:13.61
6. Ashley Hong (Columbia) – 2:14.18
7. Meredith Holcomb (Penn) – 2:14.92
8. Kate Handley (Penn) – 2:18.16

Yale’s Jessey Li, the 100 breaststroke champion, was out first at the halfway point, turning in 1:03.11 to lead Harvard’s Gabi Augustyn (1:03.29) and Aliana Marakovic (1:03.49) by a couple of tenths.

Marakovic and Augustyn moved to 1-2 at the 150 wall, followed by Li, Princeton’s Eliza Brown, and Stephanie Iannaccone of Harvard.

It looked like all the middle lanes turned together at the 175, with Marakovic up on the field by half a body. At the finish, Brown managed to get her hands to the wall .19 ahead of Li, while Iannaccone slipped by Augustyn.

Columbia’s Ashley Hong (2:14.19), and Meredith Holcomb (2:14.92) and Kate Handley (2:18.16) of Penn were 6th, 7th, and 8th.

Princeton 1181, Penn 1056, Brown 992, Harvard 955, Yale 767, Cornell 505, Columbia 475.5, Dartmouth 429.5

Women’s 200 Butterfly – Finals

• Ivy League Record: 1:54.49, Alex Forrester (Yale) – 2013
• Ivy League Meet Record: 1:54.60, Alex Forrester (Yale) – 2013
• 2026 NCAA Cut: 1:57.11
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:55.82
• 2025 Champion: Eleanor Sun (Princeton), 1:54.64

Podium:

1. Eleanor Sun (Princeton) – 1:54.78
2. Sydney Lu (Harvard) – 1:56.25
3. Heidi Smithwick (Princeton) – 1:56.73
4. Margaret Hu (Penn) – 1:59.09
5. Angela Wang (Yale) – 1:59.68
6. Savannah Skow (Princeton) – 1:59.96
7. Summer Chmielewski (Brown) – 2:00.35
8. Chloe Kim (Princeton) – 2:03.61

Eleanor Sun won her third event for Princeton, punching her third ticket to the 2026 NCAA Championships. Just off her winning time from 2025, she went 1:54.78 to beat Harvard’s Sydney Lu (1:56.25) and Princeton’s Heidi Smithwick (1:56.73) in a tight race down the stretch. A year ago, Smithwick was runner-up and Lu placed third.

Margaret Hu of Penn held on strong at 4th from beginning to end, touching in 1:59.09 with Yale’s Angela Wang (1:59.68), Princeton’s Savannah Skow (1:59.96), Brown’s Sumner Chmielewski (2:00.35) just behind. Chloe Kim of Princeton, who had swum in the final heat of the mile earlier in the session, added 5 seconds to her prelims time and came in 8th (2:03.61).

Princeton 1286, Penn 1097, Brown 1046, Harvard 1015, Yale 805, Cornell 532.5, Columbia 491.5, Dartmouth 450.5

Women’s 3-Meter Diving – Final

• Ivy League Record: 360.55, Caitlyn Chambers (Princeton) – 2015
• Ivy League Meet Record: 360.55, Caitlyn Chambers (Princeton) – 2015
• 2025 Champion: Charlotte Martinkus (Princeton), 336.10

Podium:

1. Sadie Howard (Penn), 331.25
2. Charlotte Norman (Princeton), 320.15
3. Nina Janmyr (Harvard), 305.40
4. Charlotte Martinkus (Princeton), 292.55
5. Maggie Squire (Princeton), 290.85
6. Maggie Lambdin (Dartmouth), 287.95
7. Christina Shi (Harvard), 262.80
8. Elena Yeh (Brown), 261.80

Sadie Howard won the first diving title in Penn’s history, scoring 331.25 points to beat Princeton’s Charlotte Norman by 10.80 points. Howard, who had never made an ‘A’ final before, executed consistently throughout the six dives and led from start to finish.

Norman was followed by Harvard’s Nina Janmyr (305.40) and defending champion Charlotte Martinkus (292.55), Princeton’s Maggie Squire, Maggie Lambdin of Dartmouth, Christina Shi of Harvard, and Brown’s Elena Yeh.

Princeton 1376, Penn 1152, Harvard 1099.5, Brown 1073, Yale 840, Cornell 564.5, Columbia 504.5, Dartmouth 475.5

Women’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Timed Final

• Ivy League Record: 3:14.48, Harvard (Pasadyn, Quist, Shelton, Dahlke) – 2020
• Ivy League Meet Record: 3:14.48, Harvard (Pasadyn, Quist, Shelton, Dahlke) – 2020
• 2025 Ivy League Champion: Princeton, 3:14.84

Podium:

1. Brown (Yuen, Dolce, Dieffenthaller, Lukinac), 3:14.72
2. Princeton (Sunwoo, Johnston, Simecek, Sun), 3:15.10
3. Harvard (Mostek, Marakovic, Beckman, Wieclawek), 3:17.77
4. Penn, 3:18.86
5. Cornell, 3:21.71
6. Dartmouth, 3:21.81
7. Columbia, 3:24.31

• Yale DQ

As we predicted, Brown swam away with the 400 free relay title, adding a second relay win to their tally for the meet. Yuen (49.23), Dolce (48.62), Dieffenthaller (48.72), and Lukinac (48.15) combined for 3:14.72, taking 2.4 seconds off the Brown program record.

Harvard’s Mostek swam the fastest leadoff with 48.68, followed by Princeton’s Sunwoo (49.01) and Brown’s Yuen. Johnston gave Princeton the lead at the 200, splitting 48.08 to Marakovic’s 50.22 and Dolce’s 48.62. Brown closed the gap from .76 to .28 on the third leg, with Dieffenthaller outplitting Edie Simecek, 48.72 to 49.20. Harvard and Penn traded spots at 3rd and 4th on the two middle legs.

Lukinac caught Princeton’s Sun at the first 25 of the anchor; she went .66 faster than Sun to give Brown the victory. Harvard (3:17.77) held off Penn (3:18.86) to place 3rd.

Final Team Scores:

1. Princeton – 1432
2. Penn – 1204
3. Harvard – 1153.5
4. Brown – 1137
5. Yale – 840
6. Cornell – 614.5
7. Columbia – 550.5
8. Dartmouth – 523.5