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Blythe Wieclawek of Ontario, Canada and Kristin Helga Hakoardottir of Kópavogur, Iceland have announced their commitments to continue their academic and athletic careers at Harvard beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.
Wieclawek swims for the Orillia Channel Cats Swim Club out of Orillia, Ontario (Canada) and Ontario Swim Academy. This past spring, she swam at 2023 Canadian Trials. There she was highlighted by a third place finish in the 100 fly (1:01.81) and fifth place finishes in the 100 (1:04.14) and 200 (2:19.93) backstrokes.
Outside of the pool, Wieclawek served as the Sustainable Orillia Youth Council President from 2021-23 and was the City of Orillia Youth Representative for its Climate Change Action Plan in 2022. She also was awarded academic honor roll from 2019-23.
Wieclawek’s best LCM times (with SCY conversions are)
- 100 fly: 1:01.29 (53.95)
- 50 free: 26.82 (23.44)
- 100 free: 58.86 (51.58)
Based on her best converted times, Wieclawek would have made an impact at the conference level for the team already. her best converted 100 fly would have made the ‘A’ final and her best 50 free would have made the ‘C’ final.
Kristin Helga Hakoardottir swims for Sundfelag Hafnarfjardar. This past spring, she competed at the Icelandic Championships. There she was second in both the 50 and 100 LCM freestyles, swimming personal best times in both.
Outside of the pool, she received the University of Iceland’s Educational Award and Reykjavik University’s Science Award. Her older sister, Hildur Þóra Hákonardóttir is on Harvard’s women’s soccer team and is entering her junior year.
Hakoardottir’s best LCM times (with SCY conversions) are:
- 50 free: 26.53 (23.18)
- 100 free: 57.93 (50.74)
Based on her converted times, Hakoardottir would have made the ‘B’ final of the 50 free and the ‘C’ final of the 100 free a the Ivy League Championships this past season.
The Harvard women finished second at the 2023 Ivy League Championships, about 225 points behind Princeton. The team held a solid lead on second though as Yale was 95 points behind Harvard for third place.
Wieclawek and Hakoardottir join the class of 2027 that also includes Alexandra Bastone, Stephanie Iannaccone, Christina Shi, Piper Wood Prince, and Isabella Alas.
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