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Three undefeated teams sit atop Ancient Eight

After another weekend of meets, Princeton, Yale, and Harvard are the only women’s swimming and diving teams that remain undefeated in the Ivy League. Princeton secured its fourth win over Dartmouth on Sunday, while Harvard topped Brown on Saturday. Yale was not triumphant this past weekend, losing to Navy, but still remain undefeated within the league.

Columbia’s win over Cornell this past Saturday improved its standing in the Ivy League to 2-2, placing it just behind the three undefeated teams. The Big Red’s loss brought them down to 1-5 in the conference. Columbia’s next Ancient Eight matchup will be against Brown (1-3 Ivy) in Norton, Massachusetts this Saturday.

Harvard (4-0, 4-0 Ivy) and Yale (6-1, 4-0 Ivy) sit atop the league so far, boasting the most conference wins with four each. The Crimson’s Senior Day win over Brown this past Saturday in Cambridge was hardly a competition, as Harvard swept all 13 events against the Bears and sank them 177-66. Junior Katy Hinkle had a major impact on her team’s success, winning three events on Saturday.

In Yale’s competition against Navy, the Bulldogs lost by only two points, 151-149. The matchup between the two teams led to some fierce competition and resulted in three broken pool records and two divers’ qualifying for the NCAA tournament.

Also undefeated within the league is Princeton (3-0, 3-0 Ivy). The Tigers most recently dominated the Big Green 169-126. In the first event of the meet, the 200 medley relay team of Meredith Monroe, Alicia Aemisegger, Arlene Douglas and Courtney Kilkut set a pool record, finishing with a time of 1:47.02. The best of these three seemingly indomitable teams is soon to be determined, as Princeton, Yale, and Harvard are all scheduled to compete against one another in a tri-meet this coming Saturday in Princeton, NJ.

On the other end of the spectrum, Dartmouth has been unable to pull out a win all season and is currently 0-8 overall and 0-6 in the Ivy League. Its most recent losses were to Penn 231-69 and Yale 234-66 on Jan.16 and to Princeton on Jan. 24. Dartmouth’s only competition left in the Ivy League is Columbia, whom they will face in February. However, considering the Lions overwhelmed the Big Green 205-95 last season, a Dartmouth win is unlikely.

Although the Ivy League title is currently up for grabs, the competitions coming up this weekend between the three undefeated teams of Princeton, Yale, and Harvard will be hugely important in determining the conference champions. After regular season competition ends, each team will have another chance to prove itself at the Ivy League Championships on Feb. 25.

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