Princeton Drowns Visiting Aqua women In Harvard's Ivy League Debut, 86-63

The Harvard women's swim team could hardly keep its head above water as the Crimson fell to Princeton, the defending Ivy League Eastern champs, 86-6. Saturday at Princeton.

According to Co-Captain Jeanne Floyd, the Harvard squad met what could best be described as "a scared Princeton team." Although the Tigers have dominated Harvard in all five encounters to date, the Crimson shocked Princeton last year by staying within striking distance before losing the final relay and dropping the meet, 79-70.

The loss drops Harvard's season record to 2-2 (0-1 Ivy) while Princeton's undefeated mark climbs to 4-0 (3-0 Ivy).

On Saturday, Harvard met a more business-like Princeton team, several of whom were shaved, tapered, and sporting skin suits. After three events, Harvard had obtained only two third-place finishes, and Princeton led 23-2.

After the one-meter diving. Princeton Coach Janie Brown swam many of her top swimmers in exhibition only--Because 11 of Princeton's 19 entries in the final seven events were unofficial, Harvard garnered three first places, two second places and a third place that would otherwise have gone to Tiger competitors.

The Crimson managed just three first-place finishes without the aid of Princeton's lineup alterations. Junior Debbie Zimic was the only Harvard swimmer to reach the wall before her Tiger opponents all afternoon, winning both the 200 butterfly and 400 I.M. Sophomore diver Jennifer Goldberg, the defending Ivy champ on both boards, gave Harvard its third winning effort by capturing the three-meter competition with 264.55 points.

Hays commended Harvard's diving corps, noting that all three divers made the NCAA qualifying cuts in the one-meter event.

Princeton's decision to swim so many people unofficially made winners of Harvard sophomore Anita Rival in the 200 breaststroke, freshman Allison Greis in the 100 butterfly, and the Crimson's 400 freestyle relay.

"This year's meet did not look as impressive as it was a year ago," Rival said. "Princeton entered really scared of us. Unfortunately, we didn't live up to their expectations."

400 Medley Relay--1) Princeton (Chun, Habernigg, Ritchie, Lind) 4:00. 14:1000 Freestyle--1) Richardson (P) 10:24.76,2) Devies (P) 10:31.60, 3) DiBlasio (H) 10:42.42;100IM--1) Chun (P) 1:01.66, 2) Kerr (P) 1:02.40, 3) Greis (H) 1:02.72,200 Freestyle--1) Lind (P) 1:52.85, 2) Calvert (H) 1:56.86, 3) Floyd (H) 1:58.28; 100 Back--1) O'Connell (P) 1:01.79, 2) Ritchie (P) 1:02.09, 3) Isackson (H) 1:04.17;100 Breast--1) Habernigg (P) 1:09.60, 2) Hsu (P) 1:10.32, 3) Greis (H) 1:11.67,200 Fly--1) Zimic (H) 2:08.70, 2) Goldbloom (P) 2:11.24; 3) Philips (P) 2:11.24; 1 Meter Diving--1) Green (P) 1:10.40, 2) Byrd (H), 3) Goldberg (H) 54.68, 3) Black (H) 56.28,200 Back--1) O'Cornell (P) 2:115,08, 2) Philips (P) 2:17.89, 3) leackson (H) 2:18.36;200 Breast Rival (H) 2:34.43, 2) Wilson (H) 2:34.67, 3) Faherbach (P) 2:44.00; 500 Free--1) Lind (P) 5:08.50, 2) Floyd (H) 5:13.40, 3) D'Blasio (H) 5:17.43; 100 Fly--1) Greis (H) 1:00.34, 2) Goldbloom (P) 1:00.76, 3) Mazoore (H) 1:01.97,3 Meter Diving--1) Goldberg (H) 264.55, 2) Lincar (P) 260:80, 3) Moses (P) 250.75;4,084--1) Zimic (H) 4:42.18 2) Wilson (H) 4:49.64, 3) Rivel (H)