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Although last year’s stellar season might be tough to top, the No. 25 men’s swimming and diving team doesn’t seem to have lost a step. The Crimson (2-0, 2-0 EISL) opened up its season Saturday in a double dual meet at Blodgett Pool, edging out Cornell 158-142 and dominating Dartmouth 253-47.Harvard was matched by the Big Red in winning eight events apiece, but the host’s overall consistency led to yet another Crimson victory. The Big Green failed to win a single event...
...League athlete,” fellow co-captain Sam Wollner said. “I think he’s an inspiration to everybody he’s around.”This year, Rathgeber claimed seven Ivy League event titles at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) Championships to help set up the over-300-point margin that separated Harvard and second place Princeton. During the meet, Rathgeber touched the wall first in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breaststroke, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay, giving him 21 Ivy League titles...
...men’s swimming and diving team ended the year with plenty of reason to celebrate. Amassing an unprecedented number of accolades—both on the team and individual levels—by the completion of the 2007-08 season, the Crimson claimed the Ivy League and EISL regular season titles, as well as first place in both the ECAC and EISL Championship meets. Starting the road to success with a clean sweep of Dartmouth and Cornell in its first meet of the season, Harvard kept the momentum all year long, defeating every opponent it faced. After...
...Rathgeber said. “I was really impressed by how well they handled all the pressure.” This meet marked the end of a perfect season for the Crimson swimmers, who finished with a 9-0 record and the Ivy League regular season, EISL regular season, and ECAC and EISL meet championships under their belt. For Rathgeber, however, the NCAA competition was a bittersweet way to end his four-year swimming career at Harvard due to the more individual nature of the competition. “It’s always tough to go to this meet...
...Harvard men’s swimmer Geoff Rathgeber was enjoying monumental individual achievements. This year, though, the co-captain can feel even better, as those efforts produced a team championship and undefeated campaign for the Crimson (9-0). After losing to Princeton last season, No. 22 Harvard claimed the EISL title this weekend with 1564 points, besting the second-place Tigers by more than 300 points. As Athlete of the Week Rathgeber proved a huge part of that victory, although he deflected praise to the rest of the squad. “Everyone deserves a lot of credit...