Despite a disappointing last place finish by the Cornell men’s swimming team (1-7, 0-7 Ivy League) in the Ivy League Championships this weekend at Princeton, there were some high points and standout performances that made for an interesting and exciting competition. 

After losing its matches at Harvard, the swimming team hits the pool in Philadelphia, Pa. to take on Penn and Princeton this weekend.

Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to Brown by close margins in their last matches of the regular season.

The men's and women's swimming and diving teams saw mixed success in three dual meets before and during the winter break. 

Early season races against Ivy foes Penn and Princeton produced mixed results for the men's and women's swimming teams.

The men's and women's swimming teams are ready to take on Ivy powerhouses Harvard and Princeton this coming season.

Junior Dean Holcomb and sophomore Michael Cai made DeNunzio Pool in Princeton, N.J., feel like home this weekend when they earned victories in the 400 IM and 200 breast, respectively, as Cornell finished sixth in the Ivy League Championships.

Holcomb won the 400 IM with a school record time of 3:52.94, nearly two seconds ahead of his own record set at last year’s Ivy Championship. Holcomb’s time was nearly a second faster than runner-up Ryan Kikuchi of Brown.

After a month-long hiatus, the men’s swimming and diving team will be back in action today as it kicks off a three-day meet against the Ancient Eight at DeNuzio Pool in Princeton, N.J.  The men finished with a 7-2 mark in the dual meet season –– Cornell’s best record since its undefeated 10-0 season in 2006-07.

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams saw mixed results over the break, competing against Yale, Colgate and Columbia. The men (6-2, 4-2 Ivy) looked in midseason form, sweeping all three contests, while the women (2-6, 1-5 Ivy) still struggled to put points on the board, falling in all three matches.

The men’s swimming and diving team wrote history this past weekend at Ivy League Championships, finishing third against its Ancient Eight rivals and breaking 13 school records in the process. The Red is typically better suited to the dual meet season, reaching its peak two years ago, going undefeated in the Ivy League. The team’s third place finish at championships is the best ever for Cornell men’s swimming.