The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/swimming-and-diving/)
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Philadelphia on Nov. 19 for a match against Penn and Princeton at Penn’s Sheerr Pool in Philadelphia. Despite being a challenging match against two teams with difficult records, the Red still stayed strong.
The women’s team beat Dartmouth in a tight meet before falling to Harvard, while the men’s team fell to Harvard and Dartmouth.
Many sophomores and freshmen made their collegiate debut at this meet following the long pause on varsity competition brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
While five Cornellians represented the United States at this year’s Summer Olympic Games, Taylor Knibb ’20 and Kyle Dake ’13 each managed to find their way onto the podium.
“The team really came together well this season, and as a result we saw a lot of successful seasons both individually and as a team,” said head coach Wes Newman ’09.
The impressive incoming class includes state medalists, record-holders, national team competitors and a recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
Evdokimov made an immediate splash in his freshman season, only to miss the cutoff for nationals by a slim margin.
“I’m excited for [nationals]. It’s an exciting meet because it’s at a much bigger stage and it’s something that all of the top swimmers in the country get to go to.”
“I’m fortunate enough because I really don’t have to lead much of my team, as they all are very driven individually.”
“Keeping our foot on the gas is something I think this team will be good at.”