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Men’s Swim and Dive Splits Weekend While Women Sustain Losses in Ivy League Showdown
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“We are swimming incredibly fast for this point in the season and honestly surprising ourselves with the results,” said sophomore JP Vanderloo.
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“We are swimming incredibly fast for this point in the season and honestly surprising ourselves with the results,” said sophomore JP Vanderloo.
Confidence is swelling among men’s swim and dive heading into the championship season.
The Sun provides a deep-dive into everything you should know about Cornell’s swim test requirement.
Women’s swimming and diving teams competed at the Ivy League Championships this past weekend, ending with a final ranking of No. 7 in the Ivy League standings.
The University has decided to waive the swim test requirement for the fifth semester due to the ongoing pandemic.
The women’s team beat Dartmouth in a tight meet before falling to Harvard, while the men’s team fell to Harvard and Dartmouth.
In a preseason scrimmage, the Red won 2 out of 18 events, the 400-yard IM and 50-yard freestyle, against the University of Buffalo.
Thousands of Cornellians have been required to jump into the Helen Newman or Barton Hall pools since the notorious swim test requirement began in the early 1900s. Even former President David Skorton swam his compulsory laps in 2006.
The impressive incoming class includes state medalists, record-holders, national team competitors and a recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
“I’m already excited for next year to train and to get to this meet again and hopefully do better,” Evdokimov said.