It's...PRINCETON!

The Princeton Tigers...your 2006-07 Ivy League Women's Swimming Champions!

Not only did Princeton win the dual meet regular season title with a perfect record, but they also capped off the undefeated Ivy League season by winning the Frank Keefe Trophy, designated for the Ivy League Champ, in front of the home crowd at DeNunzio Pool.

Princeton also had the distinction of having both the Most Outstanding Swimmer and Most Outstanding Diver in Alicia Aemisegger ('10) and Katie Giarra ('09), respectively.

The final rankings were as follows:

1. Princeton - 1,496
2. Harvard - 1,408 1/2
3. Yale - 1,122
4. Penn - 1,073
5. Columbia - 925
6. Brown - 811
7. Dartmouth - 634
8. Cornell - 339 1/2

Congratulations to all participants and thanks for everyone who assisted in making this meet a terrific success.

We'll see you in 2008!

It's Giarra in the 3m

Katie Giarra ('09, Princeton) laid down the gauntlet on her final dive in the 3m competition to seal a second diving victory in the 2007 Ivy League Women's Swimming Championship.

Giarra, by virtue of her preliminary score was given the honor of diving last. She knew the mark that she had to make in order to take home the crown. The stage was hers and when it came time for her to perform, she did just that. Her 335.95 allowed for a comfortable win over fellow teammate Michelle DeMond ('07) in an event that saw Princeton take 1st, 2nd and 4th places.

Giarra Ups the Mark in the 1m

As we hinted to after the preliminaries, the new Women's Ivy Diving Record would once again be in jeopardy during the night competition.

This buzz gained steam as the championship round began and it became evident with each passing round that the record would inevitably fall, the only question being by how much. Well Katie Giarra ('09, Princeton) answered that inquiry with an impressive 307.00, almost a full 26 points more than the existing Meet and Ivy League records on the books at the start of the day.

The diving competition was billed as a battle between Giarra (center) and her closest rival, Samantha Papadakis of Harvard. With the preliminary round setting the stage for a close championship, this was supposed to be a back and forth diving dual to the very end.

Giarra didn't get the memo.

Her exceptional display on the boards left little doubt on this night.

Congratulations on a new Meet and Ivy record, Katie!

Ivy 1m Diving Record Falls!

Katie Giarra ('09, Princeton) took it upon herself to re-write the record books at the Women's Ivy League Swimming Championships today during the preliminaries.

Giarra was pushed by Samantha Papadakis ('08, Harvard) throughout the preliminary competition and laid the foundation for an intriguing championship round of diving.

Both ladies bested the existing mark of 281.05 by Bates Gregory (Yale '01).

Katie Giarra, 291.50
Samantha Papadakis, 289.90

Will the championship finals produce another record? Stay tuned to find out.