The First Day Is Complete

And the scores are in...

1. Princeton - 497
2. Harvard - 358
3. Yale - 356.50
4. Penn - 284
5. Brown - 246
6. Dartmouth - 198.50
7. Columbia - 180
8. Cornell - 112

We'll see you tomorrow for Day 2.

Harvard Foursome Smashes 400 Medley Mark!

The Harvard Women's 400 Yard Medley Relay ended a night of records with arguably the most impressive one.

Led by a junior contingent of speedsters, the ladies brought down DeNunzio Pool in an electrifying 3:43.33 Meet and Ivy Record.

As far as records go, Lindsay Hart, Jaclyn Pangilinan, Bridget O'Connor and Amanda Slaight destroyed the existing mark by 1.4 seconds.

If the first day of competition is any inclination, this could be a meet where no existing record is safe.

Congratulations Harvard on a most impressive display.

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!

Freshman Owns New Meet Record in 500 Free!

In a massive story, Princeton freshman Alicia Aemisegger has done seemingly the impossible: dethroning Christina Teuscher — a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist — atop the Meet record books in the 500 Individual Freestyle.

"I absolutely know who she [Teuscher] is. I actually met her once through my coach from home. It is a great honor to have broken one of her records", Aemisegger said.

Aemisegger's preliminary swim set the stage for a memorable swim in the finals. Riding the enthusiasm of the home crowd, Aemisegger jumped out to an early lead that she never relinquished. Her time of 4:43.50 shaved off nearly five full seconds from her preliminary time.

More importantly, she now owns a meet record that has been in existence since 1998.

She is joined in the picture by Greg Wriede, former NCAA All-American at Harvard and the current coach of the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J., who presented her with her championship medal.

Congratulations Alicia!

Dual-Meet Trophy Presentation

Ladies and gentlemen,

Before we get into tonight's action, the Ivy League would like to make a special presentation. As is the case every year, the Ivy League champion will be crowned at the end of Saturday's session, and we will award the Frank Keefe Trophy, symbol of that championship.

During the regular season, however, the eight schools of the Ivy League compete intensely in a dual-meet season that begins in November and concludes in early February. It is the League's honor present this year's dual-meet winner with a trophy to recognize this very significant accomplishment.

With an undefeated 7-0 dual-meet record, the 2006-07 version of the trophy was awarded to the Princeton Tigers.

Congratulations to Princeton on a tremendous dual-meet season.