PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania swimming and diving programs travel to enemy territory on Saturday, finishing up regular-season action by taking on Harvard at the Malkin Athletic Center. The men will start competing at 10 a.m. while the women get going at 2 p.m.
 
In addition to the Crimson, the men will also face Boston College in Cambridge. 
 
Both teams are coming off dominant victories against West Chester on Wednesday. 
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Last year, the Penn men topped the Crimson for the first time since 1971-72, snapping a 49-meet losing streak to Harvard. The Crimson lead the all-time series, 77-3.
 
*In a win over the Golden Rams, James Curreri, Jeffrey Hou, and Cody Hopkins all won two events to aid the Quakers in their win.
 
*Curreri opened the meet with a win in the 200 freestyle, clocking a 1:41.70 to finish first. Daniel Gallagher placed second at 1:42.08 with Vinny Vinciguerra placing third at 1:42.89. Curreri also won the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:52.24, while Cooper Nicholson took second place at 1:54.01.
 
*Hou began his strong evening with a win in the 100 back, clocking a 50.17. Benji Ham placed third with a time of 51.82. Hou also proved to be victorious in the 100 fly with a time of 50.05. Alex Fu placed second at 50.72.
 
*On the boards, Hopkins led the Quakers with a score of 300.30 in the one-meter dive, while Victor Dang took second at 240.90. Hopkins also won the three-meter dive with a score of 278.25, Dang placing second at 248.40.
 
*Hou, Watson Nguyen, Fu, and Xavier Hill clocked a 1:31.59 in the 200 medley relay to finish in first place. The quartet of Ham, Colin Zhang, John Lieberman, and Ryan McGuirk placed third at 1:34.11.
 
*Nguyen led a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 55.58. Peter Whittington placed second at 55.77 with Zhang coming in third (57.32).
 
*Zhang won a tight race in the 200 breast, clocking a 2:03.67. Neo Matsuyama had a time of 2:06.05 to finish second with Nguyen coming in third place (2:07.21).
 
*Matt Fallon's time of 4:33.09 was good enough to finish first in the 500 free.
 
*Whittington finished with a time of 3:58.88 to touch the wall first in the 400 IM.
 
*The women were led by Kayla Fu, Amy Qin, and Vanessa Chong who all picked up a pair of victories to lead the Quakers in the win.
 
*Fu took first place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:51.62. Erica Maltsev placed second at 1:55.88 and Jenna Jacobs finished in third place at 1:56.58. Fu also emerged victorious in the 100 free, clocking a 51.97.
 
*Qin earned victories in both the 50 free (23.62) and 200 backstroke (2:03.97). Amber Smith (24.86) and Charlotte Holliday (2:08.08) placed third and second in the events, respectively.
 
*It was a first-place finish for Vanessa Chong in the 200 butterfly, clocking a 2:03.89, while Lily Zhang placed second at 2:06.33. She also took care of business in the 100 fly with a time of 56.47. Kate Levensten placed third at 57.85.
 
*The 200 medley relay, which featured Qin, Kate Handley, Fu, and Smith timed in at 1:44.38 to finish in first place.
 
*Sydney Bergstrom swam a time of 10:32.52 to place first in the 1000 free, narrowly beating out teammate Amelia Girotto (10:34.14) for second.
 
*Levensten won the 100 back with a time of 56.49, while Holliday took second place at 59.49.
 
*Zhang claimed her win in the 500 free with a time of 5:07.26. Katya Eruslanova placed second at 5:09.99.
 
*On the diving board, Madeleine Parker won the three meter with a score of 251.18. Rachel Yang placed second at 248.33, with Sophie Slayden (245.94) taking third and Sadie Howard (235.43) in fourth.
 
*Howard picked up a win in the one meter, scoring a 243.00. Slayden placed second at 225.83, with Yang (221.03) in third and Parker (220.20) fourth.
 
Scouting the Crimson
*The Crimson men are the seven-time defending Ivy League champions and currently sit undefeated 5-0 on the year and 4-0 in Ivy League action. 
 
*In their most recent meet against Brown, Harvard had several wins. Shane Washart captured a victory in the 1000 freestyle (9:24.74), Joshua Chen won the 100 breaststroke (54.73), while Sonny Wang followed with two victories in the 50 free (19.78) and the 100 free (44.59).
 
*On the boards, Adam Wesson led the team with wins on the one-meter (390.30) and three-meter dives (370.90). 
 
*Similarly, the Crimson women are also undefeated at 7-0 overall on the year and 4-0 in Ivy meets. 
 
*Most recently against Arizona, Alexandra Bastone took first in the 100 free (10:03.99) and Molly Hamlin did the same in the 200 free (1:49.69).
 
*Bastone picked up her second win in 400 free (4:55.75), while Hamlin claimed another victory in the 200 backstroke (2.00.80). 
 
*Stephanie lannaccone had two wins for herself in the 200 IM (2.02.83) and 200 breast (2.16.55).

*On the diving board, Nina Janmyr (314.95) and Remi Edvalson (308.40) took second and third in the three-meter dive, respectively. In the one-meter event, Edvalson placed second with a score of 284.90.  
 
Scouting the Eagles
*The Boston College men recently competed against Boston University and dominated with several key wins. 
 
*Jack Doyle obtained two first-place finishes in the 200 fly and 200 IM, while Peter Nolan secured wins in the 100 and 200 freestyle events.
 
*In the one-meter dive, the Eagles had a 2-3-4 place finish with Angus Williams, Anthony Williams and Max Conway. 
 
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