Ithaca, N.Y. – Penn women's swimming and diving secured the sweep to kick off conference competition this weekend, defeating Cornell, 233-67, and Harvard, 166-134, at Teagle Pool. The Quakers win over the Crimson marks the first since the 2002-03 season.
 
The Red and Blue secured eight first place finishes, highlighted by Teagle Pool records broken by Kate Levensten (200-back) and Kayla Fu (100-fly).
 
Quaker Notemeal
Penn's 166-134 victory over Harvard is the first time the Quakers have defeated the Crimson since 2002.
 
Senior Kate Levensten swept first place in the backstroke events. Her first place performance in the 200-back set a new Teagle Pool record, clocking 1:55.13. The Quakers took four of the five top finishes in the event featuring Brianna Cong (third, 1:57.77), Olivia Safarikova (fourth, 2:00.15), and Charlotte Holliday (fifth, 2:02.63).  
 
Kayla Fu also set a new Teagle Pool record with a 52.75 second first place finish in the 100-fly. The junior also took first in the 50-free (22.89) and 100-free (49.32).
 
Penn went 1-2-3 in the 100-back. It was Levensten again who claimed the top spot at 53.37. Amy Qin finished in second (53.84), while Cong took third (54.04).
 
In the 200 IM, Penn again claimed four of five top finishes. Katya Eruslanova led the charge in first place (2:00.13), followed by Katelynn Zhou in third (2:02.54), Erica Maltsev in fourth (2:03.43), and Hailey Preuss in fifth (2:03.57).
 
The diving portion of competition took place on Friday evening. Junior Rachel Yang swept first place on the boards once again, scoring 258.20 in the one-meter and 267.15 in the three-meter.
 
Both Relay squads secured second place for the Quakers. Qin, Morgan Knox, Cong, and Allison Liu finished at 1:39.34 in the 200-medley, while the 400-free relay team of Fu, Cong,  Connie Wang, and Qin clocked 3:21.60.
 
Up Next
The Quakers return to Sheerr Pool on Saturday, November 14, taking on the Princeton Tigers on Homecoming. Competition begins at noon.