CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Senior Jessica Antiles picked up her second Ivy League victory of the season in the 200-yard individual medley, but the Columbia women's swimming and diving program fell, 192-103, to Harvard at Blodgett Pool on Friday afternoon.
 
"We had numerous exciting performances on the heels of an eight-hour bus ride up to Harvard Thursday afternoon and evening," said Columbia head coach Diana Caskey. "I was proud of our team's effort and resilient attitude. It's no easy task to go up against the defending Ivy team champion and runner-up back-to-back weekends away."
 
The Lions started off strong with a victory in the 200 medley relay as junior Julia Samson, Antiles, sophomore Emily Wang and sophomore Jessica He combined for a winning time of 1:44.79. The mark was a season-best for the Lions who previously went 1:45.16 at Yale a week prior.
 
Antiles was the only Lion to post an individual victory in the meet, going a season-best 2:04.15 to win the 200 IM, which was the final individual event of the meet. The senior also scored for Columbia in the 200 free, placing third with a time of 1:52.84.
 
While Columbia wasn't able to record any additional victories, many athletes recorded second-place finishes in the meet, including multiple first-year athletes. Notably, Mary Pruden tabbed two runner-up marks in the 1,000 freestyle (10:24.52) and 200 backstroke (2:02.50). Fellow first-year Yani Lee also went 1:06.51 to place second overall in the 200 breaststroke, while Clare Larsen was the No. 2 finisher in the 50 free at 24.35 and third in the 500 with a time of 5:04.38.
 
For the Lions divers, first-year Briget Rosendahl was Columbia's top finisher on both boards. She finished third on 3-meter with a score of 254.03, and was fourth on 1-meter with a 263.33.
 
"This was a character-building experience for all of us, but it was also a bonding experience" said head diving coach Scott Donie "I love this team."
 
The Lions will break for Thanksgiving weekend before returning to action for the Rutgers Frank Elm Invitational from Nov. 28 through Dec. 1 in Piscataway, New Jersey. This will be the third consecutive season in which Columbia has competed in the midseason event. Last year, the Lions came away with a third-place finish.
 
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