Finishing the season within striking distance of an Ivy title, this year's women's swimming and diving team proved to be one of the strongest Harvard has seen in recent memory.

The team hasn't seen a conference title in seven years, and its performance at this year's Ivies finally brought it back into contention.

Falling short of the mark by scoring a mere 130 points less than Brown and 75 less than Princeton, Harvard made its presence known as a future force in women's Ivy League swimming.

The Crimson should have finished even closer.

Harvard disqualified itself in the preliminaries of the 200 freestyle relay, an event it was heavily favored to win.

Had it finished first as expected, these final point differences would have narrowed by over 40 points.

"We really felt like the title was within our reach," said junior Ana Cenanovic. "It was going to be tough to win, thanks to us all scoring and doing season-bests at Ivies we proved we have what it takes to compete with Brown and Princeton."

The Crimson inaugurated its new era by setting two team records at the Ivy League Championships, its first such feat in five years.

Freshman Sarah Murphy wowed the Princeton crowd at Ivies with her