The veteran again took to the podium in the 200 back, her time of 1:55.71 good for second, after tying Princeton’s Lindsay Temple in the prelims.

“A big part of what enabled us to be successful this season was leadership,” Thompson said. “Our captains not only lead by example, but also motivated us and helped to push us as individual athletes and as a team.” Another set of standout performances came from freshman Sonia Wang.

The California native took gold in the 400 IM, setting the second-best mark in program history with a time of 4:11.42. And, as the only Crimson swimmer in the final of the 200 butterfly, Wang again topped the podium, touching the wall in 1:57.02.

But despite the slew of records shattered and qualifications met, this meet really came down to the joy of the sport for the Crimson.

“By this point in the season it is time to show off the result of all of the hard work that we have been putting into the pool,” Thompson said. “To race for the sake of racing, and dive for the sake of diving.”

—Staff writer Isa DeLaura can be reached at idelaura@college.harvard.edu.