College swim teams from Harvard to Tulane open weekend meets

Harvard divers placed second and third in both springboard events on the opening night of a meet with Cornell and Penn, with Penn’s Rachel Yang winning both. St. Cloud State heads to St. Thomas after a strong showing at the Coyote Extravaganza, where its men finished second and freshman swimmer earned conference swimmer-of-the-week honors. Clarkson closes its fall dual-meet schedule by hosting Saint Michael’s; the Golden Knights’ men have regularly beaten the Purple Knights, while the women seek to end a three-meet losing streak. Tulane will meet Houston and Rice in a Friday double dual before facing Rice again Saturday. FIU’s swimmers will compete against Nova Southeastern and Lynn, while its divers take part in the South Florida Diving Invitational; the Panthers enter after earning dual-meet wins over Vanderbilt and Liberty.