Amidst the Ivy Leagueâs decision to cancel fall, winter, and spring contests, Cassandra Pasadyn of the Crimson Womenâs Swim and Dive team made the difficult decision to activate her advanced standing â an academic process that allows for early graduation â and forego her eighth semester at Harvard. Rather than say goodbye to her team and sport at the 2021 Womenâs Swim & Dive Ivy League Championship that was scheduled to take place at Harvardâs Blodgett Pool this spring, the now alumna said her goodbyes from her home in Hinckley, Ohio, last summer.
The Eliot House resident has contributed to the womenâs swim and dive program in and out of the pool. In her first and second seasons with the Crimson, the team won back-to-back Ivy League Championships. Posting impressive times in the 100 (0:55.44) and 200 (2:00.74) yard backstroke, Pasadyn was especially influential in the 2019 Ivies victory. In her third season, Harvard achieved Ivy League runner-up st