Word: aquiles
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Still, his late decision revealed great confidence in his own ability. And that confidence was rewarded when Smith edged Aquil Abdullah in the 2,000-m trials by a scant third of a second, or about 18 in. over the 1 1/4 miles of the course. It was the closest finish in trials history. Smith has spent the intervening weeks smoothing out his stroke in two-a-day training sessions on Lake Carnegie near Princeton, N.J., and nursing nagging injuries (back, ribs, thigh) accrued in a decade and a half of competitive rowing...