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Fanfare and hoopla--chorus line dancing by team members, stretcher crews carrying away exhausted competitors, and music and one-lines from the bathing suit-clad Harvard band--dominated the atmosphere at Blodgett Pool Saturday, overshadowing some fine individual swimming performances and turning a potentially dull 71-42 Crimson romp over Army into something of an interesting spectator event...
Hackett obliterated the one-year-old Blodgett pool record in his specialty, the 1000-yd. freestyle, outdistancing the rest of the field by at least two laps while clipping nearly 30 seconds from the old standard. The Yonkers, N.Y. native's time (9:08.31) is the second fastest recorded in the country this year, surpassed only by his own 9:05 effort last week against Navy...
...Crimson aquamen, the Harvard Band, the cute teenaged timers with their "Bernal's Gator's" tee-shirts, and the other entertainers that Coach Bernal has ushered onto the Blodgett stage, Saturday was only a tune-up for bigger things to come. Vols and Crimson Tide, eat your hearts...
...swimming vs. Army; Blodgett Pool...
This disheartening setback at the hands of B.C. leaves the Crimson's record at one win and two losses; yet Walsh, encouraged by the strong showings by Costin and the freshmen, feels the squal will be prepared to face a difficult contest against New England Champions U. Maine at Blodgett Pool on Saturday...