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Rankings aside, the Crimson boats dominated the dual season—and every crew that came in behind them knows...
Harvard has had unparalleled success in the dual season, with the first varsity finishing at 10-1 and the second varsity a perfect 10-0. The team enjoyed its first Haines Cup victory over Navy since 2001, won a third-consecutive Goldthwait Cup over Yale and Princeton, and defeated Dartmouth and MIT for Harvard’s ninth Biglin Bowl trophy in 10 years...
Both Navy varsity boats enter the weekend No. 2 to Harvard’s No. 1, their only losses coming to the Crimson in an Apr. 23 dual race. The Crimson first varsity must also contend with a Georgetown crew responsible for Harvard’s only defeat of the season, a 1.5 second loss in the opening weekend of dual competition...
...both varsity races, Harvard is near the top of every hypothesized list of finishers. The Crimson has overcome considerable deficits against quality dual-competition throughout the season, relying upon a powerful middle 1,000 meters to erase any deficit off of the start. The second varsity overcame near boat-length deficits against Navy and Princeton. The first varsity powered through Yale after yielding four seats in the race’s first 1,000 meters...
Throughout the dual season, crews have looked to shake the Crimson off of the start, and a six-boat setup on Sunday guarantees a furious first 20 strokes for the early advantage. Navy almost always jumps out early, Princeton and Yale pulled ahead of the Harvard boats off of the start, and Georgetown took the early lead from Harvard in the first varsity’s dual race with the Hoyas...