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...diving team rang in the New Year with a bang, decisively defeating Rutgers and Navy on back-to-back days. Despite the fact that it had not competed in over a month, the Crimson showed no signs of rust in easily dispatching its opponents. HARVARD 188, NAVY 112 The Midshipmen came to Blodgett Pool on Saturday with a surprising 11-0 record, including a defeat of 2006 EISL Champion Princeton, but left with their first loss of the season. The Crimson (5-1, 4-1 Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League) won 13 of 16 events—including...
...Cornell rowed today—it would have been tough for us to hang with them.”The race for second reached its zenith in the final 500 meters, when Navy, Harvard, and Yale appeared in a near-deadlock as the boats came into view. The Midshipmen pushed forward to claim second, but a bow ball battle between Harvard and Yale kept the third-place finisher in doubt even after the two boats slowed to a paddle. “I thought we pulled it out—we were inching up on them and we were pretty...
...Navy boat that handed Harvard its first defeat since 2003 sits atop the second varsity poll, and the Midshipmen enter the weekend with all five of its eights ranked...
...getting open water and sitting is a serious problem because it gives the other crews hope.”Hope, at least for Penn and Navy, ran out by the 750-meter mark on Saturday. Harvard trailed early and minimally, surrendering just one or two seats to the host Midshipmen off the start. By the 300-meter mark, Penn stood back several seats and Navy held strong, maintaining contact with the Crimson varsity. A speedy start and a strong settle kept the Midshipmen in contention throughout most of the first half of the race. “Navy fought really...
...meters to snatch the Haines Cup from the Crimson, which had claimed the Cup for the first time in four years last year. On Saturday in Annapolis, however, Harvard’s hopes at a repeat faded as its two varsity eights hit the final 500-meter mark. The Midshipmen varsity took the Crimson’s bow ball and established opened water with 500 meters remaining, while the Harvard second varsity relinquished a commanding lead in the second half of its race. Navy also swept the freshman races to put a definitive exclamation point on an already dominant Saturday...