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...clouds parted over the Charles River yesterday, the big boys and girls of the Head of the Charles came out to play. The varsity and second varsity of both the Radcliffe heavyweight and lightweight crews competed yesterday, and all posted solid showings in the regatta. The star on the river for the Black and White, however, was the heavyweight freshman eight, which posted a third-place finish on Saturday in the club eight division. This was a good sign of things to come for the heavyweights, as this boat’s success signifies a strong, deep program...
...unfamiliar with the intricacies of boats and power 10s and stroke ratings, will note the overwhelming difference in size between coxswains and the rowers they urge forward throughout a 2,000-meter race.But coxswains are misunderstood by those who only casually watch boats rowing by on the Charles River. A chorus of voices will often inquire, “But what do they do?”—if only because rowing appears so physically strenuous and the coxswain is the enigmatic, seemingly idle person watching all of the action from the best seat in the house...
...That was the case on the Charles River last year, as one truly dominating boat emerged on the waters of Beantown to go undefeated on the season...
...times and margins of victory tell the tale: an eight-second win for gold at Eastern Sprints, a 17-second thrashing of Sprints bronze medalist Princeton during the dual season, and an astonishing 42-second victory over Boston-rival MIT on the Charles River, to name...
...crew’s time of 7:07.7 in the Grand Finals at Eastern Sprints earned the novice eight a gold medal and proved the fastest time of any Radcliffe boat on the river that...