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...yard freestyle followed a similar formula with Harvard's Steve Root keeping pace with Mitch Derrick of Princeton early on but eventually letting the Tiger swimmer pull out to a fifteen-yard lead. The Crimson fought back with John Blaney, out in lane seven, who slowly reeled in Derrick while a crowd of about 300 Princeton and Harvard fans were on their feet screaming wildly. On the final lap of the 40-lap race, Blaney and Derrick were even, but the Crimson fell short again, as Derrick touched in at 9:12.84, only .08 seconds ahead of Blaney, who swam...
Consistent with its performances all season, Harvard was stronger in the second half of the meet. Simon Wainwright crushed the rest of the field in the 200-yard butterfly by almost a second-and-a-half. In the 500-yard freestyle, Peterson touched first and Steve Root fell less than half second short of nailing second for the Crimson after a late surge on Princeton's Derrick...
...Derrick (P), 9:12.84; 2. Blaney (H), 9:12.92; 3. Root...
...Peterson (H), 4:28.22; 2. Derrick (P), 4:29.05; 3. Root...
...their sorrow and horror at the nightly accounts of devastation, many Arab Americans are searching for any sign of hope. Few see much prospect for stability or democracy taking root in the Middle East anytime soon. But at the very least, they hope that the war will raise consciousness. "For the first time Americans are having to take a look at what is going on in the Middle East," says Murad, "and I hope a lot of myths will be dispelled." As the battle goes on, however, it is sure to seem like a high price to pay for enlightenment...