Word: stroke
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Perhaps some rowers are told to pace themselves—to take the first 500 meters hard, to settle into a steady base cadence, to take a 20-stroke sprint at the 1,000 meter mark. To go all out at the finish: they’re racing, after all, even though they remain in one painful spot for 2,000 meters...
...Both boats came out really hard off the start,” junior two-seat Wes Kauble said. “We both settled to pretty sustainable rhythms and from there our boat just concentrated on putting as much power as possible into every stroke...
Navy took up the stroke rating early in the final 500 to counter Harvard’s swelling advantage. Despite the push, the Crimson continued to increase its lead with a powerful sprint, crossing the line in 5:49.3. Navy finished in 5:54.0, with over half a length of open water separating the two crews...
Following the high of its dramatic game one victory, Harvard suffered a letdown against the Tigers in game two. Princeton mercy-ruled the Crimson in five innings, regaining its hitting stroke after lying dormant in the opener...
Sophomore Cindy Shin of Yale won the competition with a total score of 230, one stroke ahead of second-place finisher Meg Nakamura of the champion team, Princeton...