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...kind of rough water so it was hard to really jack it up," senior stroke and captain Gordie Gardiner said yesterday...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Heavies Top Navy, Penn in Adams Cup | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

...were a little more careful than usual and our stroke was a little lower, but Navy and Penn were catching crabs [improper oar entries into the water which slow or even stop a boat] right and left, so we had to be careful," Gardiner added...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Heavies Top Navy, Penn in Adams Cup | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

...addition, Huntsman changed the rigging of the boat, switching from a starboard to a port stroke, and thus elevating Kathy Kirk to stroke from her seven seat position...

Author: By Panos P. Constantinides, | Title: New Faces Pace Lights Past Cornell and Williams | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

Though LaFollette said she wanted her boat to settle a second time into its usual 35-36 cadence, the heavies never could gain the relaxed stroke; and from the 1000-meter point, the bruising race was more blue than black as the Yale women, known for their last-minute sprints, rowed in with the victory...

Author: By Natalie S. Bigelow, | Title: Yale Oarswomen Dump 'Cliffe Heavies | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...didn't have the time after each stroke to psyche ourselves up for the next one," six seat Tory Laughlin said yesterday. "We were not together, but I know we can beat those two boats [Yale and Dartmouth]," Laughlin added...

Author: By Natalie S. Bigelow, | Title: Yale Oarswomen Dump 'Cliffe Heavies | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

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