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...from second-place Northeastern in the final 500 meters. Eventually claiming a 7.4-second win with a time of 6:24, the Radcliffe crew had qutie a bit to celebrate. “It was a great race in not really great conditions—there was a huge tailwind, and it’s often difficult to separate yourself from other crews in that situation,” junior captain Liz Demers said. “We knew that Northeastern was having a very good season,” Demers added. “In comparable races we were...
Yesterday the grand final featured a showdown between Stanford and Radcliffe, and the Cardinal took a 4.3 second advantage. A strong tailwind sped up the race, and choppy waves posed a challenge. The Black and White held its ground not ceding defeat until the final strokes...
...conditions were really good we were expecting lots of wind and heavy waves,” Morris said, “The current was pulling us down the race course.” As the races progressed, a slight headwind turned to become a slight tailwind, which combined with tidal currents that strengthened over the morning helped to push and pull the boats through the course. Light rain over flat water kept conditions cool. “Each race was faster than the last. The river added a lot of speed to the teams after that,” Bosworth...
...focus and of urgency that the teams, the boats, the rowers realized that they couldn’t take anything for granted and had to go after it every single stroke,” Stevens said. SMITH/HOLY CROSS On a clear and cold Sunday with a bit of a tailwind and a new-found sense of urgency, the Black and White swept the field, winning every race soundly. The first varsity scorched by Holy Cross with an impressive 10.4 second lead, second varsity with a punishing 12.4 second lead, and the scrappy novices with an 18 second advantage. Smith College...
...blistering cross-tailwind that whipped some lanes into course-record speed simply didn’t reach us; several crews we had beaten earlier in the year, and one we had beaten earlier in the day, flew by us like we were stuck in reverse. We finally crossed the line in fifth place. By all accounts, a crushing disappointment...