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...Crimson rebounded in the next event, the 200-yd. individual medley, as Hess Yntema recaptured the Harvard record in the event with an excellent 1:56.37 clocking. Teammate and former record-holder Dave Brumwell swam off his best time and finished...
...Crimson's top individual performer all season long, freshman Hess Yntema, continues to have the best chance for picking up points this weekend. Yntema, who remained undefeated in his specialty, the 200-yd. butterfly will a record-setting 1:52.23 winning performance at the Easterns is ranked fourth in the event, and should do extremely well...
What makes his scoring potential uncertain, however, is the fact that he has yet to shave down this season. Gambril has had Yntema on the hardest training schedule of any of his swimmers with the exception of distance freestyler Rich Baughman, and while most of the team peaked and shaved for several dual meets prior to a big effort at the Easterns, Yntema has been pointing all season toward a strong performance this weekend at the NCAA...
Indiana's Gary Hall, who is probably eager to re-establish himself after a particularly disappointing effort at the Olympics, is the heavy favorite in both butterfly races, but Yntema could surprise by making the finals in both events. He is ranked sixth in the 100-yd. fly, with Neville ranked tenth, but the 200 seems to be Yntema's race and if he scores big it will be here...
Besides Neville and Yntema, Harvard does not appear to have a great deal of scoring potential except, perhaps, in the 800-yd. free relay, which is ranked eighth behind both Penn and Princeton...