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LONDON--The last place you want to find yourself is on a small capsizable boat on a gusty river racing against hereditary peers. Yet last week, there I was, piloting Boat 17 in the highly combative 12th annual House of Commons versus House of Lords Boat Race. My boss, a Labor Member of Parliament, willingly put his life literally in my hands--he'd never sailed before--in order to equal the score with the Lords. I was there because I knew how to sail, and, in a moment of supreme stupidity, I said I would like to sail...
...After earning a berth in the NCAA women's rowing championships, the Black-and-White finished in 10th as a team, and 12th in the varsity eight race, despite being ranked fourth in the country entering the race...
...sent several swimmers to the NCAA tournament in Minneapolis. Out of the 37-team field, Harvard finished 26th, which, while impressive, was slightly disappointing because it had finished higher in earlier years. Shevchik led the team while earning All-American honors, taking eighth place in the 200 backstroke and 12th in the 400 individual medley. McConnell finished 19th in the 1500 freestyle, with Martin only three spots behind...
...Crimson romped over the rest of the field, beating second-place and No. 9 Georgetown in head-to-head competition and defeating No. 1 Southern California, No. 12 Stanford, No. 10 College of Charleston, Washington, No. 20 Texas, Michigan, Eckerd and Wisconsin, which finished in order from fifth through 12th...
Shevchik also finished 12th in the 400 individual medley to earn an All-American honorable mention...