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...Olympians race under the appelation of the Alte Achter Rowing Club, (Old Eight in German, site of their proudest moments) a name the six Harvard graduates gave to the organization they hoped would bring them together every year. The "club"--it has no permanent home--now fields entries in several events and, as a group, finished 26th in overall points. And Parker races under the A.A. credo in his single sculling...
Both crews rowed graceful, if unspectacular, races, moved swiftly to the numerous Heinekens, and waited for the computer to spit out the result. Verdict: The Rude and Smooth finished 32nd; Alte Achter 33rd, 2.9 seconds behind. Youth, relatively speaking of course, had triumphed...