Word: afters
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Here’s an interesting hypothetical situation: after spending your high school years cultivating a bitter dislike for your biggest rival, you’re suddenly forced to spend multiple hours a day with him in a narrow, compact space. It could have the potential to be a little...
As it turns out, this situation is anything but hypothetical—this was the reality sophomores Patrick Lapage and Nicholas Jordan faced when they joined the Harvard men’s heavyweight crew teams after competing against each other throughout high school.
Lapage first became aware of his rival’s presence in Beijing after seeing Jordan’s crew practice before the big race.
The American eight ultimately beat the British crew, finishing second to China with a time of 05:59.47. Lapage and his eight crossed the 2000m mark to capture fifth place with a time of 06:01.30, less than two seconds after the U.S.A.
“It was a little bit weird,” he said. “I remember one time he had three Shrewsbury vests which he lent to a couple of guys our freshman year. One time I went out and saw that three or four guys were...