Word: beckman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crucial section of last night's contest, UMass held a narrow 49-48 lead over the Crimson swimmers. In the first of those four events, the 500-yd. freestyle, versatile Maura Costin cruised to an easy victory, but the real story in that race was Harvard's Sharon Beckman...
Carrying a body-length lead over UMass's Mary Ellen Butler for 18 of the 20 laps, Beckman used all her stamina to out-touch Butler for the important second-place finish by just 15 seconds...
...those second-place swims of Danoff and Beckman kept Harvard within four points, 64-60, with only the seven-point, winner-take-all relay ahead. And as expected, the strong relay team of Leslie Landefeld, Mary Ellen Mangano, Jane Fayer, and Maura Costin brought home the win with a time of 1:46.6, a new team record, breaking the old mark...
Their teammate, freestyler Sharon Beckman, has been overshadowed all year by superstars Jane Fayer and Maura Costin, but she continued to perform well throughout the tournament...
...freestyle relay team of Fayer, Costin, Mary Ellen Mangano, and Sharon Beckman should also fare well. They hold the current 400-yd. team record...