Word: berkoffs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...backstroke, Berkoff was expected tobe challenged by the Stanford duo of Jay Mortenson(last year's champion) and freshman Jeff Rouse,along with Tennessee's Melvin Stewart...
...swim marked the fourth time in the past twomonths that Berkoff has broken the American recordin the 100 backstroke. Also, for the first timesince the institution of the butterfly as anofficial stroke in 1958, the winning NCAAbackstroke time was faster that the first-placetime in the butterfly race...
...backstroke, however, a slow startprevented Berkoff from catching Rouse in the finalyards, forcing him to settle for second in a timeof 1:45.88. Nonethless, the swim was a big jumpfor Berkoff, whose best previous finish in theevent was seventh...
...more relieved right now than anything,"Berkoff said at the conclusion of his final meet."Everybody expected me to win again and added alot of pressure, but I'm happy that everythingfinished on such a position note. It was alsogreat for the other guys on the team to do so wellin our relay, because it really was a teameffort...
...that race, Berkoff, Manson, Tull and Kaplantouched in a 1:29.78 time, placing ahead ofpowerhouse teams from USC and Cal-Berkeley. But ina huge upset, Princeton claimed the gold medalwith a time...