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Olympic gold medalist and Harvard swimmer David Berkoff is almost there...
Today at Blodgett Pool, the Harvard men's swimming team will begin to host the three-day 1989 Eastern Seaboard Swimming and Diving Championships. It marks the last time Berkoff will swim competitively at Blodgett...
After becoming the first Harvard swimmer to win an NCAA swimming title since 1961 (Berkoff won the 100-yd. backstroke in 1987), after entering the international scene in 1988, after breaking the world record in the 100-meter backstroke, after winning a gold medal in Seoul, after setting an American record two weeks ago, Berkoff is almost there...
While underwater after the start, Berkoff flipped on to his back and launched into his famous "Berkoff Blastoff," with which he propelled himself to the first wall. At that point, he turned back over, made his turn and finished the race on his stomach...
...while Berkoff was having fun, other members of the Crimson were shooting for Eastern qualifying times. One of the best swims of the day came from Mike Lin, who qualified in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.16 seconds...