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...February 2, 1980, the Princeton men's swimming team came to Blodgett Pool primed, shaved down slick, and beat the Harvard aquamen. The final score was 65-48, and the disappointing loss ended a 28-meet winning streak for Coach Joe Bernal and the Crimson...
...Crimson's win was a demonstration of the aquamen's seemingly limitless depth and an extremely strategic use of their talent by Bernal against the pumped-up Princetonians. Harvard captured eight of 13 first-place finishes, but it also copped seconds in five of the eight and thirds in the other three...
Urged on by a standing-room crowd of rowdies, the Tigers jumped to an early lead, winning the 400 medley relay in a swift 3:25.72. But shaving down has its principal benefits in the short sprints, and Bernal's lineup was set to reverse the momentum the Tigers would almost certainly have after the opening relay. It worked as the Crimson rolled off three straight wins to move ahead...
...Tigers staged a comeback of their own, winning the 200 individual medley, the 200 fly and the 100 free. Princeton's success was aided by the absence of Chappell in the fly. Bernal's most suspect tactical move of the afternoon. The Crimson's mentor sacrificed the boost the Tigers would get from grabbing several events in a row to role the Tigers of the psychological lift of heating the tired Harvard captain in his best event...
...Eastern Championships in March. Chappell walked away with the event, with Princeton's Mark Beisler taking a distant second. But shaving down might have balanced the race, Bernal seemingly thought so, and Chappell anchored the final 400 free relay...