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...newly arrived Canaday Hall resident. Ford is one of the premier distance swimmers around, ranked as high as fourth in the world in 1500 meter freestyle. Simply put, Ford's credentials are almost as impressive as Bobby Hackett's were when he arrived in 1977 with Coach Joe Bernal to resurrect Harvard men's swimming...
Whether Ford, whom Bernal describes as "a flexible, coachable guy," will be ready to compete by Sunday is still undetermined. The yarding is recovering from a bout with mononucleosis this fall and is still getting accustomed to the American way of life. Harvard style...
...like to see him get his feet wet so he gets a taste of what he's getting into before the [February 5] Princeton meet," said Bernal Apparently, Ford's experience in head-to-head clashes in dual meets is limited...
...only seen him swim once, and that was a year ago in Japan," explained Bernal "I don't know him as a competitor...
Regardless of his previous experience Ford is not going to be just another body in the pool. His principal duty will be in the 1000 free, thus freeing senior Captain Ted Chappell from responsibilities in that event. That makes Bernal nothing but happy...