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...halfway point, Harvard sat more than three boat lengths ahead of the Bulldogs. As the Yale boat grew smaller and the Crimson rowed the course in complete isolation, Harvard set its sights on another opponent—the course record...
...Crimson varsity crossed the line more than 12 boat lengths ahead of Yale. Harvard tacked on nine more boat lengths of open water in the last two miles. The time was the 13th fastest in the Harvard-Yale regatta, the oldest collegiate athletic competition. Yale finished...
Navy had dominated Haines Cup competition for the last three seasons, had escaped with a one-plus second dual win over the Crimson the year before, and had trumped Harvard in a boat-length victory at the 2004 Eastern Sprints. The past few Midshipmen-Crimson showdowns had validated the No. 1-versus-No. 2 atmosphere that smothered an already tense starting line in the early morning on April...
...time the two boats passed the MIT boathouse at 1,500 meters down, the No. 2 Crimson was almost a boat length ahead of Navy—the Harvard crew had jumped seven seats in just over 300 meters. All it had taken was 25 strokes and Navy’s No. 1 ranking and 14-race win streak could do nothing more than fade amidst the path already laid by the streaking Harvard boat...
...went in very nervous, geared up, [and] on edge,” Kummer said. “We treated it like a championship race. Still, with all that pressure, we managed to stay within our boat. The stakes were so high and we still remained calm...