Word: breast
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When Ed Stettinius left the stand, his trim dark suit was unwrinkled, his sober maroon tie unrumpled, his white handkerchief still in place in his breast pocket. A new Gallup poll showed 82% of U.S. citizens in favor of Lend-Lease, only 9% opposed. Renewal by Congress appeared to be a mere formality. Not until the Administration's reciprocal trade treaties come up for renewal would its "international" policies be challenged by Congress...
Aquatically, Harvard loses two stars via the sheepskin route. Captain Bill Drucker, who could always be counted on for one victory in the backstroke event and who always supplied a healthy lead in the medley event, graduates, as does Bus Curwen, breast stroker, who strokes and captains the Crimson crew in his spare time. Sprinter John Eusden, a Marine-to-be, will be around for a while...
...seconds fit for one new mark, with Ossle Morton second and Perry Stearns third. His record-breaking time in the 100 was 56.3, and he was again followed by Morton and Stearns. Big John's third victory came in the 150 yard individual medley race, a combination breast stroke, back stroke, free style event, with Bob Aaron second...
Coach Hal Ulen's son Don triumphed in the 220 yard breast stroke event, winning in 3:07. Bob Aaron took first in the dive, and the Crimson medley relay team placed fourth. This event and the 150 yard backstroke, in which there were no Harvard entrants, were the only races not won by a Ulen representative...
...your mouth closed. ... If you have to jump from the ship into burning oil you may, if you are a good swimmer, avoid being burned. . . . Jump feet first through the flames. Swim as long as you can under water, then spring above the flames and breathe, taking a breast stroke to push the flames away; then sink and swim under the water again. ... To be able to do this, however, you will have to remove your life belt and other cumbersome clothing. . . . The danger of injury from underwater explosion is lessened by swimming or floating on the back...