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The conditions were less than ideal for the Crimson, but the oarsmen relied on their fitness and race plan.
“In general, Princeton went out fast in the first part,” Lapage said. “But then we really rowed them down in the rough water, having had a lot of experience practicing in that.”
The Crimson followed with a sweep of Princeton and MIT across the board. In each race, the Tigers pushed Harvard in the first 1000 meters, but the Crimson oarsmen remained composed and made moves into the second 1000 meters that silenced their opponents.
“It was kind of cold and we weren’t as warmed up as we maybe would have liked,” said sophomore varsity stroke Tim Moore. “But we still did what we had to do and stuck to our race plan...
The second varsity eight distanced itself slightly more from its competition, finishing nearly eight seconds ahead of Dartmouth with a time of 5:57.9. MIT did not field a second or third varsity eight, but Harvard’s third varsity joined the second varsity crews and finished third in...