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...free, only 2000 Olympic Medalist Erik Vendt of USC finished ahead of Cole, and only by two seconds, with a time of 14:37.48. Cole??€™s 14:39.71 improved on his previous Harvard record of 14:49.48 by 10 seconds. It was the best performance by a Harvard swimmer at NCAAs since David Berkoff ’89 won the 100-yard backstroke...
What Cole had done was place second in the 1650-yard freestyle (14:39.71), finishing two seconds behind 2000 Olympic medallist Erik Vendt (14:37.48) and with a time ten seconds better than his previous Harvard record (14:49.48). Cole??€™s second-place finish is the best showing by a Harvard swimmer on the national stage since David Berkoff ’89 won the 100-yard backstroke at the 1989 NCAA Tournament...
...Cole??€™s stamina and ability to finish strong was crucial in his two All-American performances. In the 500 free on Friday, Cole fell behind early to swimming phenoms Klete Keller and Vendt. Slowly but surely, Cole swam his way to an personal best mark of 4:16.91 while taking third in the event behind Keller and Vendt...
...Cole??€™s finish should not have shocked spectators, though, because in the morning heat, he had beaten Keller and came within three-hundreths of a second of beating Vendt. Despite the portent of things to come, no one was prepared for Cole??€™s most impressive showing...
...Cole??€™s success at NCAAs belies his contributions to a Harvard swim team that is quickly establishing itself as a national power...