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...will argue, "I went to the men's meet against Indiana last year to see the Crimson snap Doc Counsilman's long winning streak in a fabulous contest." Ah--but that was the men. I'm not saying that they have any problem getting spectators. Any team that has the Harvard band play for them, that charges admission, and that sells tickets to big meets, does not need help getting fans...
...first three years as a Hoosier, the squad won the NCAAs, but never posted a relay victory. The most gratifying moment of his years of swimming for Doc Counsilman came when Hall anchored the Indiana 800-yd. free relay team which also included Gary Connolly, John Kinsella, and Freddie Tyler to a first place finish at the 1973 meet...
Funny he should mention Indiana. One week after the Crimson's consecutive dual meet streak was snapped at 28 by a shaved Princeton squad, Doc Counsilman's vaunted charges, ranked fifth in the nation rode into town. The Hoosiers departed chastened 67-46 losers, and Exhibit A in Harvard's case of national prominence...
...Counsilman, whose book "The Science of Swimming" has established him among the world's experts on swimming (the guy swam the English Channel this past summer at the age of 58 if you doubt that he knows what he's talking about), emphasizes the commitment shaving represents when speaking of the tactic's remarkable effectiveness...
Teams usually save the shave for the last meet of the year, Counsilman says. Otherwise you run the risk of being flat in the weeks afterwards...