Word: coxswaine
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sophomore year and then claiming the bow seat on the varsity last year. Currently Rogers is one of the two best starboards on the Harvard crew roster. When it came to seat-racing last fall, the oarsman was exempted from the head-to head challenges because, as coxswain Simon recalls. "There was no doubt" about his abilities...
...Champagne!" coxswain Nina Streetet yelled to the fans on the banks of the Charles, and for Eliot House's intramural crews yesterday, the white bubbly stuff was definitely in order...
...exhortations of coxswain Virginia Newman, together with the fine-tuned timing of the Black and White, moved Radcliffe through the opposition into a two-seat lead at the 1000 meter mark. It appeared the host boat was on its way to a victory when the Yalies started a final rally that inched them up to Radcliffe. The two boats see-sawed through the final 500 meters until Yale exploded in the final 10 strokes for the win. The disheartened Black and White trailed the Elis by 4 seconds...
...They rowed a more cagey race," Harvard coxswain Dan Simon said yesterday. "They were confident of their strength and their ability to make a late move...
Tsomides also started coxing at Exeter; in 9th grade, to be exact, when everyone had to participate in a sport. He was small at the time, and someone suggested he try out as a coxswain for the crew. "I really enjoyed it." Coxing, in fact, was one of the reasons Tsomides decided to attend Harvard. Almost everyone receives the form letter from rowing coach Harry Parker, but it usually does not arrive until after he's been admitted to the College. Tsomides, though, confesses his letter began "Dean Mr. Tsomides...