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Compared to the 25-yard-by-50-meter expanse of swimming lanes, the diving well is an unobtrusive nook in Blodgett Pool. If not for the platform tower stretching nearly eight meters above the floor, a first-time visitor to Blodgett might miss the well altogether. But in this deep...
A classy group of divers like Watson, Mule, Stone, junior Adriana Holy, sophomore Karl Illig and freshman Jennifer Goldberg is the more apparent reason for Harvard's achievements. "The most successful programs are the ones that recruit consistently and we've been very lucky lately," Walker says, adding that he...
The divers describe Walker as easy-going, flexible and enjoyable. "He doesn't want it to be work, work, work without enjoying the sport," Jeff Mule, Eastern champ at three-meters and second on the low board, notes. Pam Stone, winner of the 1979 AIAW Small College Nationals and reigning...
Sharing a coach and training time builds cameraderie, the divers say. "Having the men around adds a lighter atmosphere to workout--a time when things can get pretty intense," Holy, the Ivy one-meter champ, says.
All the divers consider the sport the best way to get away from lectures and problem sets. "Practice is a kind of release, and you can go back to academics and feel like you accomplished something," Mule notes. Holy, a Biochemistry concentrator, adds, "I can go to workout and forget...