Word: diversion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The meet turned out to be such a farce that Harvard coach Ray Essick decided to swim two divers (Tom Cook and Dave English) in the final 400 free relay. Even then the Quakers only won the race by a mere half a second.
This year Harvard's rather unheralded divers, led by Dave English, could pick up many vital points. English this winter has varied only between good and excellent in the quality of his diving, while his teammates have looked strong also. Princeton does have a rather good diver, Mallott, but it...
By a quirk of fate, both Harvard divers, Dave English and Roger Johannigman, injured themselves slightly during warm-ups. English hurt his back when he hit the bottom of the Dartmouth pool and Johannigman slipped on the board and injured his knee.
Returning to the injury list, diver Mollye Munch will remain out of action due to an appendectomy she underwent during the Christmas break. Sue Abkowitz, diving with only a month's experience, will continue to fill the hole left by the shortage of female divers.
As for diving, freshman Kathy Lindenthal is one of the best divers in the country, having won the one three meter events at last year's National YMCA age group meet. Kris Krendl has done exceptionally well for a new diver and shows signs of improvement.