Word: diversion
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--Initial attempts to locate an explosive satellite booster rocket spotted underwater by sonar failed, and Navy divers intensified their offshore search yesterday for wreckage of the space shuttle Challenger.
Harvard divers had an excellent meet as well, placing first and second in both events. Jennifer Greene won the one-meter diving, while Lisa Pierce earned a personal best 261.3 points en route to a victory on the three-meter board.
Performing especially well for Harvard were divers Shannon Byrd and Jennifer Greene, who defeated their Dartmouth counterparts in both one-and three-meter competition.
Watson's election as captain, an extremely rare occurrence for divers, is testimony to his popularity on the team. "His humor, his attitude... We're going to miss him a lot, an awful lot," Ford said.
The Crimson divers for both the men and women shone, winning all four of the diving events.