Word: diversion
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One of the youngest divers to ever compete at the Olympics, Louganis said he was "intimidated, but since I was younger I had less pressure
The highly touted Crimson divers didn't dominate the Eastern competition, but Pam Stone did grab ninth in both the one-and three-meter events, while Adriana Holy recorded an 11th place finish off the low board.
Given the fact that the Crimson squad consisted of only four swimmers and the two divers, its overall tenth-place finish--out of 20 teams--is commendable, but certainly not as well as the team could have done if all the Crimson qualifiers had chosen to make the trip.
But unlike the 1975 edition, this year's team suffered a lopsided defeat in its dual meet with Princeton, as the shaved down Tigers crushed the Crimson in the swimming events, 63-32, leaving it to the divers to bolster the score to a more respectable 65-48 outcome. The...
The real key to the Crimson's third place standing were the excellent performances of civers Stone and Holy. Coach John Walker, whose divers stood no higher than second and fourth place with only three dives remaining, said after the results were announced, "I still don't believe it."