Word: divingability
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But nine members of that squad took team success one step further this weekend in Austin, Tex., where Harvard placed 17th at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
Harvard diver Jenny Greene earned All-America honors by finishing in eighth place in the diving competition with 432.45 points. In qualifying dives, she finished in fifth place with 435.3 points.
"When we have seniors diving for pucks and blocking shots when it's 7-1, that puts out a message to the young guys," freshman forward Ted Donato said. "That's what's made Harvard a winner over the years."
Three-Meter Diving: 1. Doug Kirkman, Princeton, 519.14; 2. Steve Scanlon, James Madison, 504.90; 3. Tim Burke, Colgate, 484.60; 13. Patrick Healy, HARVARD, 391.20.
Watching the spandex figures balance gravity and centrifugal force as one set of skates slices within inches of another, spectators have found an appealing amount of danger. There is less of it than in aerial skiing, which is as much a sport as cliff diving in Acapulco, but much more...