Word: easterns
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There was a meet record, a pool record, and a national championship qualifier in virtually every event. There was a host of shaved heads and a packed house of screaming fans. And when the first night of Eastern Seaboard Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool ended last night, there was the Harvard swim team, holding a commanding 183-143 lead over Princeton and threatening to break the Tigers' six-year grip on the prestigious Eastern title...
Cornell's premier diver, Paul Steck, broke Harvard's gold monopoly by twisting and tumbling his way to his third consecutive eastern one-meter diving title in yet another record total of 503.0. The Crimson's steady duo of Steve Schramm and Jamie Greacen racked up 33 points by landing second and third, respectively. There had been a great deal of concern over whether Schramm, who hit his head on the board two days ago, would be fit to dive. But the former New Jersey state champion dispelled all fears when he nailed his first two dives...
...only other action around campus this weekend is the Eastern Swimming Championships. The Harvard aquamen will be seeking to dethrone last year's champs, Princeton, in Blodgett pool...
Today is the day the Eastern Seaboard Championships begin at Blodgett Pool. By Saturday evening, the question of who is the best swimming team in this part of the country will be answered...
Based on the strength of Harvard's freshman swimmers and the psychological edge gained from the outcome of the mid-season clash, the Crimson have got to be the favorites this weekend. The incentive to be gained from the fact that this would be Harvard's first ever Eastern Seaboard crown, and the friendly confines of Blodgett Pool are both definite advantages on the Harvard side...