Word: eisls
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...second lesson was that winning streaks die hard. The Crimson's now stands at 26, currently the longest in Division I swimming. Even faced with the prospects of Reading Period and facing a letdown against one of the weaker squads in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL), the aquamen weren't about to let that distinction slip away...
Although many of the aquamen said they welcomed the break from studying. Coach Joe Bernal noted the problems in facing the EISL's weaker teams during January's academic crunch. "It's hard for them to keep the conditioning aspect the motivational aspect and their focus facing teams that may not make a demand on them like Dartmouth or Brown [the Crimson's next opponent...
This year, with Harvard still tired from its Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) opener against a weak Navy team, and the Lions psyched up and shaved down, the meet was the nail-biter that had been promised...
...even the 73-38 torpedoing of the Midshipmen was not enough to help the self-proclaimed "boys from New York City" beat the Crimson. The doubleheader left Harvard's EISL record unblemished at 2-0 and upped the Crimson's winning streak to 24--currently the longest in NCAA swimming...
...other 21 teams at West Point aren't ready to concede the meet yet. But all admit it's an uphill battle to prevent another Crimson rout. LaSalle College--not a member of the EISL, and an unknown opponent for Harvard--is in a pack with Ivy foes Princeton, Columbia, and Yale gunning for the runner-up spot...