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More important than the broken records, however, were the clutch performances by some of the other swimmers. "When you win a meet by only one point, you've got to have a lot of key performances," said Harvard head coach Don Gambril. He cited as proof Tim Neville's win over Rex Hand, Navy's best sprinter, in the 50-free, Dave Brumwell's win in the 200-fly, and Tim Chetin's two thirds in the individual medley and breastroke...
There may be some interesting coaching strategy as a result of the strength of both teams in the freestyle, as both coaches will try to outguess the other in placing, their top swimmers in favorable matchups. Harvard head coach Don Gambril believes that the outcome may depend on where Navy puts Hand, and said that "what he swims could make a lot of difference...
...Coach Don Gambril, whose lifetime dual meet record is an impressive 67 wins and six losses, began his career at Harvard with a convincing victory. "I am pleased with how the guys did in competition." he said. "We had a lot of inexperienced swimmers, and I'm glad that they lived up to their potential," he added...
...admitted that he was not surprised by the times of Mitchell and Baughman because he had "expected them to do well." Gambril was, however, pleasantly surprised with some of the other performances. particularly Brumwell's double victory, and the strength in the specialty strokes. "We could have swept the 200 yd. breaststroke if we had wanted to," he noted. "but we eased up, and Phil Jonckeer almost won the race anyway...
There has been a great deal of speculation about the approaching season, and Gambril, like others interested in Harvard swimming, may know something more definite about the team's prospects after today's meet...