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...Winning the Princeton meet freshman year was one of my biggest thrills at Harvard and I'd have to say beating them at their own pool the following year ranks high also," Hackett says...
Between freshman and sophomore years. Harvard's ace competed in the World Games in Berlin. This was the scene of his biggest triumph since copping the silver medal in the 1500-meter free in Montreal at the 1976 Olympics. Swimming on the USA 800-meter free relay squad, Hackett swam a 1:49.87 for the third leg behind Bruce Furniss and Billy Forrester. When anchorman Rowdy Gaines hit the wall, the foursome had a 7:20.80 for what is still the world record...
When he returned to Cambridge that fall, Hackett found that Coach Joe Bernal's recruiting campaign had filled the waters of Blodgett Pool with talented swimmers...
...high school seniors visit we show them the whole school with swimming as a sidelight. If they want excellent swimming and excellent academics, we hope they choose Harvard. If they want swimming without academics, the whole team would rather see them go elsewhere, no matter how good they are," Hackett, an economics major, says...
...sport like swimming for all four years. Some people are willing to make it their sole commitment outside of course work and for others it's just another extracurricular. The choice belongs to the individual and I don't concern myself with judging the approach of my teammates," Hackett says...