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...massacre like Harvard's 86-27 demolition of Princeton, unless it was the Tigers' decision to get out of bed Saturday morning. Maybe it was the 1-2 finish of Larry Countryman and Courtney Roberts in the 1000-yd. freestyle. Maybe it was the dynamic duo of Bobby Hackett and Ted Chappell in the 200-yd. free, shutting out Tiger ace "Beaver" O'Hara. But the best candidate lies in last year's shocking upset in Cambridge...
Harvard-Princeton meets have traditionally been decided in the final event, the 400-yd. free relay, but by that time in this year's meet, the only real prize was a personal victory for co-captain Hackett...
...last year's dual meet, Hackett had swum within one tenth of a second of his lifetime best in the 100-yd. freestyle, only to lose to the Tigers' O'Hara and Andy Saltzman. In the Eastern Championships of three years past Hackett had swum the anchor leg of the 400-yd. free relay, which in 1978 clinched Princeton's Eastern title. So Hackett had a score to settle, and he was given his chance...
Ironically, the event which ultimately propelled the Tigers to victory was the 100-yd. freestyle, the same race which proved decisive for Harvard the previous year. Beaver O'Hara and Saltzman outsprinted current Crimson captain Bobby Hackett during the final lap to sweep first and second--shattering the image of Crimson invincibility...
...defeat could not be laid on Hackett's impressive shoulders, however. He edged Saltzman in the 200 free and came within a tenth of a second of his lifetime best...