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Freshman sensation Bobby Hackett and junior sprinter Malcolm Cooper each copped individual victories, as Harvard racked up 111 points in the competition. Princeton stayed hot on the Crimson's trail with 95 points, followed by Army with 64 and Dartmouth and Columbia with 54 apiece...
...Hackett, a silver medalist in the 1976 Montreal Olympics who led Harvard to a perfect 8-0 dual meet slate this year, broke the meet record by six seconds en route to his triumph in the 500-yd. freestyle. Hackett won with a time of 4:24.47, as his teammate and classmate Michael Coglin--another Olympian (from Great Britain)--finished fifth in that race...
...Harvard team of Geoff Seelen, Tuomo Kerola, Malcolm Cooper and Julian Mack placed second in 3:27.44. Crimson Coach Joe Bernal pulled a mild surprise in the medley by not swimming Hackett, who split a blazing 45.0 against Yale last weekend, in the anchor leg. A swimmer may race in all three relays and three individual events in the championships, but apparently Bernal wanted to save his premier swimmer for a later showdown...
...medley relay should go to Harvard, with Pyle, Tuomo Kerola, Cooper and Hackett swimming for the Crimson. Princeton's breaststroker, John Christensen, should have a slight advantage over Kerola in what Pyle calls the "shakiest of our three relays," but backstroker Pyle should be able to edge Princeton's Steve DeCosse. And if it's close going into the last leg, you can count on the awesome Mr. Hackett, whose 45.0 freestyle split at Yale last weekend is tops in the East...
...Hackett should win the 500, with Coglin also finishing in the top four. The 50 will be Malcolm Cooper's opening act of what could be a spectacular three-day show for him. Princeton looks good in the individual medley, with Bruce Kone and Bob Clayton likely to reach the finals...