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After Coach Joe Bernal's plan for a first in the 1000-yd. free without using Bobby Hackett backfired. Harvard's superior divers realized the necessity of sweeps in the one and three-meter board events to prevent Princeton from putting the meet out of reach...
...then there was Mr. Hackett, clutching a red rabbit's foot just moments before the start of that last relay. Now the Crimson had all the points covered. Somehow you knew it was over; dedication and dethronement in one afternoon...
...near the Yonkers flash. His 1000-yd, freestyle NCAA record time of 9:02.05 is 12 seconds better than anyone in the nation, 33 seconds better than anyone in the East (Harvard's Michael Coglin is second at 9:35.57), and 41 ticks better than Princeton's best man. Hackett's 4:27.75 mark for the 500 free is second in the nation and miles ahead of anyone in the East...
...Hackett can't swim every event (though he probably would if he could), so that leaves the rest of the meet to a host of talented aquamen from both schools...
...Hackett events will most likely be the 200 breast, the 50 free, and the diving. The breaststroke race features the two top times in the East this year, and both are freshmen. Princeton's John Christensen (2:08.91) will face off against Tuomo Kerola (2:10.38), but don't be surprised if last year's Eastern Seaboard champ, Princeton's Chuck Hector, comes through with some kind of upset...