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...very shocked--I just didn't think it was that quick," a very happy Bobby Hackett enthused...
They were talking about Hackett's record-shattering performance in his first race as a Harvard swimmer. Hackett, a silver-medalist in the 1500-meter freestyle at the Montreal Olympics, opened his Harvard career Saturday by gilding, apparently effortlessly, to victory in the 200-yd. freestyle with a time...
...Hackett's time obliterated the meet record, surpassed the pool and University records by more than a second, and was the best time ever recorded by a New England swimmer in that event...
Clearly another factor in Hackett's decision was Harvard's decision to hire coach Joe Bernal, whom Bobby has trained with as a member of the Gator A.A.U. Swim Club and the varsity team at New York's Fordham Prep. With Bernal, Hackett hopes to generate some enthusiasm for swimming at Harvard, just as the duo did in New York...
...main man is unquestionably Hackett, whose times of 1:38.9 in the 200 free, 4:23 in the 500 free, 9:06 in the 1000, and 15:01 in the 1650 are all well below the University records. A tremendously versatile swimmer, Hackett also excels at butterfly, backstroke, and individual medley, and he insists, "I'll swim anything coach Bernal wants...