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Actually, the nearest many swimming candidates get to the water in preseason practice is the shower room, although some have been known to take a dip now and then on the sly. But this is unofficial and recreational--if pushing a kickboard for forty laps is your conception of a...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 10/2/1947 | See Source »

It is natural that in the midst of calisthenics contortions on hard mats Ulen's aquatic stars fondly recall how enjoyable it is to swim a race. The psychological aim of the landlocked workouts is to make the prospect of racing 20 laps or so an attractive alternative. After more...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 10/2/1947 | See Source »

A hundred and thirty Harvard bandsmen juggled a petite, blonde B. U. majorette in their laps for a few hours yesterday afternoon but bounced her back in front of the Terrier trombones without missing a beat.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Terrier's Twirler Tearful as Band Rebuffs Blondes, Sticks to Music | 10/1/1947 | See Source »

This year the emphasis is on condition, a commodity never acquired last year, and every day before practice the squad does calisthenics and a few laps around the Field. "Why the team is running as though it were midseason instead of the first week," Mac commented.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Soccer Eleven To Play Scans In Scrimmage | 9/26/1947 | See Source »

Still trotting for his health: Ambassador Jefferson Caffery, 60; around the garden of his place in Paris. Caffery, rain or shine, was doing exactly 51½ laps a day, dutifully carrying lead-weighted batons. Style note: he wore l.a.k.* shorts.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Sep. 15, 1947 | 9/15/1947 | See Source »

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