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...Harvard men’s lightweight crew bested both No. 4 Yale and No. 6 Princeton on Lake Carnegie in its final dual of the season to retain the Goldthwait Cup, continuing on its road to recovery following a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of No. 1 Navy just one weekend ago. After being nipped by the Midshipmen last year, the Crimson similarly defeated its other Big Three rivals...
Sped by a ripping tailwind—the favorable breeze conditions helped Harvard finish the course with a time just one second slower than that of the Princeton heavywights earlier in the day and to set a record clfor lightweight crews—the Crimson steadily pulled away over the following 1,000 meters, when the scene one week prior began to repeat itself...
...Black and White left its competition black and blue on Saturday morning, as both the Radcliffe heavyweight and lightweight crews beat up on neighborhood rivals Boston University and MIT on the Charles River...
...Black and White lightweight varsity eight, a dominant performance against the No. 9 Beavers solidified Radcliffe’s position at the top of the nation’s polls. With a stiff headwind, the Black and White powered to an early lead—one which only grew as the race progressed. Radcliffe finished in 7:52.51, thrashing MIT (8:20.51) by 28 seconds and posting its largest margin of victory of the season...
Historically, male athleticism has been a haven for bizarre eating habits. “It was easy to lose the first ten,” says Nick S. Downing ’07 about “making weight” for the freshman lightweight rowing team. The 5’11 rower arrived at Harvard weighing 173 pounds. To compete, Downing had to slim down to just over 150 pounds. “Everyone has to lose weight,” he says. “You’re all going through this together.” While...