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...spread over three days, with preliminary heats on Thursday, repechages and semifinals on Friday and finals on Sunday. The Crimson first varsity took a 7.5-second win over closest-finisher Northeastern in its preliminary heat, and topped a semifinal heat with California and Wisconsin by a three-second margin...
...tried to put enough pressure on early so that other crews couldn’t stay with us,” Blomquist said. “About halfway through we were about to create a margin and rhythm that [other boats] could not sustain. We were going into the race thinking that Washington, Cal or Wisconsin would be pushing us the entire way down the course. Granted we were pushed but we didn’t really have to go out of our selves to win the race...
...races by that much,” Blomquist said. “I think it’s a testament to how hard the crew works and how much the crew wants to win. Some people might be happy with six seats. Everyone wants to get the biggest margin possible. We don’t quit till we cross the finish...
Utilizing a strong middle 1000 meters, the Crimson extended its advantage to a boat’s length. The Lions made their notorious push at the end, but only managed to take a seat before Harvard responded to extend its margin back to open water...
According to Milne, the wider margin did not reflect a different type of race...