Word: maura
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Here," according to Maura Costin, the Kornelia Ender of the Radcliffe swim team, "the decision is yours. They (the Byerly Hallers) basically say: 'You know what we have to offer. If you take it, fine, if not, that's OK too.' At Princeton, I was taken out to dinner and always received letters and telephone calls from the coach. If I had gone to Princeton, I would have felt like I had to swim." Obviously, this low-key approach (what other approach would be used at Harvard?) works (and not just for athletes. We're here, right...
Their teammate, freestyler Sharon Beckman, has been overshadowed all year by superstars Jane Fayer and Maura Costin, but she continued to perform well throughout the tournament...
...course, not everyone on the team has the talent of a Maura Costin or a Jane Fayer, but each swimmer, in her own way and to the best of her ability, contributed to the successful Harvard showing...
Crimson superstars Jane Fayer and Maura Costin should be especially formidable contenders. Fayer has won consistently in the freestyle sprint events, and Costin is undefeated in the 200-yd. Individual Medley, the 200-yd. butterfly, and the distance freestyle events...
...also swam the 200-yd. breaststroke for the first time, won the race with a time of 2:44.01, and broke the old team record by 11 seconds. (Maura claims the breaststroke is her weakest event...