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Worried over Wives. Four years away from the heady 1952 Olympic triumph at Meilahti Gulf, Finland, the fine rhythm and rugged power of champions were not easy to rebuild. On a previous try, the Naval Academy failed: the 1920 Olympic crew was reassembled from stations in the fleet and put into training for the 1924 games, but lost to Yale by 5 ft. in the Olympic trials. In trying to beat all others for a second Olympic try. the 1952 winners are well aware of the difficulties ahead. Soft life in wardrooms, officers' clubs and pilots' seats larded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Four Years from Olympus | 4/23/1956 | See Source »

...arrived at Annapolis in 1950, put in an unsuccessful year, and then watched his crews sink right out from under him-on the flood-swollen waters of the Ohio River in June 1951, three Navy shells were wrecked. But Callow and Navy did a quick salvage job. From Meilahti Gulf, Finland to Newport Beach, Calif., they won race after race, including the 1952 Olympic championship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Losers at Last | 5/16/1955 | See Source »

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