Word: mermen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...freshmen, who have been a big part of the mermen's success so far this season, performed as usual, taking five individual firsts. Sophomore Fred Mitchell took his customary firsts in the 200 and 500 yd. free, although his times were a few seconds slower than in pre-Christmas competition...
Behind by six points with one event remaining, the swimming team gained seven points with a win in the freestyle relay to pull out an exciting 57-56 win over Navy Saturday at Annapolis, Md. It was the second win of the season for the unbeaten mermen...
Last year, the mermen came into the Navy meet with a disappointing loss to Army behind them and proceeded to smash the midshipmen 77-36. This year, however, the opposite seems to be occuring. Army fell by an identical 77-36 score, and Navy has one of their strongest teams in years...
...midshipmen, led by freestyler Rex Hand, have the personnel to give the Crimson a fight in almost every race, and the result of the meet could hinge on the all-important seconds and thirds. The mermen, appear to have good depth. Against Army they swept five different races...
Revealing remarkable depth in the freestyle events, and surprising strength in the specialty strokes, the mermen took firsts in all the freestyle races and in both the individual medley and 200 yd. backstroke. Freshman Dave Brumwell, who won the last two, fell just one second short of setting a new school record swimming...