Word: meter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...phrase was a natural, for Bolles' sweepswingers had won the 2000-meter race in the remarkable time of 6 minutes 5 seconds, defeating Cornell by more than 7 seconds...
There is little doubt now about the provocation. The Crimson oarsmen rowed the Seattle course in the fastest time ever recorded for the 2000-meter distance. Time, incidentally, is usually an unreliable factor in judging the worth of various crews; but such is the case when weather, tide, and current conditions can slow down or speed up the best or worst of crews. Last Saturday the Varsity won without benefit of tail-current, most often present when records are made, and nevertheless cracked the Yale time on the Schuykill River...
Coach Tom Bolles and his top-notch, eight-men-and-a-boy, Varsity combination--plus two Jayvee oarsmen and the co-managers--are at the moment far from their accustomed aqueous habitat as they hurry westward by train for the 2000-meter Lake Washington regatta on Saturday...
Primarily, their unenviable position as "the crew to beat" is because of their superb showing in the Eastern Association's 2000-meter sprint regatta at Princeton last month. The Varsity won going away from Navy and Cornell, the number one and two boats in the Poughkeepsie event, in the time of 6:05, just off the distance record. In addition, their nearest competitor was more than seven seconds behind...
Champions of the East in the 2000 meter sprints, Tom Bolles' Sweepswingers--with the Jayvees, Freshman, and combination eights--have been at Red Top, Crimson crew headquarters on the Thames, since Commencement...