Word: meter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...varsity's record in the 2,000-meter sprints is not necessarily indicative of its chances in the four-mile grind at New London, for upsets have dotted the 104-year history of the event...
...Pennsylvania crew that put an end to Navy's three-year winning streak (TIME, May 16) proved that its Adams Cup victory was no fluke. On the sluggish tidewater of the Potomac, at Washington, the Quakers took the Eastern heavyweight sprint championship by finishing the 2,000-meter race i^ lengths ahead of Cornell. In last place, behind Penn, Cornell, Columbia, Yale and Princeton...
Bill Leavitt's freshman crew--the only unscathed eight now rowing out of Newell--more than atoned for this defat, however. The powerful Yardling easily outdistanced highly-rated Cornell over the 2,000-meter course. In their open-water victory, they rowed the fastest clocking recorded by a freshman crew in the three years the regatta has been held on the Potomac. The winning time...
...addition, the Australian will meet Eulalio Rios of Mexico, who won the 200-meter butterfly at the recent Pan-American games...
...Argentina's Juan Miranda lived up to his own boasts, outsprinted Wes Santee in the stretch of the 1500-meter run, set a games record...