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...start, and it was great to see the freshman get out those jitters in their first time in the Crimson singlet.”The freshman foursome of Lauren Leon, Magda Robak, Shannon Conway, and Kim O’Donnell took third in the women’s 4x400-meter relay, clocking in less than a second behind the BU team at 3:57.43.“We’re especially happy with how they did,” women’s co-captain Becky Christensen said. “They’re going...
...we’re only halfway, and we’re already swimming so well.”BIG AL OPENThe Crimson divers faced equally tough competition at the Big Al Open, hosted by Princeton.Sophomore Jenny Reese led the way for Harvard, placing 11th in the 3-meter event and 10th in the 1-meter event. She just missed qualifying for finals in each event, as only the top eight advanced. Sophomore Marissa Ash and freshman Leslie Rea also scored points for the Crimson. Ash was 15th in the 1-meter, while Rea placed 16th in both events...
When crowds are moving, there should be no more than two to four people per square meter to prevent injury. It's a simple mathematical reality. Otherwise, people do not have enough room to recover from being jostled. Someone can easily fall. Then someone else will lean down to help that person and get sucked down, too. The pile up begins, absorbing the growing pressure of all the people coming from behind...
...essential that event organizers preserve enough space anywhere the crowd may flow. At Hillsborough Stadium in the U.K. in 1989, a terrace became packed with fans, causing a railing to give way. In all, 96 people died. On the terrace, there were 8.4 people per square meter, according to studies of photographs taken before the railing collapsed...
...hoping to build off last year’s success that included, among other accolades, All-America honors after finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships in the high jump, her first career indoor Heptagonal title, and an Olympic trials performance that resulted in a personal best 1.84-meter clearance. “The goal I’m going to stick to is to not keep track of numbers in my head,” Christensen said. “I’m going to focus on just going out and having fun.” With the season...