Word: meters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...next thing Harvard oarsmen heard from Weinberg was, "you have six seats on them," at the 500-meter mark. Rowing continuously at 35, the Crimson kept moving away--open water at the 1000, two lengths at 500-to-go and then the sprint at a 41 to open up the four-length margin...
...varsity race, Harvard shot to the front by four seats, as all three crews started beating the water at a 41 stroke. By the 500 meter mark the Crimson was ahead to stay as it settled into the body of the race at a 34 cadence...
Nevertheless, Radcliffe finished in a speedy 3:33.5 to Princeton's 3:32.5. Perfect conditions and a brisk tail wind aided the shells over the 1000-meter course...
Rowing continuously at a 32, the Crimson pulled out to a two-length lead at the 1000-meter mark, made it nearly four lengths by 1500 meters and, with a mini-sprint of 20 strokes at a 35, added another length at the finish...
Brusting out of the start at a high 41 cadence, the 'Cliffe squad had open water by the midway point, settling into a 37 cadence en route to an eight-second win over Philadelphia. Radcliffe finished with a fast 2:45 clocking for the 1000 meter course (which, unmeasured, may have been a trifle shorter...