Word: meters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Then, the unbeaten Harvard JV led Navy all the way down the 2,000-meter course to take a length victory, and a sweep was a distinct possibility. But Penn jumped the Harvard varsity at the start, leading by a half-length for a time. Then, at the midway point, the Crimson, stroked by Gene LaBarre, caught the Quakers and had begun to pass when the Penn shell filled with water...
Harvard settled for the body of the race at a steady 34-35 pace, but the letdown came far too late to make any difference for the Tigers. By the 1000-meter mark the Crimson had open water on the desperate Tiger eight, who, despite a strong and smooth performance, could not gain on the streaking Crimson boat...
...Crimson pulled even at the 1000-meter mark, and from there to the end it was all downhill for Princeton. At 1200 meters, Harvard moved into a three-seat lead, which they steadily increased until the finish. Harvard came in at 6:17.5, a little over a length in front of the Tigers, who finished...
...jogged through the center of campus. He was late and as he trotted he thought about stepping up his pace to a run. Double sessions the past two weeks in preparation for the Adams Cup showdown, the Yale race that afternoon, and the prospect of rowing two more 2000 meter races Sunday for the Olympic Development Program, all led to his decision to coast down to a brisk walk...
...Radcliffe crew overcame a strong headwind Saturday and topped four teams in winning a regatta on the Charles. Their time for the 1000-meter course was a fast...