Word: meters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Engineers, who finished two and a quarter lengths behind undefeated Harvard, took the runner-up position, 8.6 seconds in front of Princeton. The Crimson caught the surprisingly strong MIT eight at about the 500 meter mark and slowly powered its way to a 9.2 second final margin and a wind hindered 6:32.5 time for the 2000 meters...
...start Harvard jumped out to a quick lead over the Middies which the Crimson never relinquished, streaking to a two-length victory. The Crimson were clocked at 6:22.9 for the 2000-meter course, 8.9 seconds better than the Navy eight. The 6:22.9 time was the fastest turned in by any boat--lightweight or heavyweight--in Saturday's racing...
...Crimson never really let the Midshipmen get close enough to challenge. Jumping out to a six-seat lead at the start, Harvard steadily increased that margin throughout the first half of the race. At the 1000-meter mark, the Crimson lights opened up water between themselves and Navy...
...meter mark the Crimson had stretched the lead to half a length, and by 1500 meters the margin had grown to just under two. Over the last 500 meters the two boats were matched fairly evenly, although the Crimson did manage to open up the lead a bit more for the final margin...
...action, Harvard's lightweights suffered a surprising upset at the hands of a strong Navy boat. The race, which, for pure excitement, was the best attraction of the day, was decided in the last 10 strokes of the 2000-meter course. At that point the Midshipmen sprinted past Harvard's fading JV eight to nip the Crimson at the finish by one second. Navy finished at 6:43.9 while the Crimson came...