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Today's events, with preliminary heats begin at 12 p.m., include the 500-yd. freestyle, the 200 individual medley, the 50 freestyle and the 400 medley relay, in addition to the 1-meter diving competition...
Over 30 divers will vie for victory on the 1-meter board this afternoon. Harvard's Dan Watson, the winner on both boards last year, is no longer eligible for intercollegiate competition, which leaves the event in the air. The University of Pittsburgh boasts the largest diving corps, with five making the journey to Cambridge...
Coupled with Thursday's one-meter competition, in which Greene placed fourth and Byrd sixth, diving helped the aquawomen catapult into the third spot early and remain there down the stretch...
...winning skipper, John Bertrand, taunted during the races that the next Cup competition would be sailed out of the mostly working-class port of Fremantle in the sun- drenched Indian Ocean. "It's absolutely glorious," he told anybody who cared to listen. "It is probably the most perfect 12-meter sailing ground in the world...
Having traveled halfway around the globe to race on Bertrand's home turf, the better part of the world sailing establishment is now prepared to dispute his claim. For seven days ending last week, 14 brightly colored 12-meter yachts, representing eleven America's Cup syndicates from six countries, plowed the boisterous waters off Western Australia in a pre-Cup sparring match called the 12-Meter World Championship. When the last sails were furled, the visitors had taken a belting, both from the sea and from the home team. A 20- knot wind, known locally as the Fremantle Doctor, frequently...