Word: meters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week later, Hackett made his first road trip and returned from West Point with an NCAA record 9:02.05 for the 1000-yd. free. If short course races--those held in 25-yd. pools instead of the 50-meter type used in international competition--were recognized, this would have been a world record...
Between freshman and sophomore years. Harvard's ace competed in the World Games in Berlin. This was the scene of his biggest triumph since copping the silver medal in the 1500-meter free in Montreal at the 1976 Olympics. Swimming on the USA 800-meter free relay squad, Hackett swam a 1:49.87 for the third leg behind Bruce Furniss and Billy Forrester. When anchorman Rowdy Gaines hit the wall, the foursome had a 7:20.80 for what is still the world record...
Other key Crimson firsts included co-captain Marc Chapus's 48.98 finish in the 400-meter run. Junior Bennett Midlo came in a second later to notch fourth place and give the Crimson an additional tally...
Freshman Mark Henry also added to the Crimson cause. Henry's second-place finish in the high jump and his fourth-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles provided but one example of the versatility the Crimson displayed all afternoon...
...list of Harvard winners was long. Dave Randall won the pole vault with a leap of 14 ft. 4 in. Chuck Johnson won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.76 seconds. Still undefeated Peter Nsiah won the 55-meter dash in 6.42 seconds. Ryan Lamppa won the 800-meter...