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...Crimson, hindered by the slowest start of any of the competing crews at the regatta, had previously enjoyed such overwhelming superiority against its collegiate opponents that a sizeable deficit incurred in the opening 20 strokes could be erased by the 500-meter mark...
...three strongest boats in the heat—USA1, Italy and Egypt—slowly extended their respective leads over the Crimson during the next 500-meter stretch. But, fueled by its proximity to the eights from France and Great Britain, Harvard launched a last-ditch bid for the final spot in the A Final, pulling to within striking distance, 0.63 seconds out of fourth place by the race’s midway point...
...first varsity boats took aim at the four-mile course—far longer than the standard 2,000-meter race—with Harvard and Yale remaining close for the first quarter of the race. But, at the one-mile mark, the Crimson opened up a lead over the Bulldogs and never looked back...
...YORK A local landmark, the 120-year-old P.J. Clarke's tavern is renowned as much for its onetime clientele (Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor were regulars) as for its men's room, which features two-meter-high period porcelain urinals. These are famous for having ice at the bottom. Co-owner Philip Scotti explains that before air-conditioning and ventilation systems were invented, ice helped keep odors under control...
...Playing this schedule] was not only psychologically but also physically challenging,” junior two-meter Teresa Codini said after the ECAC Championships. “We didn’t have any energy left, and we lost to teams we shouldn’t have lost...