Word: midshipmen
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...Crimson can expect another tough challenge from the Midshipmen, whose first varsity claimed the Sprints and IRA national titles last spring. In last year’s Sprints race, the No. 1 Navy varsity bested No. 2 Harvard by just over two seconds, ruining Harvard’s try for its first sprints title since...
Instead, Harvard used that final 500 meters to its advantage. Last weekend against Navy, the Crimson already held a commanding boat-length lead on the Midshipmen heading into the final 500. Saturday, that margin was only two seats—less than one second separated Harvard and the fall of its one-week old No. 1 ranking...
...with the justified swagger of a No. 1 ranked crew fresh off a solid trouncing of Georgetown—the only boat to have defeated Harvard’s first varsity all season long. The Navy first varsity had not lost a spring race since 2003, and the 2004 Midshipmen rowed to an open-water victory at the national championships. Navy had won the previous three Haines Cups over the Crimson. Only one Harvard boat got the best of the Midshipmen in a dual race during that three-year stretch...
...first varsity broke open an even race just after the midway mark of the course en route to an open-water victory over the Midshipmen...
...hardware was nice, but they all know a June victory over the Midshipmen in Camden, N.J., will merit far more celebration...