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...difference when the regatta’s final stroke broke the water proved equally razor-thin, but oh so much more meaningful than those preliminary armchair estimates as the No. 1 Midshipmen capped their comeback push with a 1.1-second victory over the No. 2 Crimson, while No. 12 Boston College finished a distant third...
...past the midway marker. With its base cadence measuring between 35 and 36 strokes per minute, Harvard’s first varsity had erased a small deficit incurred off the start by the 500-meter mark and appeared to have solidly positioned itself to fend off the inevitable late Midshipmen charge...
...midway point, the Crimson boat led by approximately two seconds, an advantage that was maintained even as Navy’s coxswain called for an early sprint in an attempt to cut into the Harvard lead. But despite upping their own output from 37 strokes per minute, the Midshipmen could gain no water on the Crimson, even losing an additional seat in the process.“From 200 meters to about 1,300 down, we walked up about a length on them,” said junior five-seat Trent Hudson. “And then they started their...
Regaining composure after the earlier flop, the Midshipmen redoubled their efforts with 700 meters to go and in just 200 meters erased several seats of the one-length...
Next weekend, Harvard will have another opportunity to display the merits of its claim to the No. 1 seat, when the crew travels to Navy, which currently holds the top spot. The two will compete for the Haines Cup, which the Midshipmen have won just four times, but each of the past two years...