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This year, Harvard had every reason to have a mediocre year: the top two varsity boats lost 13 oarsmen from 2004, only two people remained from the dominant varsity boat from the year before, and Princeton, Washington, or Cal looked poised to take Harvard’s place at the IRA winner’s dock...
...When you’re expected to win the past couple of years, and you’re under so much pressure,” Holzapfel said, “winning can be a relief. Being a much less experienced crew and having lost such a great class of oarsmen, winning has been very special for me and has been very...
...last year’s second varsity race, Harvard took off after 500 meters and had little problem dispelling the competition, finishing more than five seconds ahead of second-place Cornell. The Crimson is no longer the favorite, and that anonymity on the start line allows the oarsmen to push even harder...
...Harvard seniors Aaron Holzapfel and Malcolm Howard—five-seat and seven-seat, respectively—the win capped off a three-year undefeated dual run. Howard and Holzapfel are the only two first varsity oarsmen remaining from the 2003 and 2004 championship boats...
Even for experienced oarsmen, there’s always the knowledge that immense lactic acid buildup—as common to rowing as outfield grass is to baseball—will welcome them after 2,000 exhausting meters...