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Other distractions along the way include the crowds that line the river banks. Atypically for a cox, Dougherty says. "I work better when people are yelling," and says that the oarsmen "know when they're coming up to a bridge because they can hear the people above them. Most other oarsmen and coxes agree, however that they more or less tune out the cheering and concentrate on the task at hand...
...team competed in Birmingham, England, the first of five meets in a trip that took them throughout England and into Ireland. The men's heavyweight crew team also sent Crimson representatives to the United Kingdom Harvard has entered two boats in the annual Henley Regatta, and 13 Crimson oarsmen plus a coach are presently preparing for that event...
...victory at Nationals earned Harvard a berth in the Henley Regatta in England, an opportunity which four oarsmen in Harvard's championships eight will take advantage of. Rich Atkinson, Jamie Fargo, Paul Jeffrey and Campbell Rogers will compete as a foursome next week, joining the freshman heavyweight boat coached by Ted Washburn, which triumphed in the Eastern Sprints in May to garner a place in the regatta. Both boats stand an excellent chance to win their respective races...
...University of Washington, the West Coast's sole representative in the race, led for most of the two kilometers before the Crimson pulled even in the last 25 meters. The Harvard oarsmen nipped Wisconsin at the finish line, 5:59.6 to 6:00, a margin of two feet...
Washburn also has high praise. Having seen Harvard oarsmen come and go for almost 20 years, the coach says. "There's no question that Campbell stands out as an outstanding and effective captain. He's a great, inspirational leader, one of the very, very best we've had in the boathouse...