Word: oarswomen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With the breeze blowing in their faces. Carrie Graves's oarswomen waited uneasily, trying to harness the adrenalin that was inspiring visions of Radcliffe revenge. All the elements were right for a return of the women in black--and April 14 was not a day that brought disappointment...
Though Korzeniowski speculated that the Radcliffe varsity had peaked for the Princeton race, the Cambridge oarswomen felt differently. Graves commented that her women could row even faster. And with the crew riding a newly-developed wave of self-confidence, the remainder of the season shapes up interestingly, as the tough Yale race looms two weeks away...
Many coaches would have called the Radcliffe heavyweight crew's 1978 season a "rebuilding year," citing the loss of all but three of the oarswomen from the 1977 eight that finished second to Yale in the Sprints. First-year coach Carie Graves, however, made no excuses. And no promises...
...tough Princeton eight is stroked by Ann Marden, who rowed on the U.S. national team last summer, and features several oarswomen with experience in prep school and on the junior national team. Tiger coach Kris Korzeniowski, who will select the women's national eight this summer, was pleased with his team's performance despite the loss...
This season, the oarswomen may be hoping for a tempest...