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The season opening for the Radcliffe crew teams on the Charles this Saturday was extraordinary in several respects. That's because the biggest obstacle the Black and White oarswomen confronted wasn't their opposition but, instead, poor water conditions and racing in the darkness of the ensuing night.
The real test for the heavyweights, though, will come against Eastern Sprint Champions Princeton and Cornell next weekend in Ithaca, N.Y. Although the Princeton crew remains formidable with four returning varsity members, the Radcliffe crew also has five rowers and a coxswain returning.
The merger between Radcliffe's heavyweight and lightweight teams has resulted in two lightweights--Christina Erikson and Julia Holland--rowing in what was formerly the JV heavyweight boat.
Lightweight Co-Captain Clara Bui feels that the merger will lead to a greater potential for Radcliffe regatta sweeps. She expains that the lightweight eight competition is so thin that the Radcliffe team will probably beat any lightweight eight, despite the fact that the fastest lightweights are in the first...
The first and third novice boats beat Northeastern, MIT and UNH in separate races, which were also postponed until after 6 p.m. The second novice boat, the only unsuccessful Radcliffe crew, came in second behind Northeastern by six seconds.