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Staking his claim with a first place in the 200-yd. backstroke, Bott is the favorite to fill the hole left on the Crimson roster with the retirement of two-time Eastern Champion junior Ron Raikula...
...that neat philosophy would be rendered mute without recruiting, and Bernal hasrecruitedwith enormous success. Having established the Harvard name in swimming, the task should be easier in years to come. The group that arrived in 1978, sophomores this year, featured Ron Raikula, who, with last year's experience in the nationals behind him, figures to make himself heard in the 400-yd. individual medley and the 200-yd. back stroke...
...impossible." And you can almost feel him smile. Harvard Qualifiers Name Event Bobby Hackett 200, 500, 1650 Free David Lundberg 200 Breast, 200, 400 I. M. Larry Countryman 1650 Free Ted Chappell 400 I. M. Tom Verdin 200 I. M. Jim Carbone 200 Breast Geoff Seelen 100 Back Ron Raikula 200 Back, 400 I. M. Steve Schramm 1- and 3-meter Diving Seelen, Lundberg, Jack Gauthier, Hackett 400 Medley Relay Hackett and three others 800 Free Relay Coglin, Gauthier, Hackett, Lundberg 400 Free Relay
Saturday's onslaught typified the Crimson's performance in the three-day meet. Headliners David Lundberg, Ron Raikula and Bobby Hacket each won their specialty, the 200-yd. breaststroke, the 200-yd. backstroke and the 1650-yd. freestyle, respectively, but it was the number of Harvard finalists that overwhelmed the opposition...
Backstroker Raikula, aware that no one in the 200-yd. breaststroke field could seriously challenge him, also swam with the NCAAs in mind...