Word: raymonde
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...might say all of those things. But checking out the ambience around Weld Boathouse reveals that the mood on the eve of the season-opening race, is, shall we say, one of "cautious optimism," especially on the part of first-year coach Peter Raymond...
...kiss of death to have almost your entire first boat back," said Raymond, in what appears to be his best imitation of Harry Parker-like understatement. "We're having some problems and it will take a lot of hard rowing before we reach anywhere near top speed...
Coxswain Nancy Hadly, now in her fourth year as Cliffe varsity heavy cox, echoed Raymond's sentiments...
...Raymond, a Princeton graduate who coached last year's Harvard freshman lighweight Sprints champs, determined his boatings about a week ago. There were a couple of surprises--Gail Rasmussen and Ann Robinson, varsity rowers last year, were pushed into the J.V. boat, at least temporarily, by Karen Oberhauser, Ruth Colker, and last year's J.V. stroke Nancy Herman...
Second year lightweight coach Peter Huntsman isn't quite as fortunate as Raymond. Huntsman has only three rowers back from last year's first boat which finished second in the Eastern Sprints and lost by five feet in the National Championships. But two heavyweight rowers who slimmed down, and three strong novice oarswomen, including Barbara Pearce, who made the unlikely switch from coxswain to rower, have bolstered the 'Cliffe 125 pounders...