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...chance to be the first woman to race in an Egyptian regatta may not have made up for the disappointment of missing the 1980 Olympics because of the U.S. boycott, but Carrie Graves, Harvard women's crew coach, and her partner Peggy McCarthy called their trip to the Mideast last week the strangest experience of their rowing careers...
...heavyweight crew finished third, behind the United States Olympic crew and the University of Washington, in the tenth annual International Nile Regatta in Cairo, Egypt...
...16th annual Head of the Charles Regatta, blessed with the traditional sunny skies and low winds, witnessed the continuation of another tradition--a strong performance from the Harvard boat. Harry Parker's crew, rowing at full strength, nabbed third place behind Navy and West Germany in yesterday's feature event, one slot ahead of the United States Olympic eight...
That, coupled with the three-month lay-off since the eight last rowed at the Henley Regatta, enabled the Crimson to finish ahead of the national team...
...regatta is advertised as casual, fun and low-key, but this year may prove otherwise for several reasons. Three thousand competitors and 720 boats will pass under the bridges, but the climax of the regatta will be late in the afternoon, when the West German Olympic Men's Eight challenges our own National Team crew in a match that never took place in Moscow this summer. The United States Olympic Committee has supplied transportation and living expenses for the Olympians, and Charlie Altecruze '80, who was spending the year studying in Germany, flew in for the weekend...