Word: sprint
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...meter pole, Harvard upped the stroke to 38 in an effort to close the widening distance between the two boats, Penn was too far in front, however, and only had to mount a token sprint at 38 over the last 100 meters to clinch...
...race. Because the water was so rough, the Crimson crew was noticeably tired after the first 500 meters. And once it was behind, Harvard couldn't afford to cut the pace. The lower-stroking Penn boat was able to conserve enough to easily counter Harvard's tired sprint...
Finally, the Crimson went into the race too confident that Penn's sophomore rowers would crack under the strain of a tight contest. "We felt that if we could keep it close until the final sprint," Harvard cox Tom tiffany said, "then they would rattle...
...meter mark the Crimson led by the three-quarters of a length; by the half-way mark Harvard had stretched its lead to a length. Going into the last 500 meters, Princeton started to falter while Yale made a strong but vain attempt to catch Harvard in the sprint...
...Crimson should row its usual race, coming off the line at a high 45 strokes per minute for the first ten pulls, dropping to about a 41 for the next ten, and then setting to about a 37 until the final sprint. Parker decided to take the Peacock shell because of the "pretty good chance of some rough water," but since the crew has raced in the shell the last two times out, it should have no effect on their performance...