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Harvard has shown some weaknesses in its performance in the sprint events. But even these seem to have been at least partially remedied. For instance, in last Wednesday's meet against B.C., Harvard swept both sprint heats, as junior Tracy Black and sophomore Diane Smith each notched victories...
...second row, and should be among the leaders after the first lap. But the spark plugs foul as the car starts, and two plugs are changed. By that time, it is too late to rejoin the other cars at the front of the starting grid. This competition is a sprint, only 18 laps, and he seems to have no chance...
After splitting wins--Corbisiero in the 1650 free and Chappell in the 200 free--the Crimson jumped in front with a strong one two finish in the 50 free by the sprint corps. Missing the leadership of junior rocket Mike Miao--University record holder in the 100 free--and facing shaved opponents in an event decided by hundredths of seconds, senior Jim Carbone and sophomore Bob Hrabchak bested Columbia's Mike McCool in 21.45 and .21.66. respectively...
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the meet for the Crimson was its ability to sweep the sprint events, something which Harvard is usually unable to accomplish. Junior Tracy Black and sophomore Diane Smith notched victories in the 50-meter freestyle and the 50-meter butterfly, respectively. In addition, Harvard swimmers placed second and third in both events...
...train is a community. At each stop, we dash down the platform to the food kiosk, hoping for anything other than pickles and kefir. The day of tomatoes, eight of us have to sprint for the last car, and all the passengers cheer. The Poles, embassy staff returning to Poland after three years in Peking, smoke heavily during the day and drink heavily at night. They sleep two to a berth, having wedged their luggage into the top bunks. The English, mostly students returning from a year in Peking, plug two-by-two into Walk-mans...