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Once on the water, the men were quickly confronted by their worst fears. The seven battered and leaking dugout canoes that they had bought from local tribesmen sat just inches above the water and proved lethally difficult to maneuver. Below them swam 15-ft.-long black caimans and razor-toothed piranhas. Each time the men were forced to portage their massive dugouts or hack a campsite out of the thick vegetation on the riverbanks, they were attacked by stinging, biting, disease-carrying insects. Nearly all the men, including Kermit and Roosevelt, fell prey to the suffocating fevers and bone-grinding...
...called The Passion of the Christ: The Prequel, follows young Mary's life in Nazareth and her journey to Bethlehem with Joseph (OSCAR ISAAC). Taking the part of Mary--the key role, as any Christmas-pageant organizer can attest--is Keisha Castle-Hughes, 16, the New Zealander who swam to an Oscar nomination in 2002's Whale Rider. She has been "fearless, dazzling, an almost ageless spirit," says Hardwicke. Castle-Hughes gamely learned to milk goats, which, to the dismay of little kids everywhere, are played by real animals...
...Harvard’s awards banquet, sharing the Harold S. Ullen Trophy (seniors who demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship) and the William J. Brooks Trophy (team MVP) and also receiving the Stowell Trophy (most improved senior) and the Wyman Trophy (highest scorer in dual meets). The seven-time All-American swam his best races at the end of the season. At the EISL Championships, Cromwell set records in the 100-yard backstroke, the 200 backstroke, and the 200 medley. His high level of performance earned him a share of the Moriarty Award as the top point-scorer at EISLs. At NCAAs...
...Atlanta. Cromwell continued his run of outstanding performances with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, breaking his personal best and the league record with a time of 1:41.83. He also received his fifth individual and seventh overall All-American nod. “Dave just swam lights out,” Rathgeber said. “It was nice to see an Ivy swimmer up there with national champions and Olympians.” Harvard finished the season 22nd in the season’s final College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll...
...Penn and winning 204.5–95.5, the team’s biggest margin of the season. Harvard won 14 out of 16 events and Papadakis was once again able to sweep both diving events. Before Princeton and Yale, the Crimson warmed up with some serious competition. Harvard swam against Rutgers, the No. 24 team in the country to Harvard’s No. 25. Every individual point counted as the Crimson won the meet by one point, 150-149. —Staff writer Abigail M. Baird can be reached at ambaird@fas.harvard.edu...