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...Saturday, December 3, 1977, Hackett swam his first Harvard race in the season opener against Navy. He completed that first collegiate 200-yd. freestyle in 1:40.38 to set the first of his many University records. Since that first meet, only Hackett and sophomore Ted Chappell have covered the distance any quicker. The senior from Eliot House still holds the Harvard record, a blistering 1:36.85 set in the 1979 NCAA trials at Cleveland State, as well as three other University records for individual events...
Between freshman and sophomore years. Harvard's ace competed in the World Games in Berlin. This was the scene of his biggest triumph since copping the silver medal in the 1500-meter free in Montreal at the 1976 Olympics. Swimming on the USA 800-meter free relay squad, Hackett swam a 1:49.87 for the third leg behind Bruce Furniss and Billy Forrester. When anchorman Rowdy Gaines hit the wall, the foursome had a 7:20.80 for what is still the world record...
...resident still holds the University record in both the 100-yd. and 200-yd. butterfly. Yntema is also the only Harvard swimmer ever to take home four gold medals from the Eastern Seaboard Championships. In 1974 he won both of the butterfly events and the 200-yd. freestyle and swam the anchor leg on the winning 800-yd. freestyle relay...
Showing the grit that earned him his nickname, Downs swam his personal best in the 500-yd, freestyle and qualified for the Eastern Championships in that event, then came back in the very next race--the 200-yd, backstroke--to take another first H final triumph of the day was by the scanty margin of one second in the 200-yd, freestyle...
Coming off the blocks, Coglin swam the first 20 yards of the race on his back and underwater. The experiment seemed somewhat unsuccessful when Coglin finished last in his heat...