Word: swept
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Steve Schramm, who is surpassed only by Cornell's Paul Steck among Eastern divers in his acrobatic excellence on the springboards, smashed the pool record in both the one- and three-meter diving events, with totals of 305.35 and 328.0, respectively. The tandem of Schramm and senior Jamie Greacen swept both competitions, although the Crimson coaches had long-since ceased rolling up the points by the time the three-meter contest rolled around and entered their stars only as exhibition...
With three men sidelined, Coach Dave Fish brought up J.V. regulars Bob Blake and Tony Downer to fill the squad's lower ranks. Blake swept Mike Busby off the court in three oh-so-quick games, while Downer annihilated MIT ten man Rich Wolf...
Princeton's Lee Tilney swept freshman Courtney Stimpson, 15-10, 18-13, 15-12. Captain Jenny Stone lost a five-game squeaker to Tiger Sue Forster, falling 15-5 in the decisive contest...
...John, the slick Texan, swept into Washington last week and turned on his charm to sell his most cherished product: himself. Although John Connally's audience included more than 100 skeptical members of the National Press Gallery, even the clinking coffee cups were silenced. Still handsome and imposing despite the pounding of a topsy-turvy political career, Connally was in command...
...almost took away the nomination from President Gerald Ford in 1976 swept smoothly through visits with nearly every Republican Senator on Capitol Hill last week. He lunched with some 60 G.O.P. Congressmen and held 20-minute private talks with several others. Reagan demanded no commitments to his still unannounced candidacy and worked instead to moderate his image of extreme conservatism. "He appeared very reasonable," said Iowa Congressman James Leach, a moderate. "He tried to show us he was in tune with other people...