Word: swimmer
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...only 2000 Olympic Medalist Erik Vendt of USC finished ahead of Cole, and only by two seconds, with a time of 14:37.48. Cole’s 14:39.71 improved on his previous Harvard record of 14:49.48 by 10 seconds. It was the best performance by a Harvard swimmer at NCAAs since David Berkoff ’89 won the 100-yard backstroke...
Individual performances also stood out in those cold months. Sophomore swimmer John Cole continued to prove that he was a recruiting coup with a great appearance at the NCAA tournament. Wrestler Jesse Jantzen went to Albany, N.Y. and brought home the bronze in his weight class at the national championships—the highest finish for a Harvard wrestler since 1953. And 149 lbs was probably a heavyweight back in those days...
...smooth righthander and one-time varsity swimmer combined his usual craft and grace with pure, Crockett-style power. Nyweide buzzed a lively fastball past Princeton’s hitters for a career-high 14 strikeouts, collecting his first-ever postseason in the process...
...collection also touches on Sacks’ lifelong infatuation with water. An avid swimmer, Sacks once noted in an interview with the Harvard Gazette, “I feel the desire to immerse myself in another element which is uncontrollable, mysterious, beautiful, rhythmic, and which is related to my desire to engage with poetic language as a medium...
Outfielder Ashley Augustine exemplifies the team commitment of her class. An accomplished swimmer in high school—a four time All-State Team selection—Ashley decided to narrow her focus to softball because she enjoyed the team aspect of it more than that of swimming...