Word: swimmer
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Climbing out of the pool after turning in the best individual performance by a Harvard swimmer at NCAAs in more than a decade, John Cole was first congratulated not by his coach or teammate but by an official timer who happened to be by his lane...
Local fans will have to wait until Saturday night’s final session to see the most dominant swimmer in the league, sophomore butterflyer Kate Nadeau, vie for an individual title in the 200-yard fly. Nadeau has piled on the victories all season, including a win in the 200 at the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton double dual meet. She also finished fourth in the championships at this distance last year and is confident in her ability to improve on that result...
...with my hands, a caress that neither of us would have been comfortable with before. And talking to him in a loping, melodic tone, a parental tone, one meant to soothe and lull. This is the man who lifted me onto a horse when I was small, whose strong swimmer's arms moved him confidently through churning seawater. His grip is still strong, but his hands and arms are thin...
...Splash! The 18-year-old swimmer with the size 17 feet, Ian Thorpe - the Thorpedo - avenged a disappointing 2000 Olympics, where he won (only!) three golds. At the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the Australian took an unprecedented six titles and set three individual world records...
Kristic was the only Harvard swimmer to finish in the top 24 in any individual event...