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...success has been meteor-like. In only a couple of years, the program has skyrocketed from relative mediocraty to one of the best in the East. This new-found success is mostly due to the stellar freshmen and sophomores on the squad. Sophomore Hess Yntema, the best all-around swimmer on the team and very likely one of the best in Harvard's history, either set or help set six university records last year. So far this year, he has recorded nationally prominent times in the 200 IM, 200 freestyle, and 200 butterfly...
...freestyle in their second encounter of the afternoon, I overheard a conversation between Loughran and a teammate as they stood right beneath my seat at the scorers' table. "They're amazing," Loughran said about the race and the 67-30 scoring bulge in Harvard's favor. "Yeah," the other swimmer muttered. "I wish they would send them all back where they came from...
Myles Standish was the only Crimson swimmer to compete in more than two events, as he grabbed a first in the 200-yard backstroke, a third in the 1650-yard freestyle and a pair of thirds in the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard individual medley. The combination won him the men's open high-point trophy...
Army boasts a squad built around a bunch of good freshmen and a few steady upperclassmen. Ray Bosse, the star plebe, is the best all-around swimmer on the squad. His best times include a 2:02.61 in his specialty, the 200-yard individual medley this year...
Although Milne is the Blue Jays' best hope, he certainly is not the only good swimmer in the Hopkins bird bath. Six other All-Americans, as well as a stellar freshman class, are featured on the Hopkins power squadron...