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...close,” Rathgeber said. “You have to be on top of your game. Otherwise, you will be left out, and that’s what happened. You have to pay the price.” Although Rathgeber was the only Crimson swimmer to make the trip—a change from years past—he managed to snare 34th place in the team standings despite the fact that he was competing against many multi-swimmer teams. Although the rest of his team was in Cambridge, they followed the competition online and offered support from...
Doing good can become a habit. Cruz, a high school swimmer who works part-time at the Bronx Zoo, has been in the Young Heroes program for three years. He joined in middle school and despite his busy schedule asked to continue as a Young Hero until City Year gets its planned high school program, City Heroes, under way. He says his favorite service day so far has been visiting a local nursing home, where he played cards with the elderly residents, listened to their stories and even gave a few of them manicures...
...Harvard women’s swimming and diving team had three representatives at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. this weekend. Junior diver Samantha Papadakis and senior swimmer Noelle Bassi both repeated their 2006 appearances in the meet, but it was newcomer Alexandra Clarke that impressed the most. On Saturday at the Minnesota Aquatic Center, Clarke placed 17th in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:21.43, just one spot short of being named an All-American. Although she was out of scoring range, she still managed to reset her school record in the 1000-yard with...
Junior Geoff Rathgeber left his mark on Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Championships last Thursday, receiving Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet honors. Rathgeber tied with Yale’s sophomore Alex Righi for most accumulated individual points (96), and shared the coveted award with the sophomore Bulldog...
...three and a meet record in the 200-yard individual medley. He also placed second in the 400-yard medley relay and 200-yard free relay. Rathgeber tied sophomore Alex Righi of Yale for most individual points (96). The two were co-honored with the coveted Most Outstanding Swimmer Award. “My swims pretty much surprised me,” Rathgeber said. “I didn’t know I was capable of going that fast.” Junior Sam Wollner also put up exceptional times, capturing first place in the 1000-yard...