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Word: swimmings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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This evening at 8 o'clock the University swimming team will hold its first practice dual meet of the season with Brown at Providence. The program will include the following events: 50-yard dash, 100-yard dash, 220-yard swim, plunge for distance, diving, four-man relay race, and a water polo game. In scoring, first place in each of the first five events will count 5 points, second place 3, third place 1; and the relay race will count 8 points for the winner. The water polo contest, however, will be scored separately and will count as a separate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WATER MEET AT PROVIDENCE | 2/13/1908 | See Source »

...crew, who was on board the launch, dived overboard and went to the rescue of the two men. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, who was also on board the launch, followed Reed to help him with the struggling men. One of the men was unable to swim, and was rescued just before he went down for the third time. Both men were taken on board the launch, and the canoe was towed to the boathouse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brave Rescue from University Launch | 10/12/1907 | See Source »

...only say that this rule places each College organization which may give an entertainment in the position of a man who cannot swim and is pushed out beyond his depth and advised not to drown. These organizations are told not to advertise--that is, not to use advertisements which may be seen--and yet to be sure not to get into debt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RESTRICTED ENTERTAINMENTS. | 10/7/1907 | See Source »

Princeton won the intercollegiate swimming championship by defeating the University team at Princeton on Saturday night by the score of 31 to 21. In spite of the fact that Harvard won only one event, the 220-yard swim, the meet was well contested and unusually excellent, three intercollegiate records being broken...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Won Swimming Meet | 3/11/1907 | See Source »

...Farley '07 won the only first place for Harvard in the 220-yard swim, in which L. Howe '07 was second. P. Withington '09 secured second place in both the 50-yard and 100-yard races...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Won Swimming Meet | 3/11/1907 | See Source »

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