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...foreign, and the boys' range of nationalities and ethnicities is increasing. But Eton's leaders do not aspire to build an empire. On their own turf, their goal is to preserve quality, reform slowly, and set an example others will want to follow. That 1,300 boys can swim in Eton's bounty when millions of British teenagers cannot is in some sense unfair. Nevertheless, Little says that his friends who are state-school headmasters "tend to be rather pleased that places like Eton exist. They're a point of reference for what you can do if you have...
...Crimson men’s swimming and diving team, a season that began with a surprising loss ended on a high note, as Harvard swimmers added several new records to the books and earned a share of the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) regular-season title. After dominant season-opening wins against Cornell and Dartmouth, Harvard dropped a 160.5-139.5 decision to the Lions, ending the Crimson’s streak of 12 straight wins in dual meets. Although it had not lost a dual meet since the 2003-2004 season, Harvard quickly rebounded with a strong showing...
After a perfect season last year, the Harvard women’s swimming and diving team is leaving Boston this year a little less jovial. After beating out long-time rival Princeton last year to win the Ivy championship, the Crimson was ready to bring home another trophy, but was thwarted once again by the strength of the Tiger squad. Harvard lost to Princeton, 1,580 points to 1,445. “I’m really proud of us for fighting,” sophomore Lindsay Hart said. “It was incredibly difficult to be down...
...California, was attending a Houston fund raiser organized by energy lobbyists while gas prices continued to shoot up, the committee quickly alerted local reporters, leading to headlines like ENERGY LOBBYISTS FUEL POMBO in the San Francisco Chronicle. Many of these ideas come from Emanuel, who emerges from a predawn swim at his YMCA in Washington each morning and soon starts barking out orders to his aides...
...whole family was fantastically fit; the house had six treadmills side by side in the workout room and an indoor pool complete with lane dividers that helped son Darwin qualify for the Olympic trials and made Laura an All-American. The parents never missed a swim meet. There were daily family runs 365 days a year, meaning, before presents could be opened on Christmas morning...