Word: tailwind
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...performance in the opening heat, the varsity eight was slotted to the sixth lane in the final round. Without much tailwind and other such advantages as the other lanes, the boat, in fifth place for much of the first half of the race, was able to rally ahead of both Georgetown and Bucknell to finish fourth with a time...
Conditions in the Charles Basin were nearly perfect with placid water and a slight tailwind, allowing for some fast finishes. Harvard crossed the line in a time of 5:51.54, more than six seconds ahead of the Huskies’ time...
Saturday morning, beneath threatening, dark skies, two ancient foes met for battle in the icy chop of the Charles River Basin. The coxswains’ cries for pressure and precision were audible despite the howling tailwind. And cheers for respective crews echoed from the Mass. Ave Bridge to the battlefield below. But, midway through combat, a piercing crack of hull against hull rattled the air and left one brigade of oarsmen sinking to the icy depths while the other advanced victorious...
...girls were definitely eager to perform their best,” Radcliffe coach Heather Cartwright said. “I think the conditions threw them off. We faced 16 mph tailwind, which is among the most difficult conditions. And Stanford brought its A-game to the race...
...challenging conditions for everyone out there,” Harvard coach Heather Cartwright said. “[The tailwind] increased significantly through the second half of the course and the water got a lot rougher…but I thought that our athletes did well today. For our first race, it was a good beginning...