Word: vesper
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Coxed by a 46-year old Hungarian refugee and comprised of strong and experienced ex-collegiate oarsmen (average age: 26, average size: 6' 21/2" and 195 lbs.), Vesper overcame an early lead by Harvard, sustained its speed against the consistent Crimson challenge, and surged across the finish line in 6 minutes 1.3 seconds...
...stroking Crimson crew got off to a perfect start and led by half a length at the 1000-meter halfway mark, but the Harvard oarmen were unable to match Vesper's increasing momentum. Harvard's time was 6:05.3, its fastest time in the trials and a faster than Vesper clocked until the final race. California finished third, nearly a length behind Harvard. Yale was last...
Before a crowd of 5000 Harvard began the race stroking at 33 and gained an early deck length on Vesper, rowing at 32. California at 44 was in third and Yale followed at 37. At 500 meters Harvard had raised the stroke to 36 and retained a slight lead over Vesper, stroking at a fast...
...Crimson held the lead with a 36 until the 1000-meter mark when Vesper made its move. For a moment the two shells were neck and neck, Harvard at 35, Vesper at 38. Then Vesper slowly began to pull away and Harvard never regained the lead although it upped the stroke to an unusually high 38 near the finish...
Harvard was incredibly impressive even in defeat. The first words spoken by the delirious Vesper oarsmen when they stepped onto the dock after the race were words of praise for Harvard...