Word: yd
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Crimson victories came so easily and often that the meet soon became dull. After Rich's victor, Earl Showerman eased his way to first place in the usually grueling 400-yd. free. Eric Klaussman, elected captain immediately after the meet, then coasted to a win in the 100-yd. butterfly...
...first race set the pattern for the rest of the slaughter. A Crimson 200-yard medley relay team of Wurster, Hammond, French, and Buster left the Huntington quartet in its wake to win in 2:53.3. Then John Quinn ran away with the 200-yd. freestyle in 1:58.3, and John Rich, in his first year of competitive swimming, had little trouble taking the 50-yd. free...
Charlie Vines broke the monotony with a dazzling display of diving that earned him 67.1 points and an easy first place. When the diving was over, Crimson swimmers went back to mopping up their hosts. Henry Whelchel, Henry Frey, and Bruce Fowler took first in the 100-yd. backstroke, the 100-yd. breast stroke, and the 200-yd. free, respectively...
...closest race of the afternoon, the 200 yd. butterfly, Skoog nipped Joe Stetz with a New England league record time of 2:13.4. Winn then set the Spring-field stands roaring with his victory over Greg Skalinder in the 100 yd. free style. His time of 51.4 set another Maroon record...
After Winn's win the rest of the meet was all Harvard's. Pringle coasted to victory in the 200. yd. backstroke, and Dave Abramson, swimming his first varsity race, did the same in 500 yd. freestyle. The versatile Pringle then wrapped the meet up for the visitors by snatching first in the 200 yd. breast stroke, with the Crimson's Porky Pitts a close second. Harvard's four-man freestyle relay team barely squeaked out a win in the last event with as unimpressive time...