Word: yd
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Hackett obliterated the one-year-old Blodgett pool record in his specialty, the 1000-yd. freestyle, outdistancing the rest of the field by at least two laps while clipping nearly 30 seconds from the old standard. The Yonkers, N.Y. native's time (9:08.31) is the second fastest recorded in the country this year, surpassed only by his own 9:05 effort last week against Navy...
Strong performances by Crimson swimmers in the key events kept the outcome of the meet in question until the final moments. Freshman Barb Niles turned in a personal best for the 100-yd. breastroke, but the Crimson was denied the needed one-two victory in the deciding race when she was touched out for second at the finish...
Harvard captured seven of 15 events, and placed well in all the races with the exception of the 50-yd. butterfly...
Joel added three wins to the team tally, capturing the 50-yd. breatstroke and setting a new team record of 1:09.8 en route to victory in the 100-yd. The standout Yardling also claimed the laurels in the 500-yd. freestyle...
Team captain Maura Costin swam strongly in spite of a troublesome shoulder injury, winning the 50-yd. freestyle and the 100-yd. individual medley, and placing second in the 50-yd. freestyle...