Word: yd
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...result hung in the balance until the final event, the 200-yd. freestyle relay, before which B.U. maintained a slim 68-65 lead. The Terriers' anchor swimmer then barely touched out Harvard co-captain Jane Fayer on the final leg to pace B.U. to a Blodgett pool record of 1:40.7 and the meet victory...
...meet opened with B.U.'s other pool record of the night, a 1:54.8 in the 200-yd. medley relay. The Harvard team of Kathryn Davis, Karen Chen, Norma Barton, and Fayer followed closely with a 1:56.16, a new team record...
...meet results generally supported Walsh's preseason expectations, although there were a few surprises, particularly Chen's impressive 2nd place performances in the 50 and 100-yd. breaststroke...
Although Countryman did not officially win any events, he finished second behind Bobby Hackett in the 1000-yd. freestyle and narrowly trailed Columbia's Pete Scaturro in the 100 free. Two events after the 100, the Yardling from Newark, Del., stormed from behind to capture the 500-yd. freestyle, but was not credited with a victory because he was entered in the event as an exhibition contestant. Countryman's times in the 1000 and the 500 (9:29 and 4:37) earned him the third and fourth positions, respectively, on Harvard's all-time best performances list...
...yd. Medley Relay--1. Harvard (Ron Ralkula, David Lundberg, Jack Gauthier, Jim Carbone) 3:32.30; 1000-yd. freestyle--1. Bobby Hackett (H) 9:15.77, 2. Larry Countryman (H) 9:29.80, 3. T. Corbisiero (C) 9:38.41; 200-yd. freestyle--1. Jack Gauthier (H) 1:43.34, 2. Mike Coglin (H) 1:43.89, 3. G. Peters (C) 1:44.34; 50-yd. freestyle--1. Geoff Seelen (H) 22.09, 2. Carbone (H) 22.13, 3. P. Scaturro (C) 22.4; 200-yd. individual medley--1. Lundberg (H) 1:56.18, 2. Time Maximoff (H) 1:59.30, 3. M. Pare (C) 2:02.29; One-meter diving...