Word: yntema
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...Yntema Special...
...Crimson's top individual performer all season long, freshman Hess Yntema, continues to have the best chance for picking up points this weekend. Yntema, who remained undefeated in his specialty, the 200-yd. butterfly will a record-setting 1:52.23 winning performance at the Easterns is ranked fourth in the event, and should do extremely well...
What makes his scoring potential uncertain, however, is the fact that he has yet to shave down this season. Gambril has had Yntema on the hardest training schedule of any of his swimmers with the exception of distance freestyler Rich Baughman, and while most of the team peaked and shaved for several dual meets prior to a big effort at the Easterns, Yntema has been pointing all season toward a strong performance this weekend at the NCAA...
Despite this obvious shortcoming, the swimming program at Harvard is fast gaining ground on the rest of the league, with only Princeton left to catch. The recruiting edge is now Don Gambril's, and another group of swimmers of the caliber of a Tim Neville, Hess Yntema, Dave Brumwell or Rich Baughman could give the Crimson the depth to take it all next year...
Finally, the 400-yd. free relay of Mitchell, Neville, Mike Cook, and Yntema came within 013 of finishing second in the race and the meet, as it swam an excellent record-shattering 3:08.536 for the third behind N.C. State and Penn. in a disappointing ending to a great team effort...