Word: yntema
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hess Yntema, Harvard's All-American swimmer, has decided to take a leave of absence from school this spring in order to train full time for the Olympics...
...first of his three winning performances, Hess Yntema blitzed all of his competition in the 200-yard freestyle. Yntema pulled out of the pack at 75 yards and swam pretty much alone in route to his two-second victory. Princeton's Loughran, who had just swum in the 1000, finished second in the race...
Last year, Princeton coach Bill Farley staged a twelve-minute stall between the 1000 and 200 in order to give Loughran time to rest. Loughran then went out and defeated Yntema at that distance. This year Farley instructed freshman Bruce Peterson to take a leisurely swim in the 1000 (he finished three minutes behind everyone else), but couldn't find a way to stall the meet any further...
Everyone connected with the meet concedes that Princeton's Joe Loughran will win both the 1000- and 500-yard freestyle unless he slips and breaks his leg at poolside. Likewise, Harvard's Hess Yntema is a sure winner in the 200 butterfly and could be the deciding factor in either relay...
Princeton's Bruce Kone swam the 200 individual medley in one of the fastest times in the country this year (1:56) and a matchup with Yntema in that event could be one of the highlights of the meet...