The race, which had been scheduled separately from the other races, coincided with the regatta in both time and nearness of location, so it was included as one of the collegiate races.
“It was really fun to be part of the WC regatta,” said senior Richard McCormack.
The Yale lightweights proved that they deserve their No. 1 ranking with their winning time of 5:56.4. No. 3 Harvard pulled in a time of 6:00.48, followed by Princeton’s 6:07.68.
“Yale took a lead after the first 500 meters, and we never responded,” McCormack said. “They finished the race leading by a couple seats of open water.”
Harvard will race against Yale again in Eastern Sprints in two weeks.
“Yale is the team to beat,” McCormack said. “We’ve got two weeks [to get ready]. This league is crazy because there are a lot of good boats. It’s anyone’s game now.”
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