Coxswain Cristin Chinn, stroke Andrew Serke, John-Neil Thompson, Alex Chastain-Chapman, Jeremy King, Jordan Sagalowsky, Tyler Winklevoss, Justin Puleo and Sam Bryson comprised the second boat, which also took first-place in its event.
The second boat, in the midst of a shaky season, came into the regatta with the second seed.
“We under-performed all year,” King said. “Our coach described us as a Jekyll-and-Hyde crew. We never knew which crew would come out. We pulled it together on Sunday for two incredible races.”
The excellent performances of both freshman boats promise even more for Harvard in the future.
“Going back to Head of the Charles, there have been 15 different people in the first boat,” Manning said. “We’re fortunate to have a group of athletes with comparable ability. We’re lucky that that ability is so high.”
Harvard won its 17th title for Harvard freshman and its astounding 54 titles overall are more than double that of the closest crew-Penn who has 23.5.
The 136th Harvard-Yale Regatta on the Thames River in New London, Conn., looms as America’s oldest intercollegiate athletic event and promises excitement in the races between the ancient rivals.
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