Sports in brief
Men’s hockey falls in ECAC quarterfinals In recent ECAC playoff action, the Harvard men’s hockey team suffered a pair of losses at the hands of host Clarkson, 3-0 and 2-1 (March 9 and 10,...
View ArticleBlodgett Pool school seeks novice swimmers, divers
Each fall and spring, Harvard Swim School provides swimming and diving lessons for children and adults. Held at Blodgett Pool, the Saturday morning lessons will commence Sept. 22 and run through Oct....
View ArticleHost of new mentors to take reins in upcoming athletic seasons
As the University welcomes more than 240 freshman athletes to its various fields, courts, pitches, pools, rinks, and turfs this fall season, a group of new mentors and coaches will also settle in for...
View ArticleSports in brief
Water polo pizza party The Harvard men’s water polo team will salute its supporters with fan appreciation festivities this evening (Oct. 25) as the club takes on visiting Brown. In addition to the...
View ArticleThis month in Harvard history
Feb. 28, 1902 — The Athletic Committee approves the formation of a swimming club. Feb. 5, 1903 — The Semitic Museum formally opens. Feb. 12, 1942 — Physical Education and Athletics Director William J....
View ArticleTake two: Brother’s keepers Bill and Dan Jones ’09, ’09
Complete strangers recognize Dan Jones on campus all the time. It’s the same for his brother, Bill. “I just play along,” said Dan. “I don’t know their names, I’ve never seen them before. I just assume...
View ArticleFrom bodysuits to bikinis
Before itsy-bitsy, yellow polka-dotted bikinis detonated on American beaches, women had few options for what they sported in the water. The standard bathing suit for a woman at the turn of the 20th...
View ArticleIt’s all about the numbers
Alexander Ahmed was 5 years old when he started playing a board game called Strat-O-Matic Baseball. Armed with stats cards from seasons going back to 1911, players roll dice to pitch, swing, and make...
View ArticleSwimmer comes up aces
There’s a magic trick that Chuck Katis has: You pick a card at random, memorize it, and shuffle it back into the deck. “Got it?” Katis asks. You nod. Seven of spades. He presents his arm — not a...
View ArticleA swimsuit like shark skin? Not so fast
For swimmers looking to gain an edge on their competition, the notion that simply donning a high-tech swimsuit — the surface of which was inspired by shark skin — could lead to a first-place finish is...
View ArticleHarvard represented at Olympics
Harvard will be well-represented at the upcoming 2012 Olympics in London, as nine athletes and one coach will compete at the games beginning July 27. Tim Murphy, the Ulen-Brooks Endowed Coach for...
View ArticleFountain of Youth – Innovation at Harvard
Our bodies repair and regenerate with the help of compound structures at the end of chromosomes called telomeres. But as these telomeres weaken, we age. Harvard swimmer Meaghan Leddy COL ’12 explains...
View ArticleSports in brief
Men’s hockey falls in ECAC quarterfinals In recent ECAC playoff action, the Harvard men’s hockey team suffered a pair of losses at the hands of host Clarkson, 3-0 and 2-1 (March 9 and 10,...
View ArticleBlodgett Pool school seeks novice swimmers, divers
Each fall and spring, Harvard Swim School provides swimming and diving lessons for children and adults. Held at Blodgett Pool, the Saturday morning lessons will commence Sept. 22 and run through Oct....
View ArticleHost of new mentors to take reins in upcoming athletic seasons
As the University welcomes more than 240 freshman athletes to its various fields, courts, pitches, pools, rinks, and turfs this fall season, a group of new mentors and coaches will also settle in for...
View ArticleSports in brief
Water polo pizza party The Harvard men’s water polo team will salute its supporters with fan appreciation festivities this evening (Oct. 25) as the club takes on visiting Brown. In addition to the...
View ArticleThis month in Harvard history
Feb. 28, 1902 — The Athletic Committee approves the formation of a swimming club. Feb. 5, 1903 — The Semitic Museum formally opens. Feb. 12, 1942 — Physical Education and Athletics Director William J....
View ArticleTake two: Brother’s keepers Bill and Dan Jones ’09, ’09
Complete strangers recognize Dan Jones on campus all the time. It’s the same for his brother, Bill. “I just play along,” said Dan. “I don’t know their names, I’ve never seen them before. I just assume...
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From bodysuits to bikinis
Before itsy-bitsy, yellow polka-dotted bikinis detonated on American beaches, women had few options for what they sported in the water. The standard bathing suit for a woman at the turn of the 20th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s all about the numbers
Alexander Ahmed was 5 years old when he started playing a board game called Strat-O-Matic Baseball. Armed with stats cards from seasons going back to 1911, players roll dice to pitch, swing, and make...
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