Conditions: Flat water. Wind shifted throughout racing, but was usually a moderate to light tailwind.
1st Varsity Lightweight Eight Yale 5:40.3 Columbia 5:44.7 Penn 5:52.0 Comments: Both Columbia and Yale were within a seat of each other at the 1000m mark. Penn lagged behind in the first 1000, costing them the race. Yale slowly extended their lead over Columbia to a length and a quarter in the last 700m. 2nd Varsity Lightweight Eight Yale 5:52.1 Columbia 5:57.6 Penn 6:08.4 Columbia led Yale by two seats after the start, but Yale pulled even at 700m down. Yale moved out one length before the 1000m mark. Yale gained a little open water in the last 1000m, and finished a length and a quarter over Columbia. Penn was in third after the start, and remained in third for the entire race. 3rd Varsity Four (Non-Lightweight Event...Yale raced with one Heavyweight) Yale 6:48.9 Columbia A 6:52.0 Columbia B 7:11.4 Columbia led by a few seats at the 1000, and Yale moved ahead in the last 200 meters. 1st Freshmen Lightweight Eight Yale 5:55.7 Columbia 6:01.8 Penn 6:14.4 Racing was close for the first 1000 meters. Columbia led by a few feet at the 1000m mark, but Yale moved out to a two length lead in the last 700 meters. 2nd Freshmen Lightweight Four Columbia 6:53.5 Penn 7:01.1 Yale A 7:08.1 Yale B 7:13.4 Columbia led all crews by open water at the 1000m mark and held on to their lead for the remainder of the race.
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