Conditions: Slight headwind for the varsity race, building pretty stiff for the following races.
Varsity 8 Columbia 6:16.2 Cornell 6:22.5 MIT 6:29.4 Off of the start, Columbia led mit to the 1000m by a length, with MIT leading Cornell by 3/4 length. At 700m to go, Cornell made a great charge and rowed through MIT, but it wasn't enough to catch Columbia, who were open water ahead. Second Varsity 8 Columbia 6:27.1 Cornell 6:28.1 MIT 7:11.8 Columbia gained a length over Cornell in the first 1000 meters, while MIT lagged behind. Columbia opened up a few more feet between the crews before Cornell began to advance in the last 500m as Columbia led by 5 seats. Cornell charged again in the last 200m and narrowed the margin to 1 second at the finish. First Freshman Columbia 6:30.1 Cornell 6:30.8 Cornell 2F 6:52.0 MIT 6:57.4 The racing was very close between Columbia and Cornell throughout the entire race. Cornell led Columbia by 2 seats with 400m to go, but Columbia pulled through to win by 1 seat. Third Varsity Cornell 7:31.3 Columbia 7:44.7 Second Freshman 4 Columbia 8:14.0 MIT 8:36.6
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