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Crimson Swimmers Perform Well in Final Day of NCAA Championships
Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications
          Release: 03/30/2008

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Three Harvard swimmers raced in the final day of competition at the NCAA Championships held at the King County Aquatic Center.

Junior Eric Lynch placed 18th in the finals of the 1650 freestyle event with a time of 15:11.36.

Earlier Saturday in the preliminary races, senior Geoff Rathgeber finished 24th in the 200 breaststroke, as the senior touched the wall in 1:59.08.

Rathgeber earned All-America status Thursday in the 200 IM, and followed with All-America honorable mention Friday in the 400 IM event. He was sixth with a mark of 1:45.61 in the 200 IM, and was 11th in the 400 IM (3:47.65).

In the 200 butterfly, junior Bill Jones placed 25th in the preliminaries, with a time of 1:46.12.

The Crimson finished 31st as a team at nationals with 19 points.