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Melvin came from behind and hit the gas on the final straight to win by less than a second in 17 minutes 50.682 seconds.
A Henley professional who could mend the gentlemen's boats but never row in them crossed the Atlantic, built a champion crew out of co-op novices, and suggested a little autumn race on the Charles. Sixty-one years on, it is the world's largest regatta.