1960 Olympic Trials Results
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MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING the final with his usual stretch drive In the final Harrison, Dick Blick, Continuedfrom poge 157 in Olympic record time of 2:37.4. It Troy and Farrell cut it down to 8:10.2 4: 12.4 and Konrads' 4:21.8. Ian was the first US victory iin this stro~e in copping the gold medal by about BI"ck of Britain also was clocked in since 1948. Japan's Yoshihiko Ohsaki 6 meters over Japan (8: 13.21 and 4:21.8 for fourth. Alan Somers of was second in 2:38.0 and Germany's defender Australia, third in 8:13.8. Indianapolis, who had paced the Wieger Mensonides third in 2:39.7. It was the 6-foot-5 Blick who broke q1,1alifiers with a record 4: 19.2, was Paul Hait of San Jose, Calif., was up this race. Harrison picked up about fifth in 4:22.0. Gene Lenz of Santa eighth in 2:41.4. a meter on his man and then Blick * * * Maria, Calif., was seventh in 4:26.8. streaked to a 7-meter lead on his Ie,g. * * * 200-METER BUTTERFLY -Mi ke T roy, Troy, going for his double gold, held 1,500-METER FREESTYLE- John who had been steadily chopping most of the margin against Japan's Konrads, the 1 8-).~ar-old Latvian-born down the world record, tore another Yamanaka and Australia's Rose, and Australian, dethroned teammate Mur- big chunk out of it in winning in Farrell added to it. ray Rose in a thrilling finish with 2: 12.8. Neville Hayes, Australia's 16- * * * year-old phenom, just nipped Dave America's George Breen third. Jap- 400-METER (4 x 1001 MEDLEY RE- Gillanders of Michigan in the last few an's Tsuyoshi Yamanaka was fourth. LA Y-Bob Bennett, backstroke, Paul Alan Somers was seventh. strokes for second. Hayes was timed Hait, breaststroke, Dave Gillanders, in 2:14.6 and Gillanders in 2:15.3. The first six broke Breen's Olympic butterfly, and Steve Clark, freestyle, mark of 17 :52.9, with Konrads 100-METER BACKSTROKE -David warmed IIp the pool with a world {world record holder in 1 7: 11) timed Theile, Australia's 22-year-old medi- record 4:08.2 in the qualifying heat in 17:19.6, Rose in 17:21.7 and cal student, came out of retirement to of this new Olympic event. Then Mc- Breen in 17:30.6. Somers, winner of repeat his 1956 triumph. Bob Bennett, Kinney (1:02.01, PaJf Hait (1:10.51, his heat in 17:54.1, did 18:02.8 in 17-year-old Californian, posted the Larson (:58.01 and Farrell (:54.91 the final. best time in the prelims but in the brought it down to 4:05.4 in romping Breen, 25, and the ofdest man on final it was the pace-setting Thiele off with the final by about 15 meters. the US team, powered his way in all the way with another Olympian, Australia was second in 4: 12.0 and front and led until 1,100 meters. Then Frank McKinney of Indianapolis, sec- Japan third in 4: 12.2. Konrads churned ahead with Rose ond by about two feet. Thiele eclipsed Larson broke this one open with a never more than a few strokes behind. his Olympic record by three-tenths of scintillating 58-second leg which gave The two Aussies virtually matched a second in 1:01.9. McKinney was Farrell a7-meter lead. Jeff, in his strokes the rest of the way but Rose second in 1 :02.1, also under the rec- farewell, blazed the fastest lOO in couldn't cut down the margin. ord, and Bennett third in 1 :02.3. the Games to stretch the margin. 200-METER BREASTSTROKE -Bill Australia's world record holder, John Some clockers caught him in :54.8, Mulliken of Miami U. of Oxford, Ohio, Monckton (1 :01.5), was seventh in only two-tenths of a second off De- pulled the big upset in this one-a 1 :04.1. vitt's world mark. race the US supposedly didn't figure 800-METER (4 x 200) FREESTYLE SPRINGBOARD DIVING - in. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound redhead RELAY-The US sent Bill Darnton, Tom Tobian came through with a who prefers to race against man -fi1- Winte:rs, Steve Clark and George Har- spectacular, high-point stead of the clock, turned in his best rison out to qualify and they broke on his last three plunges to time ever in winning his heat in the listed world record with 8: 18.0 the crown. 2 :38.0. The 21-year-old then paced after Japan had cracked it with dale, Calif ., beat teammate Sam the semi-finalists in 2:37.2 and won 8: 17.1. Continued on page 165 OFFICIAL RESULTS - -MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING - -1960 U. S. TRIALS Brennan Pools, Detroit, Mich., Chester Jastremski, Indianapolis A.C., 2:41.5. Los Angeles A.C., 2:05.1. &-Steve Clark, 3-Frederick Munsch, Grand Street Boys Santa Clara S.C.; 2:05.2. 7-Douglas Rowe, Aug. 2-3-4-5 Club of New York, 2.41.6. 4.-,Kenneth Naka- Los Angeles A.C., 2:05.7. 8-John House, sone, Indianapolis A.C., 2:42.9. 5-Robbie Los Angeles A.C., 2:05.8. 100 METER FREE STYLE-won by Lance Griesser, Huntington Beach, Calif., 2:43.9. Larson, Los Angeles A.C. :55.0.. 2-R. Bruce 6-Charles Griffin, U.S. Naval Academy, 100 METER BREASTSTROKE (for medley Hunter, Cambridge, Mass., :56.0. 3-Jeffrey 2:44.3. 7-Paul Hait, Santa Clara S.C., relay personnel)-won by Paul Hait, Santa Farrell, New Haven S.C., :56.1. 4-James 2:44.8. 8-Elliott Maynard, Portland, Maine, Clara S.C., 1:13.5.. 2-Robbie Griesser, Spreetzer, Portage Park S.C., :56.1. 5- 2:52.1. Huntington Beach, Calif., 1:14.1... 3-Gerald George Harrison, Santa Clara, S.C., :56.1. Miki, U.S. Air Force, 1:14.9. 4-Chester 6-Lyman Morris, U.S. Air Force, :56.4. 7- 200 METER BUTTERFLY-won by Michael Jastremski, Indianapolis A.C., 1:15.2. 5- Robert Kaufmann, Cambridge, Mass., :56.4. Troy, Indianapolis A.C., 2:13.2*. 2-David Dennis Ruppart, Marion, Ohio, 1:15.5. &-Ken- 8-Lt. John McGill, U.S. Navy, :56.9. Gillanders, Detroit A.C., 2:14.0*. 3-Anthony neth Nakasone, Indianapolis A.C., 1:15.9. 7- Tashnick, Detroit A.C., 2;15.5.* 4.-,Lance Fred Munsch, Grand Street Boys Club, 1:16.2. 400 METER FREE STYLE-won by Alan Larson, Los Angeles A.C., 2:16.0*. 5-Carl 8-Gardiner Green, Princeton, N.J., 1:17.8. Somers, Indianapolis A.C., 4:25.1*. 2-Eu. Robie, Vesper B.C., 2:18.2. 6-Bill Barton, gene Lenz, Santa Maria, Calif., 4:26.2. 3- Indianapolis A.C., 2:22.4. 7-Fred Schmidt, SPRINGBOARD DIVING-won by Sam Hall, Jerry Macedo, Santa Clara S.C., 4:27.4. 4- New Trier S.C., 2:24.0. 8-Richard Kitchell, WBNS S.C., 170.38 points. 2-Gary Tobian, William Darnton, Detroit A.C., 4:28.6. 5- Indianapolis A.C., 2:26.0. Los Angeles A.C., 154.50. 3-Don Harper, George Breen, Indianapolis A.C., 4:30.2, 6- WBNS S.C., 152.80. 4-Ron O'Brien, WBNS Dennis Rounsavelle, Los Angeles A.C" 4:31.3. 100 METER BACK STROKE-won by Rob. S.C., 152.50. 5-Robert Webster, Sammy Lee 7-Peter Sintz, Indianapolis A.C., 4:33.6. 8- ert Bennett, Kris Kristenson S.C., 1:02.4.* S.C., 146.08. &-Gerald Harrison, WBNS S.C., George Harrison, Santa Clara S.C., 4:47.4. 2-Frank McKinney, Indianapolis A.C., 1:02.8. 145.28. 7-Ron Smith, Waco, Texas, 141.44. 3-Tom Stock, Bloomington, III., 103.2. 4.-, 8-Glen Whitten, Columbus, Ohio, 140.74. 1500 METER FREE STYLE-won by Alan Louis Schaefer, Cleveland S. C., 1:03.8. 5- Somers, Indianapolis A.C., 17:40.0*. 2- Charles Bittick, Los Angeles A.C., 1:08.8. 6- PLATFORM DIVING-won by Robert Web- George Breen, Indianapolis, A.C., 17:40.0. Lester Cutler, Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1:04.0. ster, Sammy Lee S.C., 166.56 points. 2- 3-Rov Saari, El Segundo S.C., 18:00.3. 4- 7-John Roethke, Donner Pool, 1:84.3. 8- Gary Tobian, Los Angeles A.C., 159.69. 3- Brian Foss, San Leandro, Calif., 18:10.5. 5- Roger Goettsche, New Trier S.C., 1:04.5. Ronald O'Brien, WBNS S.C., 154.57. 4- Winston Pendleton, Detroit A.C., 18:21.5. 6- Donald Harper, WBNS S.C., 151.19. 5- Warren Uhler, Detroit A.C., 18:34.4. 7-Roy 200 METER FREESTYLE (for relay person- Jerry Harrison, WBNS S.C., 147.59. &-Ron Burry, Detroit, Mich., 18:51.8. 8-Thomas nel)-won by George Harrison, Santa Clara Jaco, Ann Arbor, Mich., 140.65. 7-Scott Bucy, Los Angeles A.C., 19:00.2. S.C., 2:03.1*. 2-Richard Blick, North Cen- Catlett, Los Angeles A.C., 131.03. 8-Frank tral College S.C., 2:04.2**. 3-William Darn- Fraunfelter, U.S. Air Force, 110.84. 200 METER BREASTSTROKE-won by Wil. ton, Detroit A.C., 2;04.4.