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MEN'S & 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. of was second in 2:38.0 and Germany's defender Australia, third in 8:13.8. , 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 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 third. Jap- 400-METER (4 x 1001 MEDLEY RE- Gillanders of Michigan in the last few an's Tsuyoshi Yamanaka was fourth. LA Y-, , Paul Alan Somers was seventh. strokes for second. Hayes was timed Hait, , Dave Gillanders, in 2:14.6 and Gillanders in 2:15.3. The first six broke Breen's Olympic butterfly, and , 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-, 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. 4.-,F. Jeffery Farrell, .-betters American record. ..betters liam Mulliken, Miami U. (Ohio), 2:40.9.. 2- New ~aven S.C., 2:04.6. 5-, American citizen mark. OFFICIAL RESULTS WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING U. S. OL YMPIC TEAM TRIALS Brennan Pools, Detroit, Mich., Aug.2-3-4-5 100 METER FREE STYLE-won by , Santa Clara S.C., 1;02.5. 2- , Multnomah A.C., 1:02.8. 3- Joan Spillane, Dad's Club of Houston, 1:03.2. 4--Shirley Stobs, Miami Shores A.C. 1:04.5. 5-Donna DeVarona, Berkeley YMCA, 1:04.8. 6-Molly Botkin, Los Angeles A.C. 1:05.1. 7- Robin Johnson, No. Va. Aquatic Club, 1:05.4. 8-Donna Graham, Riviera Club, 1:05.3. 400 METER FREE STYLE-won by Chris von Saltza, Santa Clara S.C., 444.5.. 2- , Los Angeles A.C., 4:55.1... 3-Joan Spillane, Dad's Club of Houston, 4:56.3. 4--Donna DeVarona, Berkeley YMCA, 4:58.9. 5-JoAnna Blackwell, Los Angeles A.C:, 5:04.0. 6-Laurel Watson, Santa Clara S.C., 5:11.6. 7-, Berkeley, Calif., 5:12.9. 8-Sharon Finneren, Coral Gables S.A.,' 5:18.4. 100 METER BACKSTROKE-won by , Santa Clara S.C., 109.2.. 2-Nina Harmar, Vesper B.C., 1:11.8. 3-, Shamrock Hilton S.C., 1:13.2. 4--Christine Kluter, Cleveland S.C., 1:14.4. 5-Eileen Murphy, Shamrock Hilton S.C., 1:14.5. 6- Leann Johnson, Chuck Lee S.T., 1,15.2. 7- Janice Dresser, Santa Monica S.C., 1:15.8. 8-Coralie OConnor, Worcester, Mass., 1:18.3. 200 METER BREASTSTROKE-won by Ann Warner, Santa Clara S.C., 2:53.2.. 2-Patty Kempner, Kris Kristenson S.S., 2:56.6. 3- Marianne Hargreaves, Kris Kristenson S.S., 2:58.4. 4--Susan Rogers, Greenwood Mem. S.C., 3:00.4. 5-Jean Dellekamp, Indianapolis A.C., 3:00.7. 6-Jackie Danielson, Multnomah A.C., 301.8. 7-Roby Whipple, Cov-Los Altos S.C., 3:04.5. 8-Anne Bancroft, Arlington, Va., 3:41.9. 100 METER BUTTERFLY-won by Carolyn Wood, Multnomah A.C., 1:09.4. 2-, Berkeley YMCA, 1:09.6. 3-Anne Bancroft, Arlington, Va., 1:09.8. 4--Kathy Simecek, Santa Clara S.C., 1:10.2. 5-Becky Collins, Riviera Club, 1:10.7. 6-, Vesper B.C., 110.8. 7-Sylvia Ruuska, Berk- eley, Calif., 1:10.9. 8-, Wash- ington A.C., 1:12.7. 100 METER FREE STYLE (for relay person- nel)-won by Susan Doerr, Vesper B.C., 1:04.2. 2-Joan Spillane, Dad's Club of Houston, 1:04.6. 3-Shirley Stobs, Miami Shores C.C., 1:04.9. 4--Molly Botkin, Los Angeles A.C., 1:04.9. 5-Donna DeVarona, Berkeley YMCA, 1:04.9. 6-Sylvia Ruuska, Berkeley, Calif., 1,.05.0. 7-Barbara Null- meyer, Women's S.A. of NYC, 1:05.1. 8- Nancy Kanaby, Multnomah A.C., 1:05.3. 100 METER BREASTSTROKE (for medley PATSY WILLARD, USA shows form which placed her fourth in the flnals of the Olympic relay personnel)-won by , Santa Clara S.C., 1:22.3.. 2-Jackie Danielson, springboard diving event for women. Multnomah A.C., 1:22.6. 3-Linda Clark, Los Angeles A.C., 1:23.8. 4--Patty Kempner, Kris Kristenson S.C., 1:24.0. 5-Marianne Har- WOMEN'S SWIMMING & 10-METER PLATFORM greaves, Kris Kristenson S.C., 1:23.9. 6- grid Kramer made it a double DIVING Jean Ann Dellekamp, Indianapolis A.C., by capturing the platform title 1:24.1. 7-Susan Rogers, Greenwood Mem. Continuedfrom poge 163 S.C., 1:25.5. 8-Anne Bancroft, Arlington, Va., 91.28 points to Paula Jean 1:25.8. to 141 .24 for Paula Jean Pope of 88.94. Russia's Ninel Krutova PLATFORM DIVING--won by Paul Jean Santa Ana, Calif ., who started off third with 86.99 to give the Pope, Sammy Lee S.C., 90.48 points. 2- Juno Irwin, Los Angeles A.C., 86.44. 3-Carla poorly. only medal of the aquatic Klumpp, Los Angeles A.C., 81.90. 4--Barbara Miss Kramer closed out her big for both sexes. Juno Stover McAlister, Los Angeles A.C., 76.03. 5-Tahiea Sparling, Los Angeles A.C., 72.70. 6-Kather- upset by scoring 19.44 points-high- 31-year-old mother of four and ine Hartwig, Minneapolis, Minn., 70.65. 7- est for one dive in the competition- peting in her fourth Olympics, Lynn Gass, Vesper Boat Club, 59.60. 8-Noel Lenzi, Coral Gables, S.A., scratched from on her lOth and final plunge, a brilli- fourth with 83.59. Fraulein Kramer again took a finals. ant reverse 1 V2 somersault pike. SPRINGBOARD DIVING--won by Paula lead over Paula Jean, who once Paula Jean, 25, and in her third Jean Pope, Sammy Lee S.C., 138.63 points. fared poorly in the beginning of 2-Patsy Willard, Dick Smith S.C., 129.49. Olympics, scored 18.00 on her last 3-Joel Lenzi, Coral Gables S.A.. 128.23. 4-- 6-dive event. Mrs. Pope made Barbara McAlister, Los Angeles A.C., 128.23. plunge. Britain's Elizabeth Ferris was ground on her fifth plunge 5-Juno Irwin, Los Angeles A.C., 121.59. third on 139.09 to provide her coun- 6-Katharine Hartwig, Ann Arbor, Mich., clinched her triumph on her 118.74. 7-Patricia Clark, Los Angeles A.C., try with its first diving medal in 36 a terrific 1 V2 fprward 110.76. 8-Niegel Henry, Riviera S.C., 108.87. years. Pat Willard, 19, of Mesa, Ariz., double twist that earned her .-new world mark ..betters American record. finished fourth with 137.82. points, the highest in this event.

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