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CALIFORNIA DISTANCE SWIMMERS TO ROY SAARI AND URHO SAARI, FATHER & COACH OF EL SEGUNDO HIGH SCHOOL SA&RI . SCHOOLBOY BEST Oklahoma surprised, as they splashed inl the national picture, and Maryland, throu~ California, long regarded as the spawning the efforts of one schoolboy, gained meJ ground of great national ranking swimmers, tion in the High School Honor Roll , dominated 1962 High School All-America Swimming. selections as compiled by Ray Mondro, Individually, it was a climax of a faJ Highland Park, Ml'chigan, Chairman of the tastic year for Roy Saari, 17 year old ] National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Segundo, California senior. Saari rankc Assoc. Selection Committee. first in four individual events, establisht three Interscholastic records and receiv~ So strong in depth were the mermen from mention in two other events ( 100 yaJ California, that in the freestyle middle backstroke and 50 yard freestyle)suppot distances and individual medley events half ing his claim as the best U.S. High Scho, of the 20 selected for each event came from swimmer of 1962. the Golden State, and the majority of that ' Saari, headed for University of Southel state's selections were developed in the California, gave full credit to Urho, h Southern CIF district, father-coach at El Segundo High, who But if California claimed to have the turn credits water-polo as one of t] country's best, other states were within prime conditioners necessary for today striking distance. Illinois, long a hot-bed of top performances. Outstanding scholastic swimming, and tradi- In the 400 yard freestyle Saari led tionally rich in high caliber competition in California sweep of the first six places, Evanston-New Trier-Hinsdale area, Michi- 3:53.9, a record for the event, being . gan, Florida and Ohio also showed solid ahead of Dean Williford, Downey 3:57. depth with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Bill Farley, St. Francis, 3:58.5; Dick Rotl York and Texas not far behind. And this sophomore from Atherton, 3:58.9; L, latter group placed at least one man in Danielson, Notre Dame, Sherman Oak almost every event. 3:59; Mike Wall junior at Blackford, S~ • Left column, top to bottom m Robert Willlamson, Rick Hollister, James MacMillan, Dean Willeford, Bill Farley, Richard Walls. Center column, top to bottom -- Scott Cordin, Gary Ilman, Dave Buchanan, Philip Riker III, William Jennlson, Don Spencer. Right column, top to bottom -- Rich McGeagh, George Goff, Peter Hammer, Rees Orland, William Dtley, Charles Gantner. 4 ALL-AMERICA'S Right inside column, top to bottom -- Dick Schaible, Tom Trotheway, Kenneth Frost, Bill Craig, Paul Scheeror, William Truesdall. Right outside column, top to bottom ~ Dick Jacobberger, Mike Wall, Ken Webb, Kenneth Sitzbergor, Larry Andreason. Top, left -- Glendale, Calif. Hoover High School Medley Relay team (L-R, Rick Russ, Rich McGeagh, Gerry Main, Bill Craig). Lower left- Atherton, Calif. Menlo High School Freestyle Relay (L-R, Greg Buckingham, Bob Plate, Bob Laird, John Mortenson) Jose, 3:59,5 and Tom Diefenderfer, Santa Bill Utley, Odessa, Texas by way of Indian- Clara 4:02.4. All but Diefenderfer and apolis was second, 2:04.1. Charles Gantner, Roth were from the Southern California Piscataway, New Jersey, 2:05.3 earned the area. Bubba Tongay, Jackson High, Miami third ranking followed by a pair of Cali- was the first non-Californian to earn All fornians tied for fourth, Bob Hopper, a America recognition in the event with a junior at Arcadia and Karl McCrary, Palo 4:03.5 clocking to his credit, as three more Alto, 2:02.6. California based high school boys broke into Rich McGeagh, Hoover-Glendale, Calif., the list of twenty. and Bob Williamson Tonowanda, N.Y., tied In the 100 yard freestyle, the El Segundo for the fastest 50-yard freestyle, :21.9. 3-time National AAU Indoor Champion, Baltimore's Philip Denkewitz, Poly, :22.0; recorded a time of :48.7 just a little more Bill Groft, York, Pa. :22.1; Rich Hollisfer, than a second faster than Gary Ilman, James Dieruff-Allentown and Brad Lindeblad, Lick High School, San Jose, :48.9. Bob Wil- Broward-Florida both at :22.2 filled out the liamson, Tonowanda, New York, clocked top six. Michigan swimmers though not in 3rd best time, :49.3 followed by Dick Jacob° the top six made their best showing with berger, Berkeley :49.8; Tom Pringle, Evans- six All America placements in this event. ton, :49.8. McGeagh established an Interscholastic The 200 yard freestyle almost duplicated High School mark of :54.5 in placing first the 400 yard event as Hinsdale, Illinois in the 100 yard backstroke. This time bet- Scott Cordin's 1:51.1 stopped a California tered the time of a pair of Illinois dorsal whitewash of the first six places. Roy, stars, Pete Hammer, Evanston and George perched at the top of the 8-lap event with a Goff, Proviso East-Maywood, both jtied at Interscholastic record of 1:46.6 followed by :54.9. Another Illini, Rees Orland, Moline, Bill Farley and crosstown rival Dean Willi- claimed 4th ranking :56.1 followed by John ford, both tied at 1:49.0. Then it was Lee Leasure, McKinley-Canton, Ohio, : 56.6; Danielson and Mike Wail, both at 1:50.5, Mike Forrest, Garden Grove, Calif, :57.1. followed by Cordin. The West Coast state Gary Ilman, James Lick, San Jose, Calif. dominated the event so solidly that they was the kingpin in the butterfly, clocking placed eleven out of the twenty All-Ameri- :53.2. South Bend's Dave Buchanen, Riley, cans, with only five states, Illinois (3), :54.2 had the second best time followed Florida (2), Oklahoma (2), New York by Phil Riker, Eastside-Patterson, N.J. and and Pennsylvania one each, able to gain John White, Edgewater-Orlando, Fla. both national honors. :54.4 for third best. Donn Spencer, Seaholm- Saari's third 1st place ranking came in Birmingham, Mich. :54.5 and John Sato, the 200 yard individual medley as he led Los Angeles, :54.6 rounded out the best six. Continued all high school swimmers in the four stroke Dick Schaible, Los Altos, Calif. just did event, 2:01.8, an Interscholastic record. snag first place breaststroke on National on page 14 STEVE JACKMAN, Minnesota JIM SPREITZER, Illinois MURRAY ROSE, So. California EDWIN SPENCER, No. Carolina St. ARTIE WOLFE, Ohio State RICK NELSON, Michigan VIRGIL LUKEN, Minnesota L.B. SCHAEFER, Ohio State MARTY MOLL, Ohio State LOU VITUCCI, Ohio State JACKMAN'S 4 EVENTS LEADS NCAA ALL-AMERICA Ed. Note: G. Robert Mowerson has been selected as the replacement for Bill N.C.A,A. ALL AMERICA SWIMMING TEAM 1962 Huesner at the University of Minnesota. Starting in September, Mowerson will be located in Minneapolis as the head Coach of swimming. Mowerson leaves * NOTES N.C.A,A. WINNER Michigan State where he served as the assistant to Charles MacCaffree, Jr. Assisting Mowerson will be Ron O'Brien, who will be the diving Coach and act as assistant swimming coach. O'Brien reports at the end of September on 50 YARD FREESTYLE: his release from the army. STEVEN J. JACKMAN*(UNIV, OF MINN.)I MICHAELMC~ By G. Robert Mowerson, Chairman All-America-Selection Committee AUSTIN, (YALE UNIV.); JAMESM. NORMAN (UNiv. OF East Lansing, Michigan -- Steve Jackman, 21 year old CINCINNATI); JEFFREYP, MATT$ON (MICHe STATE U.)I junior from University of Minnesota, made the 1962 ROBERT E. KAUFMANN(HARVARD UNIV,); GARYD. LAPHISE NCAA All-America Swimming Team in four events to (BOWLING GREEN UNIV.); JOHN BERNARD (UNIV. OF OKLA)~ lead all others as 35 universities contributed to the cream ~AYMOND PADOVAN (UNIV OF $0. ILL.); JAMES L, KERR of the greatest crop of college swimmers and divers in (UNIV OF MICH.); NCAA history. This year, the All-America Selection Committee decided I00 YARD FREESTYLE: that any designation as to place and time would be omitted 8TEVEN J. JACKMAN * (UNIv. OF MINN.)I MICHAEL McK. from the 1962 All-America certificates. It was also decided AUSTIN (YALE UNIV,); RAYMONDPADOVAN (UNIV, OF SO. by the committee that all reference to times would be ILL.); ROBERT E. KAUFMANN ( HARVARD UNIV.); MICHAEL omitted in release to any publications. The only All- J. WOOD (MICH. STATE UNIV.); JEFFREYP. MATTSON ( America who will receive special notation on his certificate will be the NCAA winner who will be honored by these (MICH, STATE UNIV,); JOSEPH ALKIRE ( UNIV, OF CIN- words on his certificate. CINNATI); JAMES L. KERR (UNIV. OF HICH.)~ JAMES d. The committee recognized that the gap between first and BPREITZER (UNIV. OF ILL.); JOHN R. PLAIN (OHIO STATE tenth in each event is rapidly closing and the time is ripe UNIV.); JAMES NORMAN ( UNIV. OF CINCINNATI); PETEN for up and coming swimmers to stick their heads way out REED (UNIV. OF SO. CALIF.)', in front of the college group and really give them some- thing to shoot at. Young men who could do this are already 220 YARD FREESTYLE: making names for themselves and a big break through is JAMES J. SPREITZER*(UNIV. OF ILL.); DENNIS ROUNSAVELL due in many events, especially the 100 yard freestyle, and (UNIV. OF SO. CALIF.); MICHAELJ. WOOD (MICHIGAN 100 and 200 yard butterfly. STATE UNIV.); ALANB. 80HERB (INDIANA UNIV.); TOM W, NCAA winners were: Steve Jackman, Minnesota, 50 VERTH (INDIANA UNIV.); JOHN R. PLAIN (OHIo STATE U); and 100 yard freestyle; James Spreitzer, Illinois, 220 WILLIAM T. DARNTON (UNIV. OF MICH.); STEVEN J. JACK- yard freestyle; Murray Rose, So. Calif., 440 yard and 1500 MAN (UNIv. OF MINN.); PETER V. 8INTZ ( INDIANA UNIV) meter freestyle; Edwin Spencer, North Carolina State, RICHARD BLICK (No.