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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Indianapolis' Frank McKinney Jr. (son of the onetime Democratic National Committee chairman), who had been the finest U.S. backstroker in history. Last week, swimming as well as ever, the 21-year-old McKinney was twice trounced by the University of Southern California's late-blooming Charlie Bittick, who tied the American record for the 100 in 54.4, set the record for the 220 in 2:13.1. And the 2O-year-old Bittick frankly said, "I'm scared" by the times of 17-year-old Roger Goettsche of the New Trier (Ill.) swim club, who was barely touched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: American Wafer Bugs | 4/11/1960 | See Source »

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