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...best entry lists in the entire meet has been compiled in the 200-yard breaststroke, in which John Meyer of Yale is the favorite. His consistent ability to negotiate the distance in a fraction over 2:25 serves to rank him ahead of such butterflies as Arvid Croonquist of the Army, Joe Jodka of Massachusetts State, John Podgorski of Concord College and Charlie Gantner of Rutgers. Jodka and Gantner are possible surprise winners, both having done 2:26 this winter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STRONG YALE SQUAD FAVORED TO WIN EASTERN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS | 3/20/1942 | See Source »

...Army meet saw a turn for the better as far as the Ulenmen were concerned, and they swam some excellent races. But Cadets Croonquist, Scofield, Criss and Company had too much power for the Crimson and took the meet in the crucial 400 yard relay...

Author: By Burton VAN Vort, | Title: TANKMEN NOSE OUT QUAKERS; LOSE CLOSE MEET TO CADETS | 2/24/1942 | See Source »

Army, however, presents a far more different picture, for in Bill Criss, Frank Scofield, and Arvid Croonquist the Cadets have three swimmers who might conceivably turn the tide against the Crimson...

Author: By Burton VAN Vort, | Title: Swimmers Favored to Down Penn, Nose Out Cadets in Weekend Forays | 2/21/1942 | See Source »

...Croonquist Sets Record...

Author: By Burton VAN Vort, | Title: Swimmers Favored to Down Penn, Nose Out Cadets in Weekend Forays | 2/21/1942 | See Source »

Criss and Scofield are free stylers, and they will probably take first places. In the 50, 100, and 220 yard free styles. Croonquist, a butterfly artist, only a few weeks ago set a new Army record in the 200 yard breast stroke with a time of two minutes and 32 seconds, which is easily good enough to take a first place in that event from the Ulenmen...

Author: By Burton VAN Vort, | Title: Swimmers Favored to Down Penn, Nose Out Cadets in Weekend Forays | 2/21/1942 | See Source »

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