Word: diver
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Brooks Cup for the varsity's top diver was given to Jay Shelton...
...this squad doesn't have the depth of last year's, Merritt sees several of his proteges as valuable varsity members in the next three years. Speaking with obvious pride, he singled out captain Dave Abramson (now possessor of two NCAA records), Gregg Skalinder, a sprinter, and Danny Mahoney, diver, as the strongest additions...
...preparations for his homecoming. But he had time to go spearfishing and to lend a helping hand to Fellow Astronaut Scott Carpenter when a skindiver lost consciousness at a depth of 80 ft. Carpenter brought him to the surface, and Glenn hauled him into a boat, where the diver quickly recovered. Then Vice President Lyndon Johnson flew in from Washington to escort Glenn back to the overwhelming welcome at Cape Canaveral. "In my country," said Johnson, on the flight up to Florida, "we'd say you're pretty tall cotton." Glenn grinned. "Were you very tense at take-off?" asked...
...freshman meet, two Crimson stars stood out. Danny Mahoney collected numerous "8's" and even a "9" from the judges, and once again showed that he is Harvard's best diver since Gorman graduated two years ago. Yardling captain Abramson shattered his own record in the 220 with a time of 2:06.7, and set a new freshman and University mark of 4:33.4 in the 440, only to be disqualified because a teammate jumped into the pool to congratulate him before the last Princeton man finished some three lengths later. The disqualification cost the Yardlings meet...
...Picasso's lady diver stands poised and suspenseful on a sturdy diving board, a child bather lurks in water up to his chest, and the four remaining figures idle at poolside. like beach bums anywhere. Houston's museumgoers were sufficiently startled to pronounce the whole exhibition "Sweeney's Swimming Hole." but the Houston Chronicle was impressed: "It would seem." the paper said, "that for the first time the challenge of the hall's proportions has been met with sculptures of the perfect heroic dimensions...