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...great personal triumph for the brilliant young coach. The 27-year-old Olympic diver has brought swimming to life again at Princeton. His men seem to swim with unusual determination; they take strokes with their whole body, not just arms and legs...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, (SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: Tiger Swimmers Score; Hunter Takes EISL 100 | 3/13/1961 | See Source »

...zany scoring was a result of several races in which only two men were entered--the Qunkers were so short-handed they often could not find a man to swim for an automatic third. And the final relay--even Crimson diver Clark Peters swam in this one--turned the whole meet into a circus as the two teams finished in a dead heat, something that anyone can tell you never happens in swimming...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swimmers Down Penn, 57 1/2-35 1/2 | 2/27/1961 | See Source »

With victories over Cornell, Rutgers, Army, and Dartmouth the Tigers stand undefeated in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League. They have a top freestyle distance man and a national champion diver. They will probably lose by approximately...

Author: By Peter S. Britell, | Title: Hockey, Swimming Teams Face Tigers | 2/18/1961 | See Source »

Major surprises came in the three-meter dive and the 200 butterfly. Showing the finest form of his career, varsity diver Jeff Lewy stole top honors from Navy veteran Wallace Guthrie...

Author: By Peter S. Britell, | Title: Varsity Swimmers Defeat Trailing Navy Team, 56-39 | 2/13/1961 | See Source »

...kicks against the back wall with his right ski. Then, tucked into a ball, he shoots down the slide and off into the freezing air, leaning forward over his skis until his nose seems about to touch their tip. With his arms thrust forward, he looks like a diver soaring endlessly through space. Back at the top of the jump, Recknagel's rivals turn to watch him come to earth. Says one simply: "It's long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cushion in Space | 2/3/1961 | See Source »

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