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...most noteworthy swims of the day came from sophomore Maureen Gildea in the 1000-yard freestyle. Gildea--who was last year's Ivy League mile champ--has been swimming three-a-day workouts recently in an effort to overcome a frustrating knee condition that has sidelined her a great deal this season, and has consequently caused her times to rise drastically...
Swimming a strong, technically perfect race, Gildea let Zimic and Eli Courtney Ellis go out fast and battle for the lead before she made her move. With 12 laps to go in the 40-lap race, Gildea caught up to and passed the faltering Zimic, and then worked on closing the gap between herself and Ellis--eventually finishing 14 seconds behind Ellis' AIAW National qualifying time...
...from the women's swim team have qualified for the Eastern Seaboard Championships to be held in March. Freshman phenomenon DEBBIE ZIMIC leads the Crimson--having qualified in seven events--followed by sophomore TERRI FRICK with six qualifications, KATHLEEN Mc. CLOSKEY with five, and JEANNE FLOYD with four. MAUREEN GILDEA, KATHY DAVIS and SUSAN KIM have also swum qualifying times, and divers PAM STONE and ADRIANA HOLY have both made the cuts in the one and three meter events. Much maligned--but by no means hapless--breaststroker GWEN KNAPP is sure to qualify, simply because she deserves to...Travelling...
Other swimmers who are favored to add crucial points to the Harvard tally are sophomores Maureen Gildea, Terri Frick and Kathy Davis. Recovering from a debilitating series of knee operations, Gildea's distance free times have been dropping steadily since the beginning of January. Although she is not at the same level she was when she took the Ivy League mile crown last year, Gildea will probably be in good shape for the Ivies and Easterns...
Other strong Crimson performances came from freshman Susan Kim, and sophomores Kathy Davis, Maureen Gildea and Terri Frick. Representing the new wave of swimming, Kim cavorted around behind the starting blocks in a gold lame vest and Devo-style glasses before winning the 100-yd. IM and the 50-yd. breaststroke with times of 1:05.46 and 34.37. And although they were recovering from the flu, Davis, Gildea and Frick all managed to pull out wins with gutsy performances...