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Word: meter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...here of the business-like part of the evening when he repelled Phil Carson's tremendous last-lap sprint to win the A.A.U. 500-yard free-style event. Frank Powers was third and Ed Hewitt fourth; the time, 5:45.6. Rusty Greenhood won the New England A.A.U. three-meter dive with 119.63 points, Art Bosworth took the flying-start century backstroke in 1:03.2, Eliot House beat Kirkland and Lowell in 1:29.7 in the House 150 medley, and Harvard (Powers, Bosworth, Ned Goldwasser, and Jim Curwen) triumphed in the 400 relay in 3:44 to win a National Junior...

Author: By Charles N. Poliak ii, | Title: 24 Sleek Mermaids 24! Caper For Delighted Carnival Fans | 2/24/1939 | See Source »

...meter dive: Won by J. McCauley (B); second, P. Sharples (H); third, Devlin (B). Points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Mermen Submerge Boston Y.M.C.A. Swimmers 59 to 16 | 2/9/1939 | See Source »

...meter dive: Won by R. Greenhood (H); second, G. Dana (H); third, H. McNamara (B). Points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Mermen Submerge Boston Y.M.C.A. Swimmers 59 to 16 | 2/9/1939 | See Source »

...meter dive: Won by E. R. Greenhood (H) 99.33 points; second, L. Forbush (H) 87.58 points; third, R. Minerly (S) 79.54 points...

Author: By Charles F. Pollak, | Title: Swimmers Crush Springfield 59 to 16; Gymnast Rawstrom Cracks 220 Record | 1/12/1939 | See Source »

...required dives for the low board remain the same as before, but the high board is used for all meets if the opposing team's divers have three-meter facilities at their home pool. First new dive is the "flying somersault forward, running," which is simply a conventional swan dive with a quick flip on the end of it. The "somersault backward" is just what it says it is except that the diver's body is kept perfectly stiff throughout the dive...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: NEW TWISTS ADDED TO REQUIRED HIGH DIVES | 12/3/1938 | See Source »

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