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...swam away, idly watching as he went to the other side of the pool, raising and lowering his arms as he went. He leaned over to talk to someone. She got out of the pool--a girl, about twenty--and vanished inside the dressing room. She reappeared dressed and waved to Alan. He looked around nervously, didn't quite see me among the crowd, and walked out with her. I laugher, and when I was finished swimming I took my towels home without any feeling of obligation...

Author: By Esther Dyson, | Title: Poolcrawl | 4/24/1972 | See Source »

Dave Brumwell, the Crimson lone performer on the second day, swam the 400-yd. individual medley in 4:20.47, well off his school record but a good performance in relationship to his heat time at the Easterns...

Author: By Charles B. Straus, | Title: Hoosier Swimmers Lead NCAAs; Lone Crimson Entry Fails to Score | 3/25/1972 | See Source »

...freestyle trials, Rich Baughman swam a good 4:43.00, but failed to qualify for the consolations. Baughman's time, while more than one second slower than his school record time set at the Eastern, was a full second under his Eastern trial time, which offers a better indication of his relative improvement...

Author: By Charles B. Straus, | Title: Neville Sets Swim Mark in NCAA | 3/24/1972 | See Source »

...free. Baughman, who is considered best at the longer distances, swam a very fast 16:16.3 to take second to Haydon at the Easterns. At the Nationals he is ranked sixth, and he could go under the 16-minute mark. If he swims well, Baughman could make the finals in this event...

Author: By Charles B. Straus, | Title: Fencers, Swimmers Enter NCAA Competitions | 3/23/1972 | See Source »

...thought of being beaten soundly be one or two uppity freshmen helped in their decisions to quit. And to some extent the problem was a lack of communication. The swimmers thought that Gambril didn't want to bother with them and could care less whether or not they swam. Gambril lamented that the swimmers never came in to talk to him and that he'd like to get to know them as people who do more than swim...

Author: By Raymond A. Urban, | Title: California Don Comes to Harvard | 3/22/1972 | See Source »

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