Word: swimmer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...which George Scott came through to beat Eugene Jennings, the Lion sprint flash, by a matter of inches. Another close race was between Ed Devereux and Tom Wright, in the furlong, which the latter finally won by only a few feet. In the quarter-mile, however, the Columbia swimmer had an easy time...
...Devereux, Jr. '34 is listed as a possible entry in the 20-yard freestyle, but it is more likely that he will enter the quarter-mile where Ulen expects a hard race from Nolan, the visitors' distance man, who has done ten seconds faster than the lanky Harvard swimmer, over this distance...
Sharkman Young confirms cinemagoers' suspicions that it would be almost impossible for a swimmer armed only with a knife to kill a shark. The shark, which swims 40 to 50 m.p.h., would probably be off like a streak if he saw a man diving toward him. Even if the man got close, it would take a powerful and lucky thrust to penetrate the shark's tough hide and cartilage, pierce its two-inch heart...
...average swimmer in the pool of the Indoor Athletic Building assumes that the water in the pool is changed once or twice a day, as is the case in most pools. As a matter of fact it is renewed but twice during the entire year, although it is constantly running in and out of the pool. This is made possible by a complicated system of baths through which the water passes. The pool is 75 feet by 40 feet with depths of 7 1-2 and 11 1-2 feet at the ends. Its capacity is 225,000 gallons...
Coach Ulen stressed the point that every swimmer should not be required to adopt the Japanese style in its entirety. It would be foolish, he said, to try to change the style of men who are already excellent swimmers. It is only in improving the form of members of the squad that the Japanese crawl will be used. Although this style was originally adapted to the use of small men, it is agreed that taller swimmers can use it to equal advantage...