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That year the Dutch girls made al most a clean sweep of swimming, winning every race but the 200-meter breaststroke, which Japan took. This time the Dutch have the world's No. 1 breaststroke swimmer, chubby Nell van Vliet. But San Francisco's pretty Ann Curtis is supposed to be the best freestyler...
When chubby Nell van Vliet, 22, a baker's daughter, arrived from Holland two months ago, she waved her hand at the questions, ticked off U.S. women swimmers: "Free style? Yes, Ann Curtis, the best in the world. Your backstroke swimmers? Two or three good ones. But breast-strokers?" Nell wrinkled her nose significantly. She knew that she was far & away the best woman breaststroke swimmer going...
...good as Nell is (next summer's Olympic breaststroke crown is practically hers for the taking), her speed, of course, doesn't compare with that of a good man breaststroke swimmer. In New Haven last week, where the men's A.A.U. swimming championships were held, blond Joe Verdeur of La Salle College became a hero for the second week running. He came butterflying and frog-kicking down the final lap of the 220-yard breaststroke race to win. His time of 2:30.5 (compared to Miss Van Vliet's 2:51 at Daytona Beach...
...Arbor, Mich., La Salle College's Joe Verdeur, 22, broke his own world's record in winning the N.C.A.A. 200-yard breaststroke championship and was voted "outstanding college swimmer of 1948." Team winner of the meet: Michigan...
...good swimmer, Nudd made it safety to the shore, and walked to Harvard Square. After a trip to the Cambridge City Hospital and treatment for bruises and immersion, he returned to his news in Morris Hall, refusing to spend the night at the hospital...