Word: swimming
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last event was the obstacle relay. The first swimmer, Suzie Burchell, was asked to dive in, swim, and do a handstand: Carol Glaser did the corkscrew (turning over between strokes), and picked up a weight; Alex Murray side-stroked carrying the weight; and Jane Mansfield swam, sat on the bottom of the pool, and then walked to the edge...
...took movies of fish as they were caught. The net moved through the water as slowly as 2 m.p.h., a pace that most fish can exceed with ease. But the skindivers learned that, fast as fish are, most of them are too lazy to take evasive measures. They swim languidly for a while to keep ahead of the net, but eventually they tire and drift back into its maw. After that, they are stuffed into its trailing "cod end," from which there is no escape...
...average standard of general physical fitness is adequate for skiing, Dr. Manson states. That is, you should be able to swim two or three lengths of the pool or play a game of tennis or squash without puffing like a steam locomotive...
This year Coach Bill Brooks has one of the best balanced teams ever to swim at Harvard, but he will have to depend heavily on sophomores to improved on last year's record of six wins and four losses. In virtually every event the Crimson has at least one stellar performer, four of five of whom are sophomores. Already in excellent shape, the team might well win back its traditional position of being second only to Yale in the East...
Backstroke Tony Fingleton, an Australian, didn't swim last year as a freshman, but is strong at both the 100 and 200 yard distances. He is supported by two juniors, Al Lincoin, the number two man last year, and Henry Welschel...