Word: swum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...basis of its depth and its home-pool advantage, rules as the favorite. Although the Crimson topped Yale 48-47 two weeks ago, it does not have enough strength to take advantage of the Easterns' double-event program (i.e., a long and a short race will be swum in each event...
Yardling captain Dave Abramson set a new University record in the 220-yard freestyle, touching out Bulldog star Bob Townsend in a time of 2:02.9. Townsend led until the last turn, but after 200 yards he apparently thought the race was over (most freshman high school meets are swum over a 200 yard distance) and stopped for a fraction of a second...
...expected him to heat Pringle by only a touch. The Crimson junior knocked more than four seconds from his previous best to post a time of 2:01.6, followed by Welch's third place time of 2:02.0. The event was the fastest backstroke race ever swum in dual meet competition...
Princeton's big weakness is the freestyle. The Crimson can probably take first place in all the freestyle events, but Graef is a possible threat in both the 220 and the 4-40. Zentgraf's best time in the 220 is 2:05.1 against Navy; Graef has swum 2:05.2, also against the Middies. Either could easily break the pool mark of 2:05.0, set last year by Yale star Bill Chase...
...Kaufmann swims in the freestyle relay no one will beat the Crimson. But Kaufmann may well have already swum this three events. If so, a fourth man will have to be found to fill out the team of Engleberg, Zentgraf, and Hunter...