Swimmers Defeat Surprising Navy; Yardlings Set Record, Stop Exeter

The varsity defeated Navy Saturday, 45 to 39, extended its unbeaten streak to five, and moved into a tie with Yale for the lead in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League. But the results from Annapolis warn of close meets to come.

Navy owned a mediocre 2-2 EISL record going into the meet, but captured four out of ten events and gave the Crimson its closest battle so far this season. Once again Hal Ulen did not enter his strongest men in every event, but some of the strong men he did enter could not produce victories.

The Midshipmen set a new Navy record of 3:32.4 in the 400-yard rally and ended the varsity's rule of that event. Ted Whatley, Jim Jorgensen, John Millard, and Dave Hawkins swam for the Crimson.

Navy also took the breast stroke, individual medley, and the 50-yard sprint over second-line Crimson entries.

Jorgenson won the 100-yard free style, but again there was a bad surprise. Hawkins was beaten for the first time in any event this season by a member of an opposing team--in fact, he finished fourth.

Hawkins took the 220, however, and Don Mulvey took the back stroke after having teamed with Zani and Whatley for a winning 300-yard medley relay. More important were the one-two finishes of Pete Smails and Chuck Walter in the dive and Egan and Rapperport in the 440. The team had shown weakness earlier in both events.

Meanwhile, in the IAB, Captain Sigo Falk, Pete Macky, and Glenn Sisler teamed to swim the 150 medley relay in 1:21.1 for a new freshman record as the Yardlings stopped a strong Exeter team, 55 to 32.