Swim Team Breaks Record, Whips Brown 72-12 in IAB

The varsity swimming team, as usual, broke another record last night, this time while drowning Brown, 72 to 12, in the I.A.B. pool. Brown did get two second places, but it had to fight for them.

The record was a 3:30.7 turned in by the same 400 yard free-style team that did 3:31.0 for the old record on Jan. 12. A 3:30.8 in the same event failed to even qualify the Crimson at Dartmouth, however.

The record event was an anti-climax to the preceding 440 free-style race, one of the closest in the event for the year. Alan Rapperport edged out teammate Duke Geer by two feet as the Crimson netted first and second in the event, but Brown's Dick Fogelson was only six feet behind and had threatened to pull up all the way.

Another close race was the 220 freestyle, where Bruin Fogelson's quick turns helped him nose out Geer by a yard to take second less than a yard behind Whatley. Art Scott of Brown gave Crimson swimmer. Dick Stenson a battle also as he nosed Stenson out for second place by four feet in the 150 individual medley. Scott was still ten yards behind Pete Mackey at the end, but he had come from six yards behind Stenson at the 100 yard point.

In contrast, the freshman swimming meet provided even more close races than the 45 to 30 score of its victory over Brown indicates. The only races that weren't unusually close were Yardling losses in the 150 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke.

Divers Greg Stone and Duane Murner finished one-two, respectively again, despite sub-par performances.