Crimson Favored Over Annapolis Swimmers Today

Navy's 4-2 record should not stop the Crimson swimming team from resuming its undefeated ways at Annapolis this afternoon: The Midshipmen lost, 46 to 38, to the Cornell squad which the Crimson defeated, 54 to 30.

Nevertheless, of three Academy record times set this year, one forecasts a possible Navy victory in one event, and two may push Crimson swimmers to their best times of the season in another pair of races.

Bob Rogers set the Naval Academy and pool record for the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:32.9. This is 1.2 seconds faster than the best clocking Sigo Falk has produced to date for the Crimson.

If Falk can pull out a victory in this race, coach Hal Ulen will have found part of the balance his team has been lacking.

Marshall Grier, Ed Baron, and Anders Anderson hold the Naval Academy mark for the 300-yard medley relay, but their 2:58.2 time is slower than the 2:56.7 recorded by Pete Macky, Dave Hawkins, and Jon Lind for the Crimson.

Hawkins's 2:16.3 in the 200-yard individual medley also tops Mike Chapple's Academy and pool record of 2:25.9.

Bill Brooks's Crimson freshman swimming team faces one of the East's top two prep school squads in the IAB pool at 3:00 p.m. Exeter beat Dartmouth's freshmen, who in turn defeated Andover, as did the Crimson. Exeter's greatest strength is in the backstroke and the sprints.