Swimmers Will Face Improved Cornell

The Harvard swim team won the Super Bowl of Eastern swimming last weekend against Princeton. The Crimson cannot savor its victory for very long, however, as this afternoon the Harvard aquamen face Cornell, the most improved team in the Ivies, in a 2 p.m. meet at the IAB.

"Cornell could be hot as a pistol," Harvard swimming coach Ray Essick said yesterday. "They've won five meets in a row and we're going to have to go with a leaded lineup. We just can't afford to let up."

Strong Opposition

The Big Red swimmers have their traditional diving strength, this year in sophomore Mike Guzewicz, as well as a strong freestyle and butterfly corps. Chuck Gruye, the leading Red sprinter, swam only in home meets for Cornell last year so he would not miss crew practice. This year he gave up crew to concentrate on swimming and has recorded a 21.5 in the 50 free and a 47.2 in the 100 free.

Freshman Jim Johnson is the middle distance freestyle man. He has swum the 200 free in 1:47.0 and the 500 free in 4:48.6.

In the sprint fly Bob Meade has been the class of the Ivies for the past couple of years. Earlier this season, he faced a 51.3 in the 100 fly and a 1:58 in the 200 fly. A "real talent" for Cornell, according to Esack, Jack Branden is counted on in the 200 individual medley and the 200 back.

The same Harvard heroes from last week's win over the Tigers will be counted on the meet today. Paco Canales will swim the 500 and 1000 freestyles probably against Johnson. "Paco has not let us down yet," Essick said. Canales last week picked up two crucial second places against Princeton going ahead in a gutsy last 25-yard effort.

Captain Dave Brumwell will swim the 20 IM and the 200 breaststroke. He won both events last week. All-American Hess Yntema will probably go against Meade in the 200 fly and maybe Johnson in the 200 free. He will also swim in the 400 free relay.