Divers, Women Crest as Tournaments Progress

The six super swimmers who towed the Harvard women's swim team into seventh place Thursday carried it to sixth place yesterday in the National AIAW Swimming and Diving Championships in Gainesville, Ga.

The second day of competition in the Division II meet (for colleges with under 3,000 women) added 60 points to Harvard's score, bringing the total to 113, while freshman Liz Kelly broke yet another national division record.

Sparkling

In a sparkling performance of the 200-yd. freestyle, Kelly kicked off yesterday's meet with a first place for Harvard at 1:53.64. Kelly's clocking drowned previous team, New England, and national Division II records--marking a new pinnacle in the annals of the event.

The aquawomen splashed into second place behind Drexel's Therese Walsh in the 100-yd. backstroke. Junior Laurie Downey's time of 1:01.96 trailed the winner's clocking by .62 seconds, as coach Stephanie Walsh's sister zoomed off with the prize.

Although Jane Fayer failed to place among the top six in the 50-yd. freestyle, she shot right to first place in the consolation finals, setting a new team record at 25.26.

Sherry Lubbers teamed up with Kelly, Downey and Fayer to form a high-powered quadruple in the 200-yd. freestyle relay. Their time of 1:41.32 propelled the Crimson swimmers into third place in the event.

"We're still really psyched," Walsh said last night, adding that today will be the team's big test. With the 1650-yd. freestyle, 100-yd. freestyle and the 50-yd. backstroke still left to do, Gina Stuart and Katie Kelley will join the ranks of Harvard's swimmers, putting all six of the Crimson stars in the water.

Seeded first in today's 400-yd. freestyle relay, and riding high on a spectacular performance so far, the team will probably make a lot more waves before they toss in the towel tomorrow night.