Forging out in front from the start, Harvard's undefeated Varsity swimming team downed a highly touted group of Colgate stars 50-21 in a fast encounter at the Crimson pool Saturday night. In a preliminary record-breaking meet, Mercersburg Academy defeated the powerful Freshman team.
Varsity Summary
220-yard free style swim--Won by Arthur G. Jameson '37 (H); second, Hill (C); third, Wallace E. Howell '36 (H). Time--2:27.5 minutes.
50-yard free style swim--Won by Wagner (C); second, Roy S. Wallace, Jr. '35 (H); third, John J. Colony, Jr. '37 '37 (H). Time--24.8 seconds.
440-yard free style swim--Won by Abbot W. Sherwood, Jr. '35 (H); second, Arthur G. Jameson '37 (H); third, Hill (C). Time--5:23.6 minutes.
150-yard backstroke--Won by Haefele (C); second, Richard T. Fisher, Jr. '36 (H); third, Carl C. Goulland '37 (H). Time--1.43 minutes.
200-yard breast stroke swim--Won by M. Victor Leventritt '35 (H); second, Philip T. Thayer, Jr. '36 (H); third, Cox (C). Time--2:39.8 minutes.
100-yard free style swim--Won by Wagner (C); second, Robert G. Heskett '37 (H); third, George W. Shepherd, Jr. (H). Time--54 seconds. (Betters Harvard record.)
400-yard relay--Won by Harvard. Time--3.47 minutes.
Freshman Summary
200-yard free style relay--Won by Mercersburg. Time--1:37.4 minutes. (Breaks Harvard Freshman record.)
100-yard back stroke swim--Won by Graham Cummin '38 (H); second, Mackey (M); third, Endweiss (M). Time--1:04.2 minutes. (Sets new Harvard Freshman record).
220-yard free style swim--Won by Otis (M); second, Peter E. Arioli, Jr. '38 (H); third, George L. Barker '38 (H). Time--2:22.4 minutes. (Breaks Harvard Freshman record).
50-yard free style swim--Won by Farnsworth (M); second, Johnson (M); third, Donald N. McKay '38 (H). Time--24.6 seconds. (Breaks Harvard Freshman record).
100-yard breast stroke swim--Won by Johnson (M); second, Nathanael A. Lemke '38 (H); third, Edwin F. ringer '38 (H). Time 1:13.4 minutes. (Breaks Harvard Freshman record).
100-yard free style swim--Won by Oss (M); second, Dario C. Berizzi '38 (H); third, Moonan (M). Time--55 seconds. (Breaks Harvard Freshman record).
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