Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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f a I Q iff? 4 ' , In water Cleft to rrghtj Phxlhps G Vnermg Fmlayson C Davns Hampton Hartxgan Lapndus Seated fleft to rrghtj Henschel Tallaferro Cluxton R Kmkade W N Gordon Merrxll G Brown Choate W Turner Wrllrams Thxrd Row Cleft to rrghtb Mr Gunther G Wells Usrch Lawrence Hoyt Street Marks Antolnm T Browne Law Fourth Row Cleft to rlghtj Draper L Turner Hadden Scovrll Remauer fmgrj Noyes fmgrj VARSITY SWIMMING RECORD Hotchknss Torrrngton Avon Avon Wlllxston Cheshire Avon Avon Wtth the begmnlng of the swrmmrng season Avon once agam began formtng a team In addmon to the returnmg varsrty men led by captam Chuck Davis new names Dave Draper Tom Choate and jrm Tall aferro appeared on the swrmmmg roster Several outstandrng performers shone throughout the season Tom Choate was a frequent wrnner con srstently breakmg school records Pete Antoltm shat tered backstroke records a number of tlmes and also broke the one for the 1nd1v1dual medley Flrst places were also achreved by Davrs Brown and Draper Avon s first opponent of the season was Hotchkrss Although Antol1n1 broke his own backstroke record and Choate set a record IH the 100 freestyle we were defeated rn the last relay Our next meet was agamst a very strong Torrtngton Hxgh School team Choate once agam bettered h1s trme tn hrs specnalty whrle the Avon Avon Hopkms Grammar Deertieldj V Avon Westmrnster freestyle relay team of Davls Draper Henschel and Talraferro set a new school mark but here agaxn we were unable to wm The thlrd meet lrke the succeed mg two was hard fought but was dlsappomtmgly lost Three records were broken m the next contest wnth Wnlltston but that wasn t enough to wm the battle Antol1n1 for the thlrd consecutlve tlme lowered the backstroke record followed by Choate ln the 200 yard freestyle The freestyle relay team of Draper Marks Vlermg and Davls also swam tts way to a new school record After these first dlsappomtxng meets Avon gamed a much coveted vnctory over Cheshrre Academy as Gar vm Brown took first nn the butterfly wlth Btll Gordon followmg for second place Antol1n1 and Wllllams captured the first two places m both the backstroke and the mdrvxdual medley Choate swam hrs frrst 200 yard freestyle settmg a new school mark while second 34 ' 52 50 ' 36 Avon ........ 34 Windham H. S. ............ 42 Avon ........ 36 Canterbury J. V. ........,. 49

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place was taken by Henschel in the same event a record was set by Bill Turner in the breaststroke With a vic tory under their belts Avon surged on to make Suffield Academy its next victim As Avon gained power it continued the winning streak and successfully downed Hopkins Grammar As in past performances Choate again bettered his own time In the same event Tali aferro set a freshman record while other records were broken by Turner in the breaststroke and Antolini in strong Deerfield second team Avon met Canterbury s second team for its ninth meet First place was taken in the butterfly by Garvin Brown and in the backstroke by Williams but lacking three of our too men we were unable to take the final relay which decided the meet p 5 ' M J U1 'lf'-'7'l The last meet of the season was with Westminster Throughout the meet neither team gained a decisive advantage Antolinl swam a terrific race in the indi vidual medley to break the school record and the Con nectrcut Independent School Association record but because of the disqualificanon of the medley relay team Avon lost a very close meet At the close of the season Avon entered the Con necticut Independent School Swimming Association km and Suflield and took a very respectable second place Pete Antolim was high man as he captured a first place in the individual medley and a third in the backstroke Choate Brown and Draper finished their good season by successfully taking seconds 1,-M09 LCA'-l'b fllqlqfvfaf OM, fix '11,,kfvA ,I greg. .. J A K I 'I L I I- ff g , P E W X , X , g t. .-.Xpxlkkpn Q 5 5 . 'KX it U1 f l' Q ' f wr! LLIPQBJ, a 1 amz' ' 411 if , fm' ' Iv Q . a ' ' . , ' Y ' 9 . , ' 5 o . - s Q - , Q I q . the individual medley. After being defeated by the meet at Yale against Canterbury, Westminster, Hop- . . , . , . - . 7 ' Y Z H f V, ,- .4 If C U 4 ,., , if '- 1 ' 'I G . 4, ff 1' 4 I' I I' L A I 4 I qi , Cv' .-ff 1 'IL' '-f',' off' . A Q , ff -- ' If - - ,,.f,.-Q 9