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Swimmin How Coach Lyndon turns out such effective swimming teams, no one knows, Apparently most of the team graduates each year, leav- ing a group of bleary-eyed chlorinated strag- glers to carry on the following season. At com- mencement the student body watches the swimming team graduate, and shaking their heads with profound regret, mutter that next year will be different for swimming at Flint- ridge. Yet we always win, and year after year steadily improve, invariably humiliate hugo high schools by vanquishing them, and quite consistently place in the Southern California C.l.F. championships. A coach must have swimming intuition, that is, he must sense what stroke a boy man naturally do, and what he will have trouble with, He must know how much punishment a swimmer will take, before he tires of his sport and loses his enthusiasm. He should be able to obtain the respect and admiration of his pupils. As students, we are qualified to say that Coach Lyndon has been a success with respect to all three qualities. Of the trials and tribulations of the team, little need be said, Gur local mermen always have laughed more and soaked up less water than any other team in the vicinity. They wear beautiful bathing suits which are appealing to the weaker sex, the latter being made still weaker by our glistening handsomes, the team stays reasonably cool on hot days, and is ex- cused from all strenuous exercising which might tighten the precious swimming muscles or aggravate their sensitive dispositions. The amazing thing to ponder is how Coach suc- ceeds in finding a place for everyone. Egbert, Smith, Box, and Melin all found their places in the stiffest competition and although inexpe- rienced they performed remarkably. Either Coach succeeds in inspiring his swimmers, or the gods are with us. Whatever the case may be, you may be sure that Flintridge will do well in any meet. 50
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We find Iohnson, Munroe, Gamble, and Charles Markham, graduating as Seniors this year, the latter three having made their letters in swimming for tour successive years. Brady swam the hundred and at times the two- twenty, and was often in the tour and sixfman relay teams, At L. A. High he turned in a re- markable lap in the four-man relay HB team, gaining a good two yards on his opponents. Pew have a better sense ot humor, a more pleasing build, and a keener competitive spirit than B. I. Munroe performed exceptionally in the fifty free. He swam this event in 25.5 at the Three-way meet with P. I. C. and South Pasadena, and will probably do well in meets to come. Dick usually swam in the fourfman and medley relays and the individual medley aside from the fifty free style. Gamble acted as rather a fill in for last years star, Ted Mun- roe, in that he swam the hundred free style where he made one of the best records in Southern California. l-le also performed brilf liantly in the hundred breast stroke and was at times a member of the two relay teams. Markham, with the exception ot Tom Box, is the most specialized swimmer in the school. For four years Charlie has done the breast stroke. l-lis form is flawless, his modesty un- limited. Certainly he had much to do with the team's general good sense of humor and love of a clean, wholesome sport. Next year our powerful Poundstone and Chiv- alrous Charles will be swimming on college teams and doing well. The futures of B. I. and brown rangy Ridgway have not yet been decided, but certainly they will never forget the familiar damp smells of chlorine, the glassy green water covered with the red corks and long lane lines, the sound of their hearts beatf ing in nervous anticipation of the gun's roar, and Coach's tanned face grinning at his stopf watches. Tom Box, a sophomore, was outstanding in the backstroke. With two more years ahead of him he will certainly be a remarkable swim' mer, providing he can overcome his habit of moaning with a weary smile and saying, Hleez, but l'm shot. Dickie Markham, the big little boy, swam the two-twenty along with Ioe Mc- Lain. Dickie, like his brother Charlie, is fa' mous for his beautiful stroke and keen sense of pace. Another promising sophomore, lohn 5l ipssr-.. -- , ---41. -1 i
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