University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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ED VANDERVELDE shown at the crest of the killing butterfly breast-stroke, which has done so much to lower existing records. One of the most effective cogs in Michigan ' s powerful 1936 swimming machine was Captain Frank Fehsenfeld, National Collegiate diving champion for the past two years. Beside being an excellent captain, Frank was a mainstay of the team and was always good for points in competition. Although Jim Patterson of Ohio State beat him out for first honors in the Big Ten events, Fehsenfeld reversed the tables at New Haven in the National Collegiate, thereby making his senior year a successful one. Jack Kasley, Junior breaststroke marvel, butterfield his way to a first place in every meet, breaking and rebreaking collegiate and world ' s records nearly every time he entered competition. He boasts the unusual distinction of holding Big Ten, National Intercollegiate, and world records in the zoo yard event, is champion of the world in the 50, 100, 200 meter, and 220 yard breaststroke. Harry Rieke, backstroke point-getter, is developing into a dangerous threat to the present stars in his event. He has demonstrated this clearly by winning from Salie of Ohio State, a very good man, as well as finishing first in his last three swims in dual meet competition. Harry, who is only a sophomore, placed third at the Big Ten meet. Frank Barnard and Bob Mowerson lead the Wolverine free-style swimmers. Barnard shines in the 220 and 440. He finished the former event in third place and won the latter in Conference competition. Mowerson races 100 yards in about 55 seconds. Particularly promising men on the squad include sprinters Dick Blake, Mark McCarty, Paul Keeley and Ed Drew; Vander Velde and Cody, backstrokers; and Ben Grady who finished fourth in high board diving at the National Collegiate this year, after taking points in both high and low board events in 1935. Der Johnston and Ned Diefendorf, both seniors, complete Mann ' s famous diving quartet. Both placed the last two years in the National Collegiate meet and represented sure points through out the season. Their positions, and those of the other seniors, will be difficult to fill, even when it is remembered that Michigan has an unusually fine freshman squad. Michigan ' s famous diving foursome of Diefendorf, Fehsenfdd, Johnston and Grady. All four placed in the iQj6 Nationals. They ran into trouble this year in the Corference Meet but dominated all competition in dual meets. DF.IFENDORF FEHSENFELD JOHNSTON GRADY Page 314

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The Tank COACH MATT MANX producer of con- sistently brilliant syimming aggregations, knotcn as one of the finest coaches in the United States. 1936 RECORD 6:1 Michigan 59 Michigan 58 Michigan 53 Michigan 50 Michigan 43 Michigan 48 Michigan 41 Indiana 25 Michigan State College . 26 Indiana 31 Ohio State 34 Iowa 41 Ohio State University . . 36 New York Athletic Club 43 CAPTAIX FRAXK FEHSEXFELD captured first place at the 1QJ6 aiional Collegiate meet in high board diring, taking also a third on the lose boards. Frank is a sure point winner ajaj ist any and alt com- petition. Big Ten Meet Michigan 2nd., 37 points. National Collegiate Meet Michigan, 1st., points. YAXDERVELDE DREW OSGOOD BLAKE RIEKE MOWERSOX KEELER MCCARTHY KASLEY FEHSEXFELD COACH MAXX BARXARD DIEFEXDORF GRADY JOHXSTOX Page 313

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.I a is pointing to the newest pacing device in swimming, the mechanical rabbit. It has so far proved rery useful in keeping the swimmers up to their time. The swimmers shown here are actually divers posing for this picture. Michigan ' s consistent success in the pool over a period of six years can not be matched by the record of any other Varsity sport. Since 1931 Coach Matt Mann ' s team has dropped only three contests, one Big Ten and one National Collegiate meet. During this period, a total of 46 events went to Maize and Blue natators, including five Conference championships and an equal number of National Collegiate victories. The other two years found the Wolverines in second position. In 1931 and 1932, Michigan succeeded in maintaining a clean slate with nine and seven con- secutive wins to their credit. The next season they managed to annex five out of six meets, for a .833 percentage mark. Both 1934 and 1935 were repetitions of ' 31 and ' 32, but this time they won seven and eleven contests respectively. This year proved quite unsuccessful in comparison with the preceeding five. The Wolverine recorded a 778 average by losing a pair of meets in nine starts. Their general average over six years is .939, a record which is the envy of every other squad in the country. Against Conference opposition in dual competition the Maize and Blue have won 22 meets and lost none, rolling up 1096 points, exactly 500 more than their opponents. They managed to drop Minnesota and Illinois twice, Iowa and Indiana on three occasions, Ohio State four times, Wisconsin and Chicago once, and Northwestern six times. FRANK BARNARD distance star; and, right, JACK KASLEY who is continually shattering breast stroke records. P ge