University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

Page 236 text:

YACHTING

Page 235 text:

■ ■TKr Diving coach Bob Buckley refers lo Jolin Deininyer, Harold Lyons, and Ron Robinson as three of the finest divers in the nation. Torney, Buckley Have Long Careers at Washington Head coach Jack Torney holds the distinction of being the first, and only, swim coach at the University. One of the winningest coaches in the business, his teams have won the Northern Division Swimming title 18 of the 25 years the championships have been held. In the remaining eight seasons, his swimmers have been second, never lower. In 1933 he organized the Huskies ' first varsity swim team, and, except for the war years, has been at the helm since. Not only a builder of cham- pionship teams, he is known nationally for the numerous books he has authored on the art of swimming. He is currently a member of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Committee. HeacJ coach Torney Right hand man to coach Jack Torney since 1938, coach Bob Buckley concentrates on Husky divers. He served as head coach in 1943 when Torney entered the Navy, and piloted the Husky swimmers to the Northern Division title. Buckley first gained diving acclaim while attending Inglewood High School. While a member of the team there, he held the California state high school 3-meter diving championship. Bob worked as an assistant at Washington from 1930 to 1938, also doubling as pool manager, before joining the coaching staff. Now an assistant professor of physi- cal eduaction, he is also a member of the Seattle-King County American Red Cross Water Safety Committee. Diving coach Buckley 231

Page 237 text:

Yo, Ho, Ho and A Bottle of Rum, etc The University of Washington Yacht Club can count itself as being about the only Husky sport that can call Seattle weather an advantage. Good yachting weather prevails on Lake Wash- ington the year round. This advantage pays off in intercol- legiate competition. This year ' s racing team, one of the strongest in years, did extremely well— especially against their biggest rival, the University of British Columbia. In the North American Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association cham- pionships held in June of 1961 , the UW Club placed fifth. The past year was marked by the formation of the Northwest Intercollegiate Racing Association composed of the University of Washington, the University of British Columbia, Seattle Uni- versity, the University of Puget Sound, and Western Washing- ton State College. UW Fleet Captain Jeff Ingman is association president. The NIRA will tentatively host the 1964 national championship races. Inter-club regattas are held to give members a chance to de- velop their skill. These regattas are usually followed by dinner and dancing in the boat house. New members receive instruction all four quarters of the year. These lessons are given by an advanced skipper of the club with the help of other qualified members. Upon completion of the course, the new members are encouraged to pass a written and a practical test so that they may qualify as Skip- pers. Skippers have access to club facilities at all times. During the year the club holds Saturday morning work parties, so that everyone can help work on the boats. The club owes thanks to the work of Commodore Jim Patrick for the growth of the fleet from twelve to twenty boats. With the help of an ASUW loan the club purchased eight new fiber- glass Penguins which will be used for class competition as well as general sailing. In addition, the club owns six eleven- foot dinghys in wooden models and six Husky sloops. Direction of the club is handled by Jim Patrick, commodore,- Mickey Gibbons, vice commodore; Grant Hedges, rear commo- dore; Evan Engstrom and John Erickson, fleet captains; Ann Hempelmann, secretary; Gary Syverson, treasurer; Donna Butherus, publicity; and Dr. Maurice Rattray of the Oceanog- raphy Department, adviser and racing coach. The UW Yacht Club is open to students, faculty, and staff of the University and now numbers about two hundred and twenty-five members. 233