Coalinga High School - Petrolia Yearbook (Coalinga, CA)

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SWIMMING Since the opening of the fine plunge of Coalinga High School, aquatic recrea- tion and swimming meets have now come into being as a regular gym course. Stu- dents have found a new thrill in this course in addition to being taught to strive for perfect form and speed in swimming, div- ing, and life-saving. This new activity has already made the sport calendar stand out, and those interested in swimming look for- ward to the years when Coalinga coaches will turn out some champs. Saturday, May 9, a boys' team of fourteen and a girls' team of nine parti- cipated in the Fresno County Swimming Meet held at Fowler. This marked the de- but for both boys and girls in entering in- to competitive swimming. In this out- standing meet of eight towns, Coalinga girls placed second, and the boys tied for Hfth. Those who went to Fowler were: Boys: Gilbert Dunn, Richard Ched- ester, Jack Chamberlain, George Anxolabe, Bill Champlain, Dale Johnson, J e r ry Taylor, James Bruce, Bill Kirkpatrick, Howard Martin, Hilton Frank, Bill Doug- las, Wallace culley, Wayne Harrold, jer- ome Murphy, and John Brunson, manager. Girls:Ruby Gentry, Mary Lou Ab- shier, Velma Hanst, Verna Hanst, Helen Dunsmuir, Winifred McDowell, June Crum, Earldine Cavener, and Betty Bough- an. The teams were accompanied by Coaches Calverna Linse and Frank Heath. Coalinga girls, medley relay team placed second, with Ruby Gentry swim- ming the backstroke, Helen Dunsmuir swimming the breaststroke, and Mary Lou Abshier swimming the crawl. Mary Lou Abshier, Winifred Mc- Dowell, Ruby Gentry, Helen Dunsmuir, Verna Hanst, and Velma Hanst placed sec- ond in the six-swimmer relay race. Third place in life-saving competi- tion was taken by Mary Lou Abshier. James Bruce, ninth grader, although handicapped by an injured leg, took fourth place in varsity Qspring-boardj diving competition. Coalinga students have been fortun- ate with a regulation-size pool, being 110 feet in length, 45 feet in width, and hav- ing nine racing lanes. This pool is consid- ered one of the best in the state.