Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Tankers make history Swimming fans saw another exciting year, as the Maple Tankers brought back many titles, and were nosed out of several others. Arch-rival Grosse Pointe fell 54-42 in the Hrst meet of the season, but turned the tables and edged the Maples, who were leading, going into the last event, out of iirst place in the Royal Oak Relays. Revising more history, Seaholm became the only school to win both the Cereal Bowl Relays and the Pioneer Relays two years in succession. After Kimball's 51-45 victory, the Maples won three in a row, only to lose an identical meet again to Kim- ball. Grosse Pointe avenged the first game with that ill omened 51-45. The highlight of this meet was Bill Driver's amazing l:04.7 in the 100 yard breaststroke, which holds the national record for a twenty yard pool. 4The strength of a team largely depends upon its relays, and the freestyle relay certainly was a great asset to the Tankers. Second in the state, and holding the pool and school records, Bob Sintz, Denny Collins, and Jim Leahy shout encouragement to anchor-man, Jim Elliott. Teaming up Bill Driver Cdivingl, fastest breaststroker in the state, Larry Severy Cin the waterl, a junior with great potential, Jim Elliott, first in the state in the 50 yard freestyle, and Fred Anderson, third best butterilier in Michigan, you compose the medley relay team, which was second in the state by one-tenth of a second, and holds the pool and school records. Y

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lead Maples to victories A Poolmg thelr efforts to compose the butterfly relay these swxmmers took a record first m the Royal Oak relays and were greatly responsible for the teams success Dave Granger Denny Collms Wayne Andreae and Fred Anderson dlscuss strategy Wlth firsts rn the Ploneer Relays Battle Creek Relays and League meet the tankers captured many trophles some of whlch are bemg drsplayed by Ron Cousrneau captaln Denny Collms and Mlke McCarthy , , , I P Z .1 - R e t l 44 i 1 ll A , X '16, '

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lst In League 2nd ln Although Krmball had spelled doom for the Maples 1n dual meets Se tholm recaptured the Eastern M1ch1 gan Leaeue Conference tltle Qu tlrfvlnfr twenty four the Tlnkers out swam and out d1ved the Knights by an lmpresstve margm Wtth therr depth and determmatlon exhrbnted the chances for 1 Seaholm State vlctory looked very favor able The Maples leaped out m front with the first event md jumor Jtm Ellxotts wmnme t1me ol 73 S ln the 100 yard freestyle Dennls Collms took fifth m the 100 yard freestyle Fred Anderson set the school butterfly record tt '58 4 and ace breast stroker Bull Drlver swam h1s best tlme of 1 06 l to come home a wmner Wlth dryer Duck Lowe s excellent fourth the Maples had to w1n one of the relays to w1n the tltle The medley relay team of Larry Severy Dtlver An but were second by one tenth of a second Along wtth the freestyle relay the Maples fimshed second behmd Grosse Pomte but led thlrd place Ann Arbor last years State champs by thlrteen points A new event thts year the '00 yard mdlvldual medley re qulres a versatile swlmmcr for hc must swim all four strokes Captain Denny Collms tthtrd from lefty and Jlm Btrd Lam ground twaterj on the dive from their opponents The best lI1d1VldUHl1bl on the team Collms holds the school record at 2 21 2 State more crowns fall Viola M2 MVA Mfm 05 AThe fastest high school breast stroker thls state has ever seen B111 Drtver was an mdnvtdual standout on the Maple swnmmmg team A1lAmer1can hrs tumor year he holds thc school pool League and State records Wrth only threc breast strokers m the Btg Ten havmg faster times hc holds the nauonal record for a twenty yard pool and has ncver seen defeat thls season al rt'-k I I 1 1 ' , 2 . ' '- L f - . - ' ' - ' . . . . , . L 1 . ' r Y , - ,, . l . . . . ,Q . . -5 . . Zh N Mer' Q H W ff A 1 . - 4 Q i up w . '55, ' - ' . , We K .1t'l'f' I A, ' y any f , , - wmv , tt. I ' ' n derson, and Elliott set the school record at 1:46.6, 4 I ' by 7 s ' a I , 7 ' ' 1' '.' 1 . T . -K ' . , ' ,D V 1 .. ' V 0 . y 1 'N N 1 f - 1 1 X , 4 1-7' -lr, 101