Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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VARSITY SWIMMING TEAM-FRONT ROW: Scott Westfall, Dan Spogan, Peter Blecha, Dave McMullen, Alan Thomas, Sherman Miller, Rob McDougals, Ken Davis, Rick Furst. BACK ROW: Dave Francisco, Brock Tella, Ken Jacobs, Pete . ., if y 3,5 I ,,cl 5 . - .9 is t . r:l5 t'?F K' ' 'r'i4x'5ZQ,c .wee Varsity diver Mark Fentnor plunged into the water after completing a forward half-twist. Five basic dives were required to be Ieamed by each diver. Strong, Tom Duddleston, Scott Ullery, Mike Fall, Mark Fentnor, Mgr. Steve Wright. With only tour lettermen returning from the 1966 city champion and state runner-up squad, the varsity swimming team had to rely on the experienced JV team members. Ac- cording to Coach Ford, the swimmers were strongest in dis- tances. Sophomore Peter Strong is the city's best in the 400 and 200-yard freestyle. With Ken Jacobs and Alan Thomas leading the sprints, freestyle was PV's strongest stroke. Mark Fentnor was one of the city's best divers and Scott Ullery was strongest in breaststroke and individual medley. Alan Thomas, senior tanker, pulled toward the finish line in the freestyle com- petition against Pueblo. Alan was a returning Ietterman from last year. .ggi . s , 4+::i:::fi,i1, 11 hd, . . ,vs Q-A L sa-, Q fc . fi wg' 5 so i - I N . W wi.. .9 s.. y. , ,fm-'f,..Sgq 1 .- ,ig J W , . -qvpxiyry cs-'L ' -qty.. ., . Q V. A g 'VV in ,A 7 ug, '?' 1 + 'R ... Aw D

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Swimmers Attempted to Regain State Title ' l rv Axes iff 'W vAnslrY SWIMMING SCHEDULE A M., March 8 Tucson A March I0 Pueblo W 'H March 15 Camelback March 31 Rincon A April 7 Tucson April 14 Catalina April 15 Rincon April 21 Salpointe A April 28 Pueblo A May 6 Brophy lPhoenixl Varsity tanker Scott Westfall pulled toward his Devils. He used the butterfly stroke to master the goal at a swim meet against the Sunnyside Blue length of the pool faster than his opponents. Sophomore Sherman Miller swam breaststroke across the Rolling Hills pool during a varsity swim practice This stroke combined strength and coordination COACH Bob Ford '11-. T gtg srsr Jtgglg yy 'D qgmfxff ggp g A , X K yy, ff in W . ..'e1ffts,,.l .fE , A AX. - W Dave Francisco, a member of the varsity team, practiced at Rolling Hills pool He swam the backstrolce for competition in his second year on the team. -fw..,,,,, 'Mm W sf. rs., .W J with-. was fl

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...-u-ul' if end? JUNIOR VARSITY SWIMMING TEAM-FRONT ROW: William Ball, Robert Green, Bill Ramos, David Singer. BACK ROW: Larry Epstein, Jeff Wootan, Mike Mul- vena, Peter Simpson, John Ball, Mark Henrikson, Bill Blackwell, Keith Porter. JV Tankers Looked Forward to Success David Singer strained to get the maximum distance in his starting dive as an- other member of his team touched the block in a iunior varsity relay race. we sqm V Under the direction of Coach Bob Ford the iunior varsity swimming team anticipated bettering last year's record of three wins and two losses. The result of their first meet against Camelback was a tie. Leading the team in the 100-yard free- style was Larry Epstein with a time of 59.7 seconds. Leading in the butterfly was Dave Singer with a time of one minute twelve seconds. In the IOO-yard backstroke Sam Young fin- ished in one minute fifteen seconds. With a top time of one minute twenty-two seconds, Jeff Wooten was lead stroker in the breaststroke. Junior Scott Ullery demonstrated speed and endurance when swimming the 100- yard butterfly, one of the most difficult strokes in individual competition. I. S' W . ,.. .:. e-f s- I Q' V ,,. N M A, ......--.age-Q -' fi ,JSI , H T .,.'1s,Lwe ' W . - . an, . . .e .V ' W ' . ' A 6, Q A . f if I swf I 'H Y f Z ,pi he -....,,,...pv-V Wilri. ' f, L . 5 A TI- ,W- ihl, M t A ,gpilifq ' I , t,,,N,, , ,, ,yi .- -X, , ,4,x g j . ..:Q'::',,sff'A fa Q -K S' if - iq 7-nxff 1' 'M -.vJwf1,w-...'t'f.':ff-.4'-Q'