Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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'aries nt Victories in State Competition E Q 1 LARRY Huff displays perfect diving form at City meet. DICK HANNUI-A RON ENGEI-I-HND MIKE STAUFFER IOHN IEWELL fm Eff , ie? af IUDGES and timers ready, swimmers take your mark -- GO Forty-One

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Strung Team ei Swimmers Takes Suceessivf A VICTORIOUS team - a dunking for the coach. N the way to their second State Championship, the Wilson swimmers compiled an impressive record, winning against all high school competition and losing only once to the U. of W. Freshmen, a loss which they revenged later in the season. The team got off to a good start by winning its own meet, the Ram Relays, for the second consecutive year, some 700 spectators witnessed Wilson's mermen win handily in a meet which saw six meet records and one State record fall. The Ram tankers put in an equally good showing at the annual Northwest AAU Meet at the Uni- versity of Washington pool. They took first place in the junior division, edging out the Vancouver Amateur Swim Club with a margin of 561f2-54, and fourth place in the senior division. The latter was especially impressive since the division title was taken by the strong U. of W. team. The Wilson swim team's most unusual win of the 1960-6l season came in a 43-34 decision over Farrington High School of Honolulu, the State Champions of Hawaii. The two teams met via the telephone, relaying the results to the swimming coach of the University of Oregon. On the 23rd of February the Wilson mermen took their Forty third straight City title by scoring 95 points in the annual City Meet, held this year in their own pool. The Wilson score compared to 46 points totaled by Stadium High and 27 points by Lincoln. The City Meet saw seven City and three State records smashed by the Rams. ln the 100-yard freestyle they got their first State standard of the evening as Mike Stauffer turned in a record-setting time of :5l.4. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Wilson's team of Bill Stipek, Mike Stauffer, Bob Newberg, and Iohn lewell turned in a sensational time of l:33.7, eclipsing their own State record of l:34.3. On March 3rd and 4th the Rams obtained a perfect ending to a nearly perfect season by taking the State Meet and title at the U. of W. pool in Seattle, scoring a record total of 96 points. The meet was highlighted by Stauffer's record breaking 223.0 in the 50-yard freestyle, and Stauffer and Iewell's close one-two finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Ron Engelland also scored an upset win in the 200-yard free, with a time of 2:0l.7. Other outstanding senior per- formances were turned in by Richard Hitch, Gary Dyer, and Larry Huff.

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Wilson High School Victorious lor Sooon SWIM MEETS SWIIVI MEETS Ram Relays Wilson Wilson 91 Bellevue Stadium Wilson 72 Lincoln AAU Meet Wilson Wilson 67 Stadium Vancouver Swim Club Wilson 75 U.W. Frosh CRY Meet Wilson Wilson W.S.U. Frosh Stadium U.W. Frosh Wilson State Meet Wilson Wilson 59 Olympia Highline Wilsgn 78 Highline SWIMMERS tensely await the QLIHVS report. ENGELLAND finishes butterfly in record-breaking time. orty-Two