Swimmers Prep for Princeton In New England A.A.U. Meet

Several Harvard swimmers tuned up for Princeton in convincing style last weekend, as they outclassed a regional field in the New England Barracuda Invitational Swim Meet held at Harvard's IAB pool.

Hess Yntema led the Crimson as he swept to first place in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:53.7, his best of the year and probably among the top ten times in the nation. The win makes him look unbeatable for the all-important clash with the Tigers this Saturday.

Combination Winner

Myles Standish was the only Crimson swimmer to compete in more than two events, as he grabbed a first in the 200-yard backstroke, a third in the 1650-yard freestyle and a pair of thirds in the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard individual medley. The combination won him the men's open high-point trophy.

In the 200-yard backstroke, John Seelen posted his personal best time of the season as he placed second behind Standish at 2:03.3. Peter Tetlow and Brent Haywood finished one-two in the 400-yard medley ahead of Standish, with Tetlow timed at 4:18.7. Haywood also took a second in the 200-yard freestyle just .4 second behind Harvard's Fred Mitchell.

Best Time

Rounding out the Harvard representatives, Tom Wolfe took a first in the 500-yard freestyle and Ted Fullerton won the 200-yard breaststroke. Fullerton's time of 2:15.9 is his best since the Christmas recess, but a full two seconds off his best time. Nevertheless, he set a New England AAU regional record.

In addition to the Harvard group, 38 other clubs from around New England took part in the A.A.U. sanctioned meet. Many of these were YMCA and youth association teams, as the majority of the swimmers were under eight years old.

The older collegiate swimmers swam in the open class, 14 years and over. Yale was the only other major Eastern college to send swimmers to the meet.