Swimming Tests Open, Kaufmann Qualifies

Australian swimmer Murray Rose broke his own American and collegiate record for the metric mile as the 1941 NCAA swimming championships opened in Seattle yesterday. Rose, swimming for the University of California, was clocked at 17:31.8, over nine seconds under the mark he set two years ago.

Bob Kaufmann of Harvard qualified for the 200 meter individual medley during the day's trials.

Bill Chase of Yale, who set a meet record of 17:48.7 to take the winner's slot in last year's metric mile, was second this year at 17:33.0. Gary Heinrich, a University of Cincinnati sophomore, placed third in the same race with 17:44.4. In for fourth was Winston Pendleton of Michigan State with a time of 17:46.0.