U.S. swimmers set records
Visiting Americans again dominated the first international masters swimming championships at Queen Elizabeth II Park yesterday. Mike Bottom who set a record in the 25 to 29 years age-group on Wednesday in the 100 m butterfly, yesterday equalled the 50m butterfly record with a time of 25.165. Al Kallunki, a determined 80-year-old from Hawaii, continued in his record breaking form when he set a new time for his age-group in the gruelling 400 m medley. Kallunki covered the distance in lOmin 44.82 s taking 3.58 s off the previous record. Tim Garton from the Rocky Mountain Masters club took 0.16 s off the men’s 40 to 44 years age-group 200 m freestyle record. He covered the distance in 2min 7.905, a commendable time for a swimmer of his age. Abbreviations used in the results are: Australia (AUS), Brazil (BRA), Unattached (UN), Canada (CAN). England (ENG), Italy (ITA), Japan (JAP), New Zealand (NZL), Switzerland (SWI), United States (USA), West Germany (FRG). MEN 25 to 29 years 50m butterfly: M. Bottom (USA), 1; D. Ozier (USA), 2; J. McDonald (USA), 3. Time, 25.16. 400 m medley: M. Saunders (NZL), 1; K. Lee (USA), 2; P. Mayer (SWI), 3. Time, 5:14.17. 30 to 34 years 50m butterfly: J. Foote (USA), 1; F. Hubbell (USA), 2; J. Griffith (USA), 3. Time, 26.83. 400 m medley: L. Marugo (ITA), 1; M. Warden (USA), 2; M. Morrow (CAN), 3. Time, 5:10.50. 35 to 39 years 50m butterfly: L. Chase (USA), 1; B Barthold (USA), 2; K. Kelleher (UN), 3. Time, 28.50. 400 m medley: W. Babcock (USA), 1; K. Bell (USA), 2; R. Spieter (USA), 3. Time, 5:17.50. 40 to 44 years 50m butterfly: T. Garton (USA), 1; K. Von Tagen (USA), 2; H. Linden (USA), 3. Time, 28.52. 400 m medley: T. Garton (USA), 1; G. James (AUS), 2; J. Palmer (AUS), 3. Time, 5:22.29. 45 to 49 years 50m butterfly: J. Bender (USA), 1; D. Costill (USA), 2; E. Hinshaw (USA), 3. Time, 30.75. 400 m medley: E. Hinshaw (USA), 1; W. Timkin (USA), 2; A. Gregson (AUS), 3. Time, 5:40.94. 50 to 54 years 50m butterfly: D. Hill (USA), 1; Y. Tsushima (JAP), 2; W. Seiger (FRG), 3. Time, 31.74. 400 m medley: G. Johnson (USA), 1; D. Loeliger (AUS), 2;
G. Scholz (FRG), 3. Time, 5:52.16. 55 to 59 years 50m butterfly: S. Mann (USA), 1, J. McMahon (AUS), 2; J. Koruga (USA), 3. Time, 37.55. 400 m medley: M. Mathews (USA), 1; T. Logan (NZL), 2; E. Roach (CAN), 3. Time, 6:52.60. 60 to 64 years 50m butterfly: R. Holmes (USA), 1; J. Laird (USA), 2; H. Kivi (CAN), 3. Time, 35.51. 400 m medley: R. Taft (USA), 1; E. Rudloff sen. (USA), 2; D. Miles (USA), 3. Time, 6:50.27. 65 to 69 years 50m butterfly: H. Wolf (FRG), 1; R. Chamberlain (USA). 2; C. Tomkins (AUS), 3. Time, 40.34. 400 m medley: B. Burscantini (ITA), 1. Time, 10:32.53. 70 to 74 years 50m butterfly: C. Bartsch (FRG), 1; W. Grant jun. (USA), 2; E. Hale (USA), 3. Time, 40.70. 400 m medley: D. Stevenson (USA), 1; E. Hale (USA), 2. Time, 8:47.91. 75 to 79 years 50m butterfly: F. Griffiths (AUS), 1; L. Collet (USA), 2; F. Bramhall (ENG), 3. Time, 52.21. 80 to 84 years 50m butterfly: A. Kallunki (USA), 1. Time, 59.09. 400 m medley: A. Kallunki (USA), 1. Time, 10:44.82. WOMEN 25 to 29 years 400 m medley: E. Jseppi (SUI), 1; S. Neilson (USA), 2; L. Cuthbertson (AUS), 3. Time, 5:33.31. 30 to 34 years 400 m medley: L. Wylie (USA), 1; S. Chandler (CAN), 2; P. Mattson (USA), 3. Time, 5:49.59. 35 to 39 years 400 m medley: C. Justeses (USA), 1; G. Pierson (USA), 2; R. White (USA), 3. Time. 6:29.36. 40 to 44 years 400 m medley: L. Weir (USA), 1; A Wyatt (AUS), 2; B. Dreher (USA), 3. Time, 6:35.52. 45 to 49 years 400 m medley: J. Seidel (FRG), 1; S. Rittenhouse (USA), 2; N. Whitehall (USA), 3. Time, 6:30.65. 50 to 54 years 400 m medley: G. Roper (UN), 1; B. Wilson (AUS), 2; L. Bogatko (USA), 3. Time, 6:51.35. 55 to 59 years 400 m medley:" A. Adams (USA), 1; E. Gruender (USA). 2; M. Hagan (USA). 3. Time, 7:26.76. 60 to 64 years 400 medley: D. Donnelly (USA), 1; S. Erickson (USA), 2; H. Kimoto (JAP), 3. Time, 8:10.52. 65 to 69 years 400 m medley: M. Brown (USA), 1; K. Schimpf (USA). 2: R. Steward (USA), 3. Time. 9:3.07.
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