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Show Varsity Natators SWIMMING Utah University water clogs, new men for the most part, with a few veterans to add balance, kept the Crimson escutcheon free from blot in the 1931 aquatic campaign. The championship was the fourth consecutive title to come to the state university since 1925. Honors were won with so little ado that the characteristic glamor of victory was nil or thereabouts. Of the two scheduled meets in which Ute natators swam, the dual splash with Utah State at Logan was the more evenly contested. Bob Toronto, Captain-elect, lowered Welch's 440-y a r d free style three seconds to 5:30 4-5 in the day's outstand-i n g performance. The final score was: Utah 53, Utah Ag-Charles Welch Coach gies 31. In the Western Division meet held March 1, in the Deseret Gymnasium, the Crimson ducks topped the ledger at 67, U. S. A. C. grabbing 25 points, and the Montana Bobcats, 17. Captain Lcs Walling clocked an impressive 2:38 3-5 in the breast stroke, bettering his own mark by six seconds. Walling's time comports well with national collegiate records. Apart from collegiate settings, Utah swimmers did well in freelance competition, taking several honors in the Junior A. A. U. Meet at Ogden. Coach W e 1 e h recommended t h e awarding of letters to the following men: Captain Les Walling, Toronto, Welch, Holt, For-b u s h, Bringhurst, Engar, Huber, Sorenson, E r d m a n, Ramsey, D a y n e s, Morris, and Erick- Leslie \\ alhnf. son. Captain 237 |