Show Tiny Diving Queen Cops Swim Show NEW V YORK June 25 UP Wi- Wi year Twelve-year-old Mary Hoerger who surprised the swimming experts by byI winning the tile springboard dive last year came back today to defend I her title at the tile opening of ot the four- four day competition in the national A. A A. A U U. outdoor swimming and diving championships at Manhattan Beach Two other champions Olive McKean McKean McKean Mc- Mc Kean of oC Seattle in the meter free style stylo and Lenore Kight Wing Wingard Wingard Win- Win g gard rd of Cincinnati in the tho one-mile one test also defended their crowns but little Miss Hoerger youngest of the aquatic champions is the one the experts will be watching close close- ly She is counted as Americas America's outstanding hope for the event Inthe Inthe in inthe the Olympics at Berlin i The Miami Beach girl was opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed by the new west coast sensation sensation sensation sensa sensa- tion year old Marjorie Gestring of Los Angeles who recently won the thc indoor title at Chicago Mrs Dorothy Poynton Hill also of Los Angeles and the platform dive champion and Janice Lifson of New York The one-mile one swim was the first of three championships which Mrs Wingard will defend She also holds the tho titles in the and yarn events Mary Lou Petty of Seattle was regarded as the champions champion's outstanding rival in today's race Miss McKean was favored to re repeat repeat repeat re- re peat in the sprint but she was opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed by a high class field with Claudia Eckert of Wilmette Ill Iii Mavis Freeman of New York and KatherIne Rawls Miami Beachs Beach's around all-around star rated as the strongest strong strong- est contenders Later in the tho meet Miss Rawls will defend her yard breast stroke and meter individual individual indi indi- vidual medley titles |