Show 1 HE MAKES RECORDS TUMBLE I w 1 I L- L I 1 I Ww A I I I Ii v vI I I ir t tI I it i k 4 s L 1 Jack Medica left and Ra Ray Daughters the fornier fonner is s one of the greatest swim prospects in the country having broken seven records and the latter Is a. a veteran Seattle Wash ash swimming swim swim- ming Instructor and Jacks Jack's C coach Veteran Washington Swim Coach May Have Another Olympic Champ You Youthful tb fu I Jack Medica 1 Goes Like Greased Eel Already Holds Four Worlds World's Records B By NEA Service Maybe its it's the water around Seattle Puget sound and many lakes for Ray Daughters veteran swimming instructor here at the Washington Athletic club for 19 years continues to put his hands in the wat water r and pull pullout pullout out champions You remember it was Ray who took tooka a scrappy old rold gal named Helene Hel Hel- ene Madison and five years later she blossomed into inlo a champion of cham cham- Before turning professional following follow follow- ing the Los Angeles Olympic games she had broken every everyone one of the 16 freestyle swimming records for women women wo- wo men something never done before in sports history Is Like Eel Daughters Daughters' latest champion is Jack Medica who churns through the wa ter with the agility of a greased eeL Eighteen years old this Welsh Italian bo boy alread already holds the worlds world's freestyle free free- ree records cords for the style r or yard SOO-yard meter yard and yard 1000 events He also has hns broken the meter 1000 meter and yard worlds world's records rec and now patiently for lor recognition In addition he hel holds 11 American records and innumerable merable other outdoor titles But the bOYs boy's only 18 give him time Gives Oregon Thrill Young Mr Medica a sophomore at the University or of Washington here where he majors in physical education and is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity had a merry winter as n a member o of the Husk Husky swimming team for the first time Medica gave Oregon swimming enthusiasts enthusiasts en- en a thrill during the winter months When the Husk Husky swimming team invaded the Oregon State cal col lege and the University ot of Oregon tanks Jack proved to be the big splash He broke two records on successive suc daysi The like fish ke Medica negotiated the yard ard freestyle in in the Oregon Ore Ore- gon State pool In doing so o he broke the old mark set by Johnny ler in 1927 The next day he and his teammates journe journeyed ed to Or Oregon gon university tank where his American crawl hung up a new national inter collegiate mark in the yard ard freestyle free free- style event Has lias Big Appetite His performance ot of 2133 was a full two seconds seconds' better than the old time of 2153 set by John of the University or of Michigan in 1932 Jack has wonderful prospects Daughters declares But there is one thing Ive I've got to guard against Hes He's got a wonderful appetite too More than one me go good d has eaten himself right out of swimming He should set some more records this summer swimming for the WashingS Washing ton Athletic club |