Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-25 | Page 18 | 'U' Coed Busts 50 Yard Record at A. A. U. Water Meet

U Coed Busts 50 Yard Record at AA A A. A A A. U. U Water Meet By Roy Jarman This years year's mountain intermountain A A. A A. A U. U swimming tournament being held in th the theDe De Deseret eret gymnasium has lived up to Its reputation established in former forme years In Iii each of the previous tournaments records meant nothing to the tho contenders contend contend- ers This years year's tournament Is not lacking lacking lack hack ing big in the least in this this' respect Last nl night ht two new records record II one for mens men's yard race and the tho other for the women's yard fifty-yard swim were established Alvin Nelson holder o of three A. A A. A U. U records last added another one oneto oneto oneto to his belt when he beat McKeith Burt of the Salt Lake Swimming club cub in th th yard swim and lowered tho the fonder record for this distance from irom 2 minutes 45 5 4 seconds to 2 minutes 45 5 2 seconds sec George Nelson was the former holder of the record Pearl Kimball swimming under th the I colors of the University of Utah set up upa upa a new record for the women's yard fifty swim when she she- lowered the former record record record rec rec- ord one full rull second by swimming the distance In 41 n seconds The program arranged for tonight will no doubt bring out considerable competition compe compe- The yard GOO free style swim which will bring together Burt Alvin Nelson and Rolf RoIf Bolln Bolin promises to be a humdinger Burt holds the record record record rec rec- ord for this distance but both Nelson and Bolin have ha approached the record In recent trial swims swim and from all aU indications indications indica indica- indications the present re record ord will be shattered this evening by one one- of the three water It A yard fifty scratch rae race is also on the card for tonight The elimination heats were run off ort last Tuesday ev evening and from the way the swimmers acted at this time the finals this evening will willbe be well worth glimpsing The other events on the card this evening evening eve- eve ning are the yard breast stroke mens men's women's yard eighty-yard relay yard rela a boys s yard swim women's fancy diving and a u. plunge tot lot distance The summary of last nights night's events follows follows fol- fol lows yard free flee style style Alvin Alvin Nelson Deseret Deseret Deseret Des Des- eret gymnasium won Rolf Bolin Bolln University Uni- Uni of Utah second McKeith Burt Salt Lake Swimming club third Time 1 minute 4 5 1 seconds yard ISO backstroke Chester backstroke Chester Deseret gymnasium won Richard Iverson Deseret gymnasium second Louis Mien Allen Deseret gymnasium third Time 2 minutes minute 13 5 34 4 5 seconds yard free style style Alvin Alvin Nelson Deseret Deseret Des Des- e eret ret gymnasium w won n McKeith Burt Salt bait Lake Swimming club second Rolf Roll Bolin University of Utah third Time 2 minutes 45 5 2 seconds Women's yard fifty-yard free style style Pearl Pearl Kimball Cimball I University of or Utah won Isabel Isabel Isa Isa- It Io bel bet Huddart University of Utah second second sec see seend o ond nd Miss Hyde Deseret gymnasium t third hird Time 41 seconds Mens Men's fancy diving Henry diving Henry Orton Deseret Des Dell eret ret e gymnasium 6 points Duane Candland Deseret gymnasium p points Paul Ross Deseret gymnasium 3 3 points yard Sixty-yard Deseret handicap handi handl c cap Lawrence cap Lawrence Purser Truman Young second Richard Thurman third Time 5 61 5 Zi 35 seconds