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Show i j ( " V f v " , ?- 4 1 ... k:. . , sssS ? l . "fi--,. x f - V; ; " " 'O' . ;. A - -.' " f ' "7' -x"- ' - Leading the defending Western Athletic Conference champion swim team are four of the intermountain area's finest water competitors: Gary Parara, Tom Browne, Allen Logan ami mi. Garibaldi. The Utes open the splash season tonight in Laranit Pokes, Buffs Host Ute Splashers By JANET HEMMING Chronicle Sports Writer , Today an eager group of Utah swimmers start their long road to the Conference championships and possibly for many of the team members to the national championships when they board the plane for two weekend meets with Wyoming and Colorado. THE OUTCOME of the con-contests- may be foregone conclusions con-clusions since neither the Cowboys Cow-boys or the Buffs have the material ma-terial to give Don Reddish's Redskins Red-skins any trouble. But experience experi-ence is a valuable teacher and, if nothing else, the Utes will be anxious to see how their first season times compare with others oth-ers in the league. Wyoming is anxious to unveil Norwegian Jan Qorsvoldi, who is labeled as the finest distance swimmer ever to come out of the land of fjords. He will be challenging chal-lenging All-American Mike Garibaldi Gari-baldi in the 500 yard freestyle and their dual will probably be the highlight of the evening. Another Cowboy that has a strong chance of breaking into the win column in tonight's meet is conference backstyle champion cham-pion John Phloehn. This is the only event that Wyoming won during the WAC meet last year and Phloehn will be fighting to keep his title. Basically 1966 will be a rebuilding year for the Cowboys by giving the young tankers more experience. AT BOULDER, Colo., the situation situ-ation is much the same. Only the altitude and the absence of top notch swimmers should present pre-sent any change. It's been a good six to seven years since the Redskins Red-skins have fallen to the Buffs in the popular West Coast sport, and the Utes should have little trouble in making it eight in a row. Utah, however, is happy to have the Buffs on their schedule because it will give them an opportunity to try out their swimming skills at the high altitude alti-tude of the Rockies. Much controversy con-troversy has been poured out by coaches and athletes all over the world because of the selection selec-tion of Mexico for the 1968 Olympics. They say that track runners and swimmers will have difficulty breathing and performing perform-ing at 12,000 foot high Mexico City. The Utes should be able to partially find out how bothersome bother-some the thin atmosphere will be while at Colorado. COACH REDDISH will also be taking along diver Walt Ogden. Ogden hails from Encino, 0 and this is his first year at U. He has had several yea; diving experience while in school as well as college. The countless five-hour; practices should have the : at top strength to bring fc 2-0 record. They are undefi: against their Wyoming r. and the determination the I skins showed during Cfc-. vacation should indicate to er league schools that fe;. downright serious about ? swimming. It was after 0 mas Day that the Ute fc dipped into their own p;: to finance a trip to Pte Ariz., to work on swimmiK til the quarter began. A HEALTHY squad is i ! a comforting thought for at and Reddish announces everyone is in good coniir Look for team strength L" freestyle events and the -stroke. Mike Garibaldi, ' Browne, Al Logan, Gary ft' and Terry Craig are expet do well in their first oc these events. The team's ?: est spots might be at i medley and butterfly. Coach Reddish added -"the boys have worked- : since the beginning of ff- ter and will do a fine ? i weekend." |