2011 NCAAs

Frank, I don't have access to the ncaa archives, but I believe that the 1966 ncaa's at Air Force was the first time they had consol finals. I also remember that the winner of consols in the 50 free had the fastest time. Someone I had never heard of before. Interestingly, a high shool friend from Florida and I were tied for the number one seed going into the meet. He sprained his ankle messing around in his fraternity house a week before the meet and was on crutches. I had just gotten out of the infirmary after a 2 week bout with pneumonia. If memory serves, I lost in a swim off for consols and he didn't make it that far. Maybe my masters "career" could be catagorized as unfinished business. Rich Rich: You are correct that 1966 was the first time consolation finals for the next 6 places were added to the NCAA Championship. And you are also correct that the 7th place swimmer beat the time of the NCAA Champion winner and this is the first time this has ever happened in NCAA history. The swimmer that won was named James "Sandy" Van Kennen and his time was :21. 39 and the year before this swimmer won the College Division 50 Free which was like what Divison II is today. The 7th place swimmer was named Robert Graham from Texas Tech and he swam a :21.37 to beat the NCAA Champion. He qualified in 12th place at 21.8 and had to have a swim off with you to get that spot. I think the guy you are referring to from Florida was named Ed T. Dioguardi because in the 1965 NCAA meet he swam a time of :21.4 in prelims and that was the same time that you had in the finals when you got 2nd place to Steve Clark. He did a :21.7 to finish 5th in 1965 and he did :22.0 and finished 21st in 1966 so you remember well. I looked this up because I have this info so I don't want anybody to think that I would remember this. Hugh Roddin used to swim with one of the fastest 50 guys of this period named Phil Denkevitz at Maryland. He was super fast for a 50 and could hold his own in a 100 but could absolutely not swim a decent Long Course Meters swim in sprint free. Perhaps you remember him.

Frank, I don't have access to the ncaa archives, but I believe that the 1966 ncaa's at Air Force was the first time they had consol finals. I also remember that the winner of consols in the 50 free had the fastest time. Someone I had never heard of before. Interestingly, a high shool friend from Florida and I were tied for the number one seed going into the meet. He sprained his ankle messing around in his fraternity house a week before the meet and was on crutches. I had just gotten out of the infirmary after a 2 week bout with pneumonia. If memory serves, I lost in a swim off for consols and he didn't make it that far. Maybe my masters "career" could be catagorized as unfinished business. Rich Rich: You are correct that 1966 was the first time consolation finals for the next 6 places were added to the NCAA Championship. And you are also correct that the 7th place swimmer beat the time of the NCAA Champion winner and this is the first time this has ever happened in NCAA history. The swimmer that won was named James "Sandy" Van Kennen and his time was :21. 39 and the year before this swimmer won the College Division 50 Free which was like what Divison II is today. The 7th place swimmer was named Robert Graham from Texas Tech and he swam a :21.37 to beat the NCAA Champion. He qualified in 12th place at 21.8 and had to have a swim off with you to get that spot. I think the guy you are referring to from Florida was named Ed T. Dioguardi because in the 1965 NCAA meet he swam a time of :21.4 in prelims and that was the same time that you had in the finals when you got 2nd place to Steve Clark. He did a :21.7 to finish 5th in 1965 and he did :22.0 and finished 21st in 1966 so you remember well. I looked this up because I have this info so I don't want anybody to think that I would remember this. Hugh Roddin used to swim with one of the fastest 50 guys of this period named Phil Denkevitz at Maryland. He was super fast for a 50 and could hold his own in a 100 but could absolutely not swim a decent Long Course Meters swim in sprint free. Perhaps you remember him.