The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 13, 1975, Page Page 8, Image 8
Chicks un
as season
BY GEORGE MORRIS
Of The Gamecock staff
The fact there is an undefeated,
untied Carolina athletic team this
year, one that proved itself the best
in the state in a tournament last
week, is probably the best kept
secret on campus.
Their better performers have
such unfamiliar names as Grimm,
Robbins, Marshall, Ackerman,
Green and Giese. Their coaches'
names are almost equally un
familiar--Gentry and Wetherhold.
What sport is this? Rugby?
Soccer? Water Polo? No, it's
women's swimming.
After dominating their com
petition in winning the state
championships last week, Carolina
finished the year with an 11-0
record. This weekend, two of the
swimmers, Nancy Grimm and
Cricket Robbins, will compete in
the Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics for Women (AIAW)
Championships.
The girls team is coached by
Alan Gentry and Gary Wetherhold.
Gentry also coaches the men's
team an4 Wetherhold, a former
Gamecolk diving standout,
coaches the men's diving as well.
Gentry is justifiably pleased with
the results of this year's team and
the improvement in the girl's
program as a whole.
"The girls did a hell of a job this
year, and their competition is not
low level by any means," Gentry
said.
"Last year we had only four
meets; this year we had nine dual
meets. With the advent of
scholarships it will come down to
recruiting now," he said.
Only one senior, captain Janet
Green, will graduate from this
year's team, and both Grimm and
Robbins are freshmen. Grimm
will compete in the 200 and 400 yard
freestyle and Robbins will swim in
the 200 and 200-yard and individual
medley and the 200-yard butterfly.
"We stand, a fair chance of
placing in the meet. I think most of
the winners will be sophomores
and juniors coming out of strong
AAU programs, though," Gentry
said.
But no matter how Carolina
comes out in the AIAW meet they
will have a solid group of swim
mers returning next year.
Carolina took 10 out of 14 events in
the state meet, and all of those
winners return.
Grimm won three events in the
state meet, the 100-, 200- and 400
yard freestyle. Robbins took first
place in the 100-yard individual
At 1:00 - 3:0
defeated
ends
Alan Gentry
Gary Weatherhold
medley, the 100-yard breaststroke,
the 100-yard butterfly and teamed
with B.Z. Giese, Lynne Marshall
and Joan Ackerman to win the 200
yard medley relay.
Giese and Ackerman finished
first and second in the 50-yard
backstroke, Marshall and Giese
did the same in the 50-yard but
terfly and Robbins, Marshall,
Giese and Barbara Helfer took the
first four places in the 100-yard
butterfly.
Ackerman also won the 100-yard
backstroke and Nancy White took
first in the three meter diving.
Only one senior, captain Janet
Green, will graduate from this
year's team, and both Grimm and
Robbins are freshmen. Grimm
will compete in the 200- and 400
yard freestyle and Robbins will
swim in the 100- and 200-yard in
dividual medley and the 100-yard
butterfly.
week
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