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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1934 - 1967 Swim Teams� � 22 �� �� — :. �� � � \ .: � � z ^}� a * °/ « ».T� � \}� / \`: . > ��\ � � y � a� opt �� 1 POOL STRUCTURE & SURFACE COATING A wise man once remarked, "owning an ofd swimming pool is a lot like filling a hole in the ground with money. Everyday you roll a wheelbarrow filled with quarters, dimes, and silver dollars up to it and throw them in. Some days you only pour a few shovels in, and other days you just dump in the whole wheelbarrow. But everyday -- it' s yours." _ All things in this world fall apart. Sejmming pools just seem to do so faster. College Station swimming pools are no exception. The cost of new construction Vter� seems prohibitively expensive to pool owners. Prices will vary depending on the type of construction selected, local labor /construction costs, local site conditions, etc. Most estimates put a price for construction of a new commercial outdoor pool between $60 and $100 per square foot (of pool surface area). Since a good quality renovation can be accomplished for between $8 to $11 per square foot, it is easy to see why so many pool owners are deciding to renovate their existing pools rather than build new pool facilities. The City of College Station experienced tremendous growth in the late seventies and early eighties. In a span of eleven years, there were three swimming pools built. POOL OPENING DATE Art Adamson Pool Fall 1975 Thomas Park Pool Summer 1980 Southwood Pool Summer 1985 All College Station swimming pools are indeed bottomless money pits, requiring constant maintenance and repair. This is not without its benefits though: there haV vbeen close to 800,000 visitations over the past fifteen years, not-to mention the thousands that have participated in the numerous instructional, fitness, and recreational programs offered at the pools. All of the City's swimming pools are the poured concrete type as opposed to the guni to (plaster) type. Before diving in to fix all the problems with our pools, an understanding of what the forces are that make concrete pools self - destruct, and how to protect the pools. t/ 1 Even the best laid concrete is not free from the effects of weather. As everyone who has ever hit a pothole knows, concrete breaks down when it is exposed to weather. As the concrete warms and cools it expands and contracts. This movement can cause cracks to form either in the surface or to run through the entire concrete slab. Additional problems can occur when the concrete is saturated with water and then exposed to repeated freezing and thawing conditions. This frequently causes spalling as the aggregate and concrete surface explode away from the concrete. When the concrete of the pool shell is positively isolated from the pool water dramatic slowing of the rate at which the concrete degrades w i l l occur. Eventually, there is hAIM minimizing of the single greatest cause of concrete degradation: the freeze /thaw cycle. Acid conditions against the pool shell can create other problems. This, in effect, neutralizes the alkalinity in the plaster and concrete making it more susceptible to later degradation. Many pools simply have pool construction techniques to blame for their problems. Contractors may have added sodium chloride to speed up the concrete setting process. Soil compaction may have been insufficient, resulting in settling cracks, or the concrete may have been allowed to dry too fast on a hot day causing porous surface cracks. Any or all these conditions can result in a problem pool in years to come. Protecting the pool shell from water infiltration will dramatically extend the life of the pool. Neither plaster, gunite, paint, tile grout or concrete is water impermeable. All will allow water to pass, and if the pool wall or floor is then exposed to freeze /thaw cycles then problems will result. The single best way to protect your existing investment is to reduce the pool's exposure to freeze /thaw cycles by keeping the pool as full in the winter months as is practical (possibly covering it with a safety cover), and to protect the pool against water infiltration. Many pools need to be renovated because of changes in acceptable standards from when it was originally built. A pool that is currentl y "grandfathered in" to code compliance will usually have to be brought up to code in all areas of non - compliance if you undertake a renovation. ;✓ c/ 2 m .............. .. .............. .. ;fir 1.� " ET sk Zia ILVI � a ® 31 k r LL ^V F I a t � r� oe �3. EARLY SWIMMING TEAMS Prior to the 1933 - 3 4 school year the Aggie swimming team was a campus club activity with a sponsor -coach assigned to the club by the Department of Military Science. In December, 1934, the Southwest Conference recognized swimming as an official sport with championships to be awarded on the basis of the results of an annual Southwest Conference Swimming Meet. However, the first such Texas A &M recognized team had Capt. L. R. Nachman, USA, Inf.,. as its coach. In Seotember,� 1934,. Art Adamson became the first full -time Aggie swimming coach, and each year he serves he sets a new re- cord of tenure for any Aggie coach in any sport at Texas A &M University. In his career,. Adamson turned out Southwest Conference Champion- ship teams with several of his swimmers winning All- America fame by winning a first place in the annual national meets. In addition, he saw more than 100 of his men win All- Conference honors. 1.1-LL 1, lJLA I � Q ,GGII 1st ROOT -- Unidentified, Bob Osburn, Newt Hilscher, Tom Uhr, Ed Reichardt, Ed Moeller, and Coach L.R. Nachman,Capt.Inf. 2nd ROW -- George Nickerson, George Cox, Unidentified, Joe Cockrell, Bill Sinclair, Dick Halter, Unidentified, Bob Hodge, and Kurt Seidel. This was the first team to represent Texas A&M after swim- ming became a recognized conference sport in 1933. If you recognize any man listed as unidentified please leave word at the office. 1934 SWIMMING TEAM M.v l, 1 3..r da J `t M A . T. d a J L H.♦ -1. Y 11 o',.r.. 11 9 +H• 4 Y"ads) d a GGIB aGGIE�,GGIEs � .3 � 5� n A 1 1 1936 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Willard Simpson, Ed Grist, Lee Shudde, Cecil Crow, Alex Nordhaus, George Gorman, Charlie Yust,Irvin Murray, Ed Arneson, Jim House, Seiichi Sakamoto. 2nd ROW: Manny Cole, Joe Cockrell, Bruce Campbell, Bill Hubbard, Ed Hamilton, Dick Halter, Jack Grayson, Jim Feagin, and Coach Art Adamson. .1� t ny 1937 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Bill Gorman, Millard Simpson, Ed Arneson, Cecil Crow, Co -Capt. Gilbert Nagle, Paul Spaugh, Nally Scales, Clarence Martin, Charlie Yust, and Bing Armstrong. 2nd ROW: Coach Art Adamson, Ilan Braswell, Ray Pipkin,Bruce Campbell, Co -Capt Jack Grayson, Norman Zelman, and Jim Roark. :S r� 1938 SWIMMING TEAM Individual identification of the men above is not available but the squad included: Ed Aldridge, Augie Allen, Homer Allen, Bing Armstrong, Gaines Boyle, Orfilio Capote, Johnny Couch, Jim Crawford, Capt. Cecil Crow, G. R. Davis,Jr., Bill Denny, Ralph F1ynn,.Ty Hall, ? Howard, George Japhet, E. C. Johnson, C.C. Mills, Alex Nord - haus, Martin Sealy, Wally Scales, Manny Smith, Willard Simp- son, Paul Spaugh, Wilton Sturdivant,Jr., ? Wallace, Howard Webb, Charlie Yust, and Norman Zelman. Art Adamson, on left of back row, was the coach. 1939 SWIMMING TEAM Individual identification of the men is not available, but the squad included: Homer Allen, Bing Armstrong, Johnny Couch, G.R. Davis,Jr., Chic Denny, Ralph Flynn, Bob Galt, Ty Hall, Harold Hensley, George Japhet, Paul Ketelson, E.C. Johnson, C. C. Mills, Alex Nordhaus, Nickie Ponthieux, Bubba Reeves, Tom Richey, Martin Sealy, Paul Spaugh, Howard Webb, and Norman Zelman. Coach Art Adamson is shown on the right of the back row. 1940 SdIMMING TEAM Individual identification of the men above is not available, but the squad included: Ed Aldridge, Bill Briggs, Bob Burney, Ernie Conway, Capt. Johnny Couch, F.M. Edwards, Ty Hall, Har- old Hensley, George Japhet, E.C. Johnston, Paul Ketelson, Paul Kirk, Ray Loomis, Nickie Ponthieux, Bart Robertson, Henry Rollins, Bob Snow, Bubba. Reeves, and Howard v4ebb. Coach Art Adamson is shown on the right of the front row. 1941 SWIMMING TEAM 3 1st ROW: Jimmy Kiel, Bobby Taylor, I.D. McKee, Capt. Nickie Ponthieux, Fred..Reynaud, Walt Goodman, and Manny Smith. i: 1 ;.; 14 - 2nd ROW: Jack Step.bens, Jimmy Davis, Ernie Conway, Coach ART ADAMSON,'George Japhet, Ed Dwelle,and Harold Hensley. 1942 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Bob Looney, Bob Cowling, Herbert Meyer, Art Lapham. 2nd ROW: Bobby Stevens, Dick Minters, Bobby Taylor, Capt. Ernie Conway, Buck Meirus, Ray Loomis, J.A. Baird 3rd ROW: Guy Johnson, I.D. McKey, Coach Art Adamson, and Hap Goodman. 1943 SWIMMING TEAM Individual identification of the above men is not available, but the squad included: Ignacio Barrios, Rene Baus, John Blakelock, Mike Cokinos, Bob Cowling, Herb Cree, George Heaney, Jitterbug Henderson, Jimmy Kiel, Bob Klein, Art La.pham, Ben Looney,Ill, R.H. Meiser, Herbert Meyer, Scotty Potter, Dick Puis, Bob Scofield, D.H. Scott, Lewis Stein, H.H. Warren,Paul Wilburn, and Dick Winters. Coach Art Adamson is shown on right of back row. 1944 SWIMMING TEAM SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CO- CHAMPIONS 1st ROW: Coach Art Adamson, Alvaro Facio, R.J. McClellan, Dick Prater, Ralph Morgan, Charlie Burch, Ed Fisher, Don Thompson, and Phil Fisher. 2nd ROW: Henry Hartm�, John Westervelt, J.V. Neuhaus, III, Bob Jones, Manuel Escoba.r,Frank Ea.stman,S.C. Davis. Not Shown: E.G. Baltodano, Joe Dickson, Paul Fleming, Jim Grizzard, Dick Puis, F. B. Weber, and Tom Syfan. r 1945 SWIMMING TEAM SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Individual identification of the above men is not available, but the squad included: F. E. Armstrong, Elbert Baugh, J. V. Clark, Guillermo Elizondo, Alvaro Facio, Henry Farrier, Alejandro Fierro, Jim Gaines,Bill Geer, John Heeman, Calvin Johnson, Dick Lea, Will Matthews, Jack Moss, Charlie Parker, John Portele, Jack Riley, Macia F. Sanchez, Dick Sawyer, Allen Self, Tom Syfan, Jim Thomas, Ray- mond Walker, Benno Walters, Paul Webster and Dick Whitley. Coach Art Adamson shown in center wearing robe. Hedrick, John Heeman, Bob Hyatt, J.A. Johnson, Tom Knox, Dick Lea, Ross McReady, Dan McDaniel, Billy Mitchell, Bill OxlU�e Jack Riley, Allen Self, dairren Settegast, Billy Shields, Summers, Tom Syfan, and Bob Wright. t Coach Art Adamson shown standing-on left of back row. 1947 SWIMMING TEAM Individual identification of the above men is not available, but the squad included: Joe Canning, Paul Clevenger, Bill Colville, Bob Cowling, Herb Evans, Ed Fisher, Jimmy Flowers, Danny Green, John Heeman, S.C. Helbring, Bob Jones, Tom Knox, Ed Kruse, Art Lapham, Mac McCullough, Will Matthews, Bill Moye, Jack Riley, Allen Self, Billy Shields, Wade Smith, John Solar,III, Howard Spencer, Gene Summers, Bernie Syfan, John Taylor, and Toddy Westervelt. Coach Art Adamson is shown on left of rear row. 1st ROW: Paul Flemming, ? Eubank, G.D. McKenzie, Ralph Vernon, Paul Clevanger, ? Helbuig, Scotty Potter, B.O. Hauser Bill Moye, and Jerry Nix. 2nd ROW: da.de Smith, Bernie Syfan, ? Armstrong, ? Crow, Jim Bennett, John Heeman, Bill Strait, Joe Canning, ? Winter, ? Landry, Mac McCullough, ? Darion, and Toddy Westervelt. 3rd ROW: Coach Art Adamson, R.C. Lea, Ed Kruse, Gene Summers, Capt. Jack Riley, Dave Vardaman, Ed Fisher, H. Spen- cer, P.D. Fisher, Danny Green, Tommy Knox, and Asst. Coach Emil Mamaliga. 1948 SWIMMING TEAM 1949 SWIMMING TEAM lst ROW: Bobby Johnson, Dave Varda.man, ? Peters, ? Southworth, George Dieck, ? Ga.ines, and Ed Fisher. 2nd ROW: G.D. McKenzie, ? Shepard, Ed Kruse, Capt. Danny Green, Jim Bennett, Billy Moye, and Joe Canning. 3rd ROW: Coach Art Adamson, Bernie Syfa.n, ? Davis, Paul Flem- ming, Tommy Butler, Paul Clevenger, Toddy Westervelt, Bill Strait, Scotty Potter, Asst. Coa.ch Emil Mamaliga. 1st ROW: Gib Matlock, ? Cannon, ? Peters, Ralph Ellis, Bill Sargent, Billy Karow, John Parnell, and Herb Hale. 2nd ROW: Bobby Johnson, Capt. Toddy Westervelt, Bill Moye, Van Adamson, George Dieck, Tommy Comstock, Paul Schaeffer, and G. D. McKenzie. 3rd ROW: Assistant Coach Emil Mama,liga, Don Blundell, Arlen McKenzie, Dave Vardaman, Dick Boughton, Stan South - worth, Bill Hilton, ? Shepard, Tommy Butler, and Coach Art Adamson. A� ' . 1950 SWIMMING TEAM 1951 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: John Parnell, Carrol Jones, John Noyes, Bill Sargent, Don Crawford , a.nd Paul Shaeffer. . 2nd ROW: Co -Capt. Jim Flowers, Tommy Comstock, Don Blundell, Van Adamson, Ralph Ellis, Co-Capt. Tommy Butler, and Coach Art Adamson. 3rd ROW: Bill Singleton, John David, Wayne Strickler, James Baker, Marvin Seth, Bobby Johnson, and Assistant Coach Emil Ma.ma.liga.. Not shown: Billy Ka.row. s I ,� a 1952 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Casey Shell, Sherwin Rubin, Paul doffring, Jim Burns, Johnny Broker, John Cameron, Carl Maynard, John Morgan. 2nd ROOT: Bobby Johnson, Craig Patton, Don Crawford, Rickey Black, Paul Wallin, Tito Skelton, Marvin Seth, and Jerry S ta.f f e 1. 3rd ROW: Coach Art Adamson, Assistant Coach Emil Mamaliga, Carrol Jones, Tommy Comstock, Van Adamson, Bert Koegl, Capt. Ralph Ellis, Billy Singleton, Bill Sargent, and John Parnell. 1953 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Dick Weick, Paul Woffring, Wynne Snoots, Capt. Don Crawford, Bill Bedford, and Casey Snell. 2nd ROW: Coach Art Adamson, Asst. Coach Emil Mamaliga, Sherwin Rubin, Lee Pepping, Don Horne, Burt Koegl, Wayne Strickler, John Speich, and Bob Johnson. 3rd ROW: Bill Singleton, John Buetelschies, Frank Ga.jewsky, Hugh Nest, Ricky Black, Tom Devenport, John Cameron, and Jim Burns. 1954 SWIIZIING TEAM 1st ROW: George Parr, John Cameron, Henry Goff, Capt. Jim Burns Frank Gajewsky, and Erwin Stawicki. 2nd ROW: Roland Baird, Casbeer Snell, Lee Pepping, John Beutel- schies, John Speich, Paul Wallin, Gayle Kipple, Bill Bedfore, and Bill Turner. 3rd ROW: Asst. Coach Emil Mamaliga, Carl Maynard, Ben Allen, Tommy Devenport, Don Horne, Bert Koegl, Gene Wafer, and Coach Art Adamson. 1955 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Bill Crawford, Carl Maynard, Wynne Snoots, John Beutel- schies, George Parr, Bruce Martin, and Rippy Woodard. 2nd ROW: Wally Penberthy, Lee Pepping, George Boyette, Bill Bed- ford, Norman Ufer, Ed Caspar, Jerry Marchba.nks, and Dickey Weick. 3rd ROW: Coach Art Adamson, Gayle Klipple, John Speich, Henry Goff, Dick Hunkler, Capt. Don Horne, Tom Devenport, Ben Allen, and Assistant Coach Emil Mamaliga.. SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1st ROW: Joe Middleton, Wally Penberthy, Bruce Gard, George Parr, Bruce Martin, and Dubby Godfrey. 2nd ROW: Coach Art Adamson, Co -Capt. Dick Weick, Wynne Snoots, Tetsuo Okamoto, Jose Merino, Norman Ufer, Rippy Wood- ard, Billy Bedford, and Co -Capt. Gayle Klipple. 3rd ROW: Asst. Coach Emil Mamaliga, Bob Barlow, Henry Goff, Dick Hunkler, Ray Cook, and Jerry Mount. 1956 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: John Lyons, Joe Stein, Don Demming, Ben Allen, Bruce Gard, Bruce Martin, Dubby Godfrey, and Jimmy Rhodes. 2nd ROW: Assistant Coach Emil Mamaliga, Ross Truesdale, Rippy Woodard, Skippy Fletcher, Joe Middleton, Bob Barlow, Tetsuo Okamoto, Frank Holmes,Jr., Jimmy Dye, and Coach Art Adamson. 3rd ROW: Richard Smith, Wally Penberthy, Roland Baird, Nicky Beaney, Henry Goff, Ray Cook, Co -Capt. Dick Hunkler, Co -Capt. Norman Ufer, Mike Kuich, Jerry Mount, Roger Burton, and Don Peever. . 1957 SWIMMING TEAM 1958 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Paul Briggs, Ernie Huck, Harold Hooks, Frank Holmes,Jr. and Jimmy Rhodes. 2nd ROW: Assistant Coach Emil Mamaliga, Orlando Cossani, Claro Hernandez, Johnny Lyons, Jimmie Roberts, Dubby Godfrey and Tetsuo Okamoto. 3rd ROW: Manager James Young, Don Draper, Ray Cook, Mike Kuich, Jerry Mount, Nicky Blayney, Skippy Fletcher, Deiter Ufer, Dave Woodard, and Coach Art Adamson. 1959 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Frank Pharbough, Mike O'Herrin, Marc Powe, and Sonny York. 2nd ROW: Manager James Young, Johnny Lyons, Harold Hooks, Phil Williams, Don Draper, Frank Holmes,Jr., Dubby Godfrey, and John Harrington. 3rd ROW: Assistant Coach Emil Mamaliga, Orlando Cossa,ni, Dave Woodard, Deiter Ufer, Jim Roberts, Jack Scholl, Ronnie Wright, and Coach Art Adamson. 1960 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Charlie Teas, Clark Lincoln, and Bill Pechacek. ,2nd ROW: John McClain, Deiter Ufer, Don Draper, Jimmie Roberts, Dave Wooda.rd,Claro Herandez, Marc Powe, Art Adamson. 3rd ROW: Assistant Coach Emil Mamaliga, Sonny York, Ronnie Reitz, John McKenney, John Harrington, Oscar Cordon, Bob Timme, Jim CoVa.n, and Bill Crenshaw. 1961 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Ronnie Reitz, Jim CoVan, Bill Crenshaw, Michael Thur- man, Keg Watts, Marc Powe, Bill Pechacek, Charlie Teas, and Doug Simpkins. 2nd ROW: Assistant Coach Emil Mamaliga, Coach Art Adamson, Sonny York, Oscar Cordon, Charlie Seagraves, George Mulanovich, Bob Hipp, John McKinney, John Harrington. 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TE-`' TE J EXA r� Gar l i t P i<v T �GG(E� TEXAS �gXAS 'TEXAS 'TEXAS �GIE GGIE- AGGIES GGIEF f 7 \k +- - 40 Ad I' ' I I I I � � �� II ■ Y l ilt 1 1l�r s 1964 SWIMMING TEAM .c w Michael Offner, Paul Overlette, David Trifon,Kennard Karr, Bill Harriman, and Michael Palmer. 2nd ROW: Assistant Conch Emil Mamaliga, Lance Sindo, James Hooten, George 4 Staples, Bob Climie, Scott Beckwith, Tom McMillan, and Coach Art Adamson, 4 r �r 1965 SWIMMING TEAM 1st ROW: Frank Berngen, Dave Trifon, Jud Sidman, George Staples, and Charlie Zahn. 2nd ROW: Bill Harriman, James Hoo ten, Michael Offner, Michael Palmer, and Bob Climie. 3rd ROW: Assistant Coach Emil Mamaliga, Kenneth Bethe, Bert Griffey, Roger Byrne, Lance Sindo, Joseph Keating, and Coach Art Adamson. 1966 SgIMMING TEAM lst ROW: Ronnie Kaiser, Bob Climie, John Wood, Jerry Patterson,, and Head Coach Art Adamson 2nd ROW: Assistant Coach Emil Mama.liga, Michael Offner, James Hooten, Tommy Holder, Joseph Keating, and Roger Byrne. 1967 SWIMMING TEAM Front Row: Bob Pettit, Rodolfo Beltran, Mike Murphy, Don Boyd, Bob Nida, and Randy Archer. Back Row: Ass't. Coach Emil Mamaliga, Coach Art Adamson, Ross Ligon, John Wood, Co -Capt. Roger Byrne, Jon Beall, Mike Pettit, Darrell Boethel, Bob Dommell, and Tom Holder. Not Shown: Co -Capt. Kerry Keating, Steve Ash, David George, and Jerry Patterson.