The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-29
National Swimming Meet Thrilling
Event of Knights Templar Week
WORLD FAMOUS
STARS HERE
Galaxy Of Record Holders
Assembled in Contests
BLUE RIBBON PROGRAM
Great Champions Of Water
Sport Seen al Lake Canal

0NE OF tho big attractions OF
~ knights Tcmplar conclave week
Is the national swimming and diving
Championships, TO be held four days,
July 20. SO. 81 and August In the
Lake Washington canal. near the
new Montlako bridge,
With the popularlzation OF swim
ming and divins as an outdoor
sport and recreation. much interest
Is ecntered in the national cham.
pionships, Aside from the sport
events. the water show at the
Lake Washington canal includes
several speciality stunts and amuse.
monts. such as fancy and exhibition
high diving. water comedy, music
and other features
Swimmers and divers OF national
and international reputation, prac'
tically all holders aof worlds records
compete In the national champion
ships
In the past II has been the GUS
tom OF the A. 4, u. under whose,
regulations any officially sanctioned
championship meet is held, TO dis
tribute each year their blue ribbon
events among the larger cities hold
Ing local water carnivals. This year,
for tho first time. the \. \. u.
permits most II Its competitive
events TO be held at one place
Seattle.
GALAXY Oh STARS
ENTERED In MEET
In this way. practically the entire
galaxy Of water stars is attracted to
the same meet, AZ the same time.
II not only affords the swimmers
aud divers the opportunity 10 com.
pete in the same meet. but Il per
rnits the spectators to watch the
worlds best aquatic performers in
action. Rarely in the history Of
swimming is such field OF premier
athletes seen together in one nata-
torium.
such men as;
Johnny weismuller. Of the Illinois
A C., and holder OF practically ey.
cry worlds mark in distance up to
500 yards: Warren kealoha. OF Ha.
wall. leading Splinter Of tho Pacific
Buddy Smith. OF New Orleans
Southern champion this year: stub.
by Kruger. holder OF many back.
stroke records. and reputed water
comedy king.
Al white, champion high and fan.
cy diver: Clarence Pinkston. leading
Eastern diver: Ira Benjamin. Of
Detroit, winner OF the junior high
diving championships this year; Ju'
Ian Burroughs. OF Multnomah A.
c.. Northwest champion divers
Blaekic Fadden. seattle's entry for
diving honors. Practically every
great swimmer and diver OF nation.
al reputation wiz make or break in
the Lake Washington canal for this
years swimming records.
CLUBS OF NATION
SEND REPRESENTATIVES,
It Is said by a. A. U. authorities
that the teams competing in the
national championships here this
week are superior even to the
United States teams which COM
pletely swept the swimming and
diving events at last years Olympic
games. Representatives from clubs
from the entire United States, In
GLIDING Hawaii, have been tuning
I'D the last week in the canal in
last-mlnute training for the cham
pionshlps.
Clubs reporting are:
Illinois A. C.. Chicago n. C., New
York A. c.. Olympic club. San
Francisco: Cincinnati Y. NJ c, A.
Stanford university; Venice Plunge
association; Hollywood A. C.; De
troit A. c.: Cleveland a. c.; Mutt
non1ah A. c.: Hui Makani club
Hawaii; New Orleans Y. NJ. C. A.
Roman Pools, Miami; Los Angelo:
A. c.: Uniontown. Penn; Crystal
Swimming club and others.
Extensive preparations for the
championships have been made al
the Lake Washington canal. In
order to make suitable stage FOL
the starts and finishes for the
races. and TO make a background
for the diving. a curtain has beer
suspended from the underworld Of
the new Montlake bridge to the
starting platform.
Bleachers to accommodate 7,00t
have been erected on both sides o.
tho canal, permitting perfect vislor
Of every event. Other seating room
liz available and will be used a.
necessary.
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