 | The Cavalier daily Friday, February 2, 1973 |  |
Pirates Overtake Tankers;
Duke Goes Down, 58-55
BY BILL BERNO
"We were tired," was all Cav
swimming coach Ron Good
could say when he talked
about last weekend's road trip
to East Carolina and Duke.
After practicing twice a day
for two tough weeks, the
tankers fell to fired-up ECU,
72-41, and squeaked by
mediocre Duke, 58-55.
Speaking about East
Carolina, Mr. Good said, "They
were ready for us. They swam
a hell of a meet." Despite the
fact that most of the Cav
swimmers recorded fast times,
the Pirates utilized 1-2 finishes
in the 50 freestyle, and 200
individual medley, and diving
to gain most of their winning
margin.
The pool at ECU left
something to be desired by the
Cavaliers, who have become
accustomed to their sparkling
new facility next to U-Hall.
Co-captains Mark Bernardino
and Gerry Rollins didn't seem
to be bothered, however, as
both posted season-best times.
Bernardino, like all the
tankers, trying to beat the
cutoff times for the NCAA
Championships, crept closer
with a 10:04.1 clocking in the
1000 freestyle. He also was
timed in 2:00.9 for the 200
butterfly, the event he swam in
the Nationals two years ago.
Rollins stroked through the
200 backstroke in a time of
2:03.6. The fourth-year man is
closing in on the school record
of 2:02.2 set in 1971.
Frans deJong swam the 50
freestyle in 22.9, his career
best, but still finished third in
the race.
After leaving ECU, "We
needed a good night's sleep,"
remarked Mr. Good. However,
there was swimming to be done
at Dule, in "a brand new pool
that had more chop than the
old pool in Memorial Gym."
"It was as slow as molasses,"
was the Cavalier coach's
description.
"Playing around" with the
Blue Devils, the Virginia
swimmers almost relaxed too
much. They trailed Duke,
36-16, after the one-meter
diving, but outscored the hosts
42-19 in the second half of the
meet. Mr. Good explained the
slow start by saying, "We were
just flat."
Two more dual meets
remain for the Cavs, both to be
held at the U-Hall natatorium.
VCU visits Tuesday night at 7
p.m., and Maryland comes in
Saturday afternoon. The
Maryland meet will start
immediately after the Wake
Forest basketball game.
| The Cavalier daily Friday, February 2, 1973 | |