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USS NATIONALS continuedin Kansas City 11/2 years earlier.Asked which of her wins was themost memorable, she smiled: "Thatfirst one was probably the nicest sofar. You always remember the veryfirst."She became America's winningestwoman swimmer a year ago (April11, to be precise, at Harvard'sBlodgett Pool) when she won theNational Titles1921 1927Outdoors 50 yd. free n.t. Indoors220 yd. free 2:28.01922Indoors 100 yd. free 54.0 Outdoors220 yd. free 2:17.4500 yd. free 5:46.8 1928Outdoors 50 yd. free n.t. Indoors100 yd. free 52.8220 yd. free 2:22.4440 yd, free 5:16.4 Outdoors1923Indoors 50 yd. free n.t.Outdoors1924Indoors1925IndoorsOutdoors1926Outdoors100 yd. free 54.8220 yd. free 2:22.0500 yd. free 5:43.6150 yd. back t:42,0100 ya. free 54.6440 yd. free 5:37.450 yd. free n.t.100 yd. free 53.8200 yd. free 2:14,B500 yd. free 5:50.450 yd. free n.t.100 yd. free 52.2100 yd. free 52,0440 yd. free 5:22,5100 m. free 59,6440 yd. free 5:21.8100 yard breaststroke in a record1:01.13, surpassing Ann Curtis'total of 30 titles. Curtis swam forSan Francisco's Crystal PalacePlunge club from 1943-48.Despite her four wins, Caulkinsset no American records atGainesville, although her 200 backvictory was the second-fastest performancein history. Only her100 yd. free 51,4220 yd. free 2:10.8500 yd. free 5:43.4100 m free 58.0440 yd. free 4:52.0100 yd, free 50,8220 yd. free 2:10.4500 yd. free 5:28.4100 m free 57.8440 yd. free 4:58.6World Records1922100 m. free, 200 m. free. 400 m free, 100 yd. free.220 yd. free, 300 yd. free, 300 m. free, 400 yd, free,500 yd. free, 500 m. free. 150 y0. back1923400 m. free. 400 yd. free1924100 m. free, 100 yd, free1925t00 yd. free (twice), 200 yd. free1927200 m. free. 800 m. free, 100 yd. free. 220 yd, free,300 yd. free, 440 yd. free, 880 yd. freeCareer Summary (1921-1928)National Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;Worla Records ............................Olympic Gold Medals ......................national standard 1:57.02 from 1981is faster.The media, naturally enough, hada field day. One television reporterasked her, "How does it feel to sit onthe same perch with Tarzan?"Another chimed in, "Can you do theyell?" To all and sundry, Caulkinsjust flashed her iridescent smile,answered politely, but declined todo the yell.Then there was Mission Viejo.The Mark Schubert-coached Nadadoteswon their third consecutivecombined U.S. championship. Mission'smen won, scoring 765 points,while their women followed suit(418) for an overall score of 1,183.Not bad but a far cry from their1,518 from Harvard in 1981. At thatchampionships the Nadadore menscored a record 910 points whiletheir women chipped in with608--41 fewer than the record highof 649 by George Haines' 1972 SantaClara short course squad.Mission has now won 11combined, 11 women's and 6 men'stitles since 1974. Santa Clara won 26women's, nine men's titles and eightcombined titles during Haines'reign.Second overall here was Florida(405 points), while third went toCoach Paul Bergen's LonghornAquatics (391). Fourth was Jay Fitzgerald'sCincinnati Pepsi Marlins(371) and fifth, Ron Young'sNashville Aquatics (266).The 1982 Short Course Nationals,while not devoid of excitement, washardly the ne plus ultra of Americanchampionships. With many of theleading college men (and women)having peaked for their respectivecollegiate championships theprevious month --and with thewomen having had two differenttitle meets with two different sets ofstandards that did nothing butdilute the quality of both--theresults attained here were far fromspectacular.Or were they? The men betteredthree American and a pair of U.S.Open records. On the women's side,Mission Viejo clocked 7:10.55 tosmash its own 800 free relay mark,the only distaff standard to fall.American records included the1000 free (8:49.97, Jeff Kostoff,22 Swimming World/June
USS NATIONALS continuedIndustry Hills), 100 back (48.94, make the finals for both men and There were new faces emergingDave Bottom, Walnut Creek women, this was the fastest short (Bottom, Kostoff, Tandem's DaraAquabears) and 200 fly (1:43.81, course championship ever. The Torres, Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins'Craig Beardsley, Florida). U.S. men's cutoff for top eight was Nancy Nemet, Mid-Ohio's DaveOpen records were set in the 200 quicker in every event save two Cowell, K.C. Blazers' Debbie Risen,back (1:45.22 by Sandor Wladar, (1500 free and 200 back) than it's Houston's Peng Siong-Ang) andHungary) and 400 IM (3:47.97, ever been before. Women's top eight veterans maintaining their cham-Ricardo Prado of Brazil, swimming cuts were faster than last year in all pionship form (Caulkins, Jillwith Mission Viejo). but the 50 free, 200 back, 100-200 Sterkel, Cynthia Woodhead, Tif-On the basis of what it took to breast and 200 fly. fany Cohen). ~,-Event Prelims Finals Points Tracy Caulkins: 1980Outdoors1975 Outdoors 7-31 400 FR 6th8.2o lO0 breast 32od -.-J-,--Vear'h"'v"'= r 8-1 800 FR 7th8-2 400 MR 5th1976 Indoors4-1 100 breast 25th at Senior Nationals 1981 Indoors4-2 40(] IM 31st 4-9 800 FR 3rd4-10 400 FR 3rd4-11 400 MR 1st1981 Outdoors8-~ 4 800 FR 2nd8.15 400 FR 2nd8-16 400 MR 2nd1982 Indoors4-8 800 FR 2nd4-9 400 FR 3rd4-10 400 MR 1st4-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~%;~4-4 200 tM 14th 14th 31976 Outdoors8,11 100 breast 10th 16th8-12 400 IM 5th 6th8-14 200 IM 34th 141977 Indoors4-6 100 breast 1st* 1st"4-7 400 IM 3rd 6th4-8 200 breast 8th I st*4-9 200 IM 3rd 2nd* 70"*1977 Outdoors8-18 100 breast 5th 2nd*&19 400 IM 1st 1st"8-20 200 fly 8th 2nd8-21 200 IM 2nd 1st* 74*"1978 Indoors4-5 100 breast 2ndT 1st*4-6 400 IM 1st 1st*4-7 200 breast 1st* 1st"4-8 200 IM 1st 1st" 80**1978 Outdoors8-2 200 tM 1st 1sty"8-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4 400 IM 2nd 1st"8-5 200 fly 4th 1st*8-6 200 breast 3rd I st • 100" *1979 Indoors Relays (Nashville Aquatics)4-11 100 breast 1st 1st* 1976 Indoors500 free 2nd 1st" 4-3 800 FR 36th4-12 400 IM 1st 1st* 4.4 400 FR 23rd4-14 200 IM 1st 1st" 80** 1976 Outdoors1979 Outdoors 8-12 400 MR 17th8-t6 200 fly 2nd 2nd 1977 Indoors8-17 200 IM 1st Ist 4-7 400 MR8-I8 400 IM 1st 1st 4-8 800 FR8-19 200 breast 2nd 1st" 77** 4-9 400 FR1980 Indoors 1977 Outdoors4-9 200 breast 1st 1st • 8-19 400 MR4-10 200 IM 1st 1st 8-20 800 FR4-11 100 fly 2nd 2nd 8-21 400 FR4-12 100 breast lsi 1st 77** 1978 Indoors1980 Outdoors . . . . 4-6 400 MR7-29 100 breast 1st 1st" 4-7 800 FR7-30 400 IM1st 1st* 4-8 400 FRSenior Nationals Summary (1975-1982)INDIVIDUALAAU/USS Senior National Titles ........... 39200 IM .............................. 10400 I M ................................ 910(] Breast ............................ 9200 Breast ............................. 7200 Back ............................... 2500 Free ............................ 12(]0 Fly ................................. 1Winning Percentage (39-54) ............ 72.2%1st ............................... 392nd ......................... 66th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116th ......................... 125th .......................... 131 st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t32nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134th ............................... 136th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Longest Win Streak ..................... 14Kiphuth Awards Won at Nationals .......... 111st" Total Points Scored at Nationals ............ 9101/=13th World Records Set at Nationals ............... t6th American Records Set at Nationals ......... 31Prelims .............................. 21st ** Finals ............................ 27DQ Relay Leadoff Splits .................. 23rdRELAYS/TEAM HONORSAAUIUSS Senior National Relay Titles ..... 111 st . . . . . 400 Medley Relay ................... 71st * * 400 Free Relay ....................... 31st* 800 Free Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-31 200 breast I st 1 stT (100 Free Leadoff*) Winning Percentage ( t 1-36) ............ 27.5%8-1 200 IM 1st 1st 1978 Outdoors 1st .............................. 118-2 100 fly 4th 2rid 951/2 ** 8-2 400 MR 1st "" 2nd ................................. 88-4 800 FR 2nd 3rd ............................. 41981 Indoors4-8 200 back 1 st I st"8-5 400 FR 1st ** 4th ............................ 1&9 400 IM 1st 1st" 1979 Indoors 5th .............................. 34-10 200 IM 1st 1st" 4-12 400 MR 1st 6th ............................. 34,1t 100 breast 1st 1st" 80T** 4-13 800 FR 2nd 7th ............................. 11981 Outdoors 4-14 400 FR 1st* 13th ........................... 18.13 200 breast 1st 1st [100 Free Leadoff*) 17th ........................... 1-- IM 1st 1st 1979 Outdoors 23rd ............................... 1IM 1st 1st 8-17 400 MR 2nd 36th ........................... 1breast 1st 1st 80*' 8-t8 800 FR 5th DQ ............................ 11982 Indoors 8-19 400 FR 4th American Relay Records Set at Nationals ... 44-7 200 back 3rd 1st 1980 Indoors U.S. Club Relay Records Set at Nationals .... 84-8 400 tM 3rd 1st 4-10 400 FR 6th Women's Team Trophies (1978 SC & LC) . . . . . . 24-9 200 IM 1st 1st 4-11 800 FR 5th COMBINED (INDIVIDUAL & RELAY)4-10 100 breast 1st 1st 80** 4-12 400 MR 2nd AALJ/USS Senior National Titles .......... 50Individual Events Key Winning Percentage (50-90) .............. 55.5%* American Record Relay Key World Records Set at Nationals ............. 1**~ Robert J, Kiputh Award for high-point honors* American Record American Records Set at Nationals ........ 35,,, World Record•" U.S. Club Record U.S. Club Records Set at Nationals ........... 8Swimming World/June 23
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