Article 069 c.1963
 
Detroiter Swims
to 4 Marks in 
Cleveland Meet

CLEVELAND, July 1.-Rick Skarbo paced four Detroit swimmers to record-breaking efforts in the Great Lakes championships held over the weekend here. 
The 17-year-old June graduate of Western High set four meet marks. He was clocked in 2:27.3 for the 220-yard backstroke, 5:34.7 for the 440-yard individual medley, 2:31.7 for the 220-yard individual medley and 1:07.7 for the 100-yard backstroke. 
Tom Sullivan swam the 220-yard breaststroke in 2:56.2, Doug Webster was caught in 2:15.8 for the 220-yard butterfly and Monty Blashill made the 220-yard freestyle in 2:15.8. They and Skarbo represented Patton Pool.
In the age classes Kathy Filgo, of Detroit Turners, won the 11-12-year-old 55-yard freestyle in 31.4 and the 55-yard butterfly; Mary Beth Ceresko, of Patton, was first in the 13-14 100-yard butterfly; and John Szuba, of Patton, took the 55-yard butterfly for boys 10 years old and under.

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