State Preps
Make Swim
All-America
Frank Freeman of Dearborn Fordson High School tops several Michigan
preps who were selected to the National Inter- scholastic Swimming
Association's All- America team.
Freeman turned in the nation's fastest 100-yard breaststroke with a
1:01.7 clocking. Other breaststrokers named in the squad were Jerry Gorski
of Detroit Visitation, Jim Hoyer of Dearborn and Dave Cushing of Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor, Thurston and Lansing Everett made the All-America 200-yard
medley relay team list. Pete Adams of Birmingham Seaholm and Bill Watts
of Royal Oak Kimball were the state's top 200-yard freestylers. Adams also
was named in the 400 freestyle event.
Dave Gibson of Saginaw Arthur Hill had the nation's second best time
in the 50 freestyle (22 seconds compared to a top mark of 21.8) with Ken
Wiebeck of Thurston seventh.
Wiebeck also made All-America in the 200 individual medley, the 100
freestyle and the 100 backstroke. Divers named were Ken Heft of Seaholm
and Chuck Stenback of Ferndale.
John Musulin of Monroe was the only state All-America in the 100 butterfly
with a fourth-best time of 53.6. Tom Coupe of Seaholm also was honored
in the 100 freestyle, as was Doug Webster of Kimball in the 400 freestyle.
Saginaw Arthur Hill, with the fourth- best time of 1:30.4, Ann Arbor,
Birming- ham Groves and Seaholm, and Detroit Central placed teams in the
200 freestyle relay category.
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