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ap wtmrtiodTRIPLE WINNER — Phoenix’ smiling Barbara McAlister Talmage poses in Pittsburgh, Pa., during competition in the national women’s diving championships. Yesterday, Mrs. Talmage of the Dick Smith Swim Club captured the platform diving title to complete a sweep of diving honors. She previously won the one- and three-meter crowns./Phoenix Divers Get 8 MedalsPITTSBURGH—Mrs. BarbaraMcAlister Talmage of Phoenix and Donna deVarona of Santa Clara, Calif, became triple winners last night in the National AAU Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.The four-day meet saw American and championship records broken in each of the 14 events.Mrs. Talmage of the Dick Smith Swim Club of Phoenix won the platform diving event with 307.10 points. She previously had won the one-meter and ........ - mrnmrn* i^- * ■ - ~ ' ' “ The Phoenix Olympic Club meeting usually held at 12:30 on Mondays will be postponed for an hour today so that the members can meet the Phoenix divers when they arrive at the airport on the TWAflight at 12:30 p.m.• ,______three-meter diving crowns. It was the first time the platform event was held in the indooorchampionships.SANTA CLARA defended its team crown with 130V4 points. City of Commerce had 51, Dick Smith Swim Club 46, and Riviera and Los Angeles A. C. 32 each.Miss deVarona added the 200-yard butterfly tq her 200-yardand 400-yard individual medley ins by swimming the event in 2:10.5. The 16-year-old 1960 Olympian missed the 100-yard butterfly title Saturday night byonly one-tenth of a second.Individual point honors went to Miss deVarona with 26. Mrs. Talmage and Sharon ,Finneran of Santa Clara were next with 21 each and Terri Stickles of Santa Clara,.who picked up her second freestyle crown by defending her 250-yard title in 2:30, had 18.“BARBARA COMPETED on the platform very good and it shows we are possibly stronger right now in platform than inii3I10rhTid springboard as far as the Olym--1 pics are concerned,” said Dick Smith, coach of the Phoenix ir,teara.e Of Mrs. Talmage’s point to-tals Smith stated “it is prob-)rlably the first time any diver hase been able to place that y, I high. It’s the first time in many e-1 years divers have had three competitive events (swimmers es|can compete in four).“Out of a possible 18 diving Hmedals, our kids took eight,” added the happy coach.
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Phoenix Arizona Republic
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Mon, Apr 20, 1964
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