Source: private collection
Saturday, January 30, 2010
1936: The winners of Los Angeles Athletic Club
The team of Los Angeles Athletic Club by defeating New York Athletic Club with 3-1, won the US National Championship in 1936. The Los Angels team earned the right to represent USA at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games. Front row L-R: Clyde Swendsen (coach), Wally O’Connor, Philip Daubenspeck, Kenneth Beck, Frank C. Graham, Foster. Back row L-R: Ranger, Charles Finn, Charles McCallister, Strong, Herbert Wildman, Chewning. The US team in Berlin 1936, ibcluded seven players of LAAC (Wally O’Connor, Philip Daubenspeck, Kenneth Beck, Frank C. Graham, Charles Finn, Charles McCallister, Herbert Wildman) and four players from other Clubs (Dixon Fislke, Fred Lauer, Raymond Ruddy, William E.Kelly).
Source: private collection
Source: private collection
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
1924: The Champions of Illinois AC
The Illinois Athletic Club team winner of the 1924 A.A.U. title against the Olympic Club of San Francisco. This team won 8 National Championships since 1914. From L-R: Fred Lauer, Johnny Weissmuller, Archie Wallen, Francis Mac Dermott, Oliver Horn, Buddy Wallen, Harry Hebner, Floyd Towne, Perry Mc Cillivray and the coach William Bachrach.
Source: private collection
Source: private collection
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
1981: The team of N.A.O. Kerkyra, Greece
The team of N.A.O.K. (Nautical and Athletic Club of Kerkyra island), Greece in 1981. Standing L-R: Karapanos, Loubos (Manager), Grekas, Tsiminos, Lidovois, Tarandos, Kyres, Yihalas, Zoupanos. Squatting L-R: Makris, Vergos, Diavatis, Katsaitis, Michas.
Source: courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos
Source: courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos
1978: The team of N.A.O. Kerkyra, Greece
The team of N.A.O.K. (Nautical and Athletic Club of Kerkyra island), Greece in 1978. Back L-R: Karapanos, Karoubis, Tarandos, Tsiminos, Vrachliotis, Kyres, Yiohalas. Middle L-R: Michas, Makris, Zoupanos, Alifierakis, Vergos. Front L-R: Diavatis, Katsaitis, Karydis, Mavronas.
Source: courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos
Source: courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos
Monday, January 18, 2010
1968: The team of N.A.O. Kerkyra, Greece
The team of N.A.O.K. (Nautical and Athletic Club of Kerkyra island), Greece in 1968. Standing L-R: Doukakis, Karapanos Yiannis, Boufesis Spyros, Grekas K, Kafarakis G, Trousas Spyros (manager), Tsiminos Spyros, Katsouris Makis, Sgouropoulos Spyros, Karoulis Alkis (coach). Squatting L-R: Mazarakis K, Zoupanos Spyros, Michas Spyros.
Source: courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos
Source: courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos
1963: The team of N.A.O. Kerkyra, Greece
The team of N.A.O.K. (Nautical and Athletic Club of Kerkyra island), Greece in 1963. Standing L-R: Moumouris Andreas, Arvanitis Andreas, Protopsaltis Iakovos, Zobanakis Yiannis (coach), Niarchos, Trousas Spyros. Squatting L-R: Alamanos Andonis, Metalinos Aris, Kritikos Spyros. Kerkyra (Corfu) is the second largest island of the Ionian Sea.
Source: courtesy of Mr Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos
Source: courtesy of Mr Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos
Saturday, January 16, 2010
1968: Mladost wins the European Championship
Thursday, January 14, 2010
1970: The winners of Mladost Zagreb
1970: The European finalists of Pro Recco
The team of Pro Recco, Champions of Italy and finalists at the European Champions Cup in 1970. In the two final games, Pro Recco lost 5-3 against Mladost Zagreb (in Belgrade) and won in Genoa 3-2. The team : Solimei, E. Pizzo, Ghezzi, Marchisio, Alberani, Lavoratori, Ghibellini, Galbusera, Cevasco, Zecchin.
Source: magazine NUOTO, January 1970
Source: magazine NUOTO, January 1970