SWIMMERS ENTER POOL FOR FORMAL PRACTICE

With the completion of workouts on the gymnasium floor, formal practice in the pool began yesterday for both University and Freshman swimming squads. For five weeks practice has consisted chiefly of body-building exercises to prepare the men for a grueling season in the water. Intensive practice will be held from now on in preparation for the first meet with Bowdoin on Friday, December 18, and the first cut will take place in about two weeks.

The pool in the Indoor Athletic Building will be reserved for the squad from this time until the close of the swimming season. With the exception of this period the pool will be open to all members of the University at the regular hours.

Revived last year after a lapse of nearly a decade occasioned by the lack of proper facilities, Harvard's swimming team had an unusually successful season for a new sport. Winning six out of eight meets, it lost only to Army by a small margin and to Yale by a rather large one. Coach Ulen spent the greater part of his time on Sophomores in order to build up a strong squad for future years, with the result that most of last year's team is back this season:

The outstanding swimmer developed last year was B. S. Wood '33, who now holds the 440-yard intercollegiate championship and will be captain this year. The team was strong in the free-style races but rather weak in the specialty events.