University Daily Kansan, August 20, 1981
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KU women's swimming coach Gary Kemp celebrates a meet victory with his swimmers. Kemp will take over the coaching position of the men's team as well this fall.
When Gary Kemp became Kansas"s men's swimming coach last month, he must have thought he had inherited a gold mine.
By JIM SMALL Sports Writer
Kempf inherits additional coaching job
Sports Writer
Not only does a strong nucleus of swimmers return from last year's team, which finished third in the Big Eight, but also two talented swimmers are academically eligible for the upcoming season.
FORMER OLYMPIC swimmer Ron Neugent, who transferred to KU from Southern Methodist last year, and butterfly specialist Cameron Dunn, from Sydney, Australia, will compete for the Jayhawks in the 1981-82 season.
"They (Dunn and Neugent) will definitely help the team," Kemp said. "Whenever you can add an Olympian to your team like Ron, it will help. And Cameron has given us much needed strength in the individual medley."
Despite the addition of Dunn and Neugent to the KU roster, Kempt was displeased with the men's recruiting drive.
"We had a thin recruiting year, but since I came into the program so late, there's nothing you can do about it," he said.
Although the Jayhawks failed to recruit top prep swimmers, Kempi said he believed that KU had a chance to win the Big Eight title.
"WE'RE GOING TO have to perform
very well to win the Big Eight," Kemp said. "I'm not saying that it's out of reach, but we're going to have to work hard for it."
In addition to filling the spot left vacant by Bill Spahn, who accepted a coach's position in New Mexico, he will remain as the KU women's swim coach.
Kempf is very optimistic about the women's diving recruits. Diving has a weak spot for the Jayhawks in past seasons.
"There is a trend across the country to combine programs," Kempf said. "I've been successful with the women's team, there's no reason I can't be with the team."
The KU women's team won the last seven Big Eight titles, and, with another strong recruiting year, Kemp is hoping for another crown this season.
State champions Carrie Gangle, Kansas City, and Maria Bell, St. Louis, should bolster Kempf's diving squad this season.
Kempf also recruited three swimmers from Wichita that he called very impatient.
Shelly Bleck (freestyle, breaststroke, individual medley), Kelly Burke (breaststroke, individual medley) and Michele Compton (butterfly, individual medley, freestyle) should add to an already strong Jayhawk swim squad.
Returning from last year's squaira to Tami Thomas and Jenny Wagstaff. Both competed in the National Sports Festival in Syracuse, N.Y., this sum
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