Swimming rivalry begins for ex-teammates
By TOM PETTIT Kansan Sports Writer
Kansas Photo by Halinda Pawl
Kansas Photo by Halinda Paw
TOM ELLIS . . . challenges ex-teammate.
For KU's Tom Ellis and Oklahoma's Steve Brodie, ex-teammates at Shawnee Mission East, it will mark the beginning of a personal duel in freestyle competition. The 2 o'clock meet at Robinson Pool will be the final home appearance for the Kansas swimmers.
KU and Oklahoma renew their Big Eight swimming rivalry Saturday afternoon—providing the scene for the start of an individual rivalry between former high school teammates.
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STEVE BRODIE . . Oklahoma's point leader.
"We were teammates for two years, and we also swam for Homestead Country Club in Kansas City the summers of 1966 and 1967," explained Ellis. "We've been good friends for a long time."
Good swimmers, too, Ellis might have added.
The KU junior was a member of the 400-yard freestyle relay squad that earned All-American honors for the Jayhawks last year. Ellis was also a member of the conference champion 800-yard freestyle relay, placed third in the 500-yard freestyle, and fourth in both the 200-year and 1,650-yard freestyle events.
Like Ellis, Brodie established himself among the Big Eight's best in his first year of collegiate competition—being a sophomore. Brodie has won at least one event in each of Oklahoma's five duels to date, winning two events against Oklahoma State and national power Southern Methodist.
Brodie has already boiled through the 200 freestyle in 1:47.5 and the 500 freestyle in 5:02.8 this season, leading the Sooner scoring.
"I've mostly had better times than Steve until this year. But he has gone a 1:47.5 to my 1:49.0," said Ellis. "But like everybody on the team, I want to win this one real bad."
Ellis recalled that Brodie was a backstroker during high school, but the Oklahoma soph has since become strong in Ellis's events—the distance freestyle races. The two will be matched in either the 200 or 500—or both—in Saturday's duel.
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"The meet should also present a contrast in swimming strengths," added Reamon.
"I'm glad Steve is swimming in the Big Eight so that I can compete against him," says Ellis, "but I was sure disappointed when he chose OU over Kansas. Maybe that is why I want to beat him and OU so much."
The Jayhawks are strong favorites to notch their seventh victory in eight duals, but the Oklahoma match has always been tough. Two years ago, the Sooners defeated KU by barely winning the last relay event. Last year, after a grueling four days swimming against four Texas schools, KU defeated Oklahoma at Norman for the first time ever.
"Oklahoma is our toughest conference competition," KU Coach Dick Reamon said. "They will be primed and ready to put in a good dual meet. Times by both schools should improve a little.
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"OU's primary strength is in the strokes rather than the freestyle while KU is strong in the freestyle events."
Oklahoma placed second behind Kansas in the Big Eight Relays in December. The Sooners scored 96 points to KU's 122.
"We would like to have a convincing victory," Reamon said. "To do that, we'll have to
prevent OU from finishing one-two in any events and try to go one-two in several events ourselves."
Oklaahoma, which meets Missouri at Columbia tonight,
goes into the weekend 3-2 in dual competition. Kansas measured Colorado, $84 \frac{1}{2}-18 \frac{1}{2}$ and Missouri, 81-32, last weekend to boost its mark to 6-1.
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