1948-49 Men's Swimming & Diving - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
N.B. "Bim" Stults, Head Coach

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1948-49 Florida State Signees/Newcomers


1948-49 Roster - By Name

L
T                                    PY
R Name                  Pos     Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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  Dick Berndt           FS      Jr        Coral Gables
* Mark Brown            FS      Jr        Tampa
* Buddy Browning        IM-BR   So   *    Tallahassee
* Mike Castagna         BK      Fr        Janesville, Wis.
* Frank Cochran         FS-BK             Tallahassee
  Peter Dunn-Rankin     BR      Fr        Winter Park
* Warren Frost          FS                
* Jack Holmes           BR      Fr        
* Walt Jardine          FS      Fr        Lake Worth
  Wilton Jardine        IM      Fr        Lake Worth
  J Johnson             FS                
  Joe Mills             FS                
  Herb Seckel           IM-BR             
* Roger Slater          D       So        Akron, Ohio
* Don Wensinger         D                 
* Jack White            BK      So        Clearwater (Clearwater/Florida)
  Jack Williams         FS                
Lettermen from the 1950 FSU Football Media Guide, page 42.
From the 1950 FSU Football Media Guide, page 42.

1949 - Won 3 meets, lost 6.

Lettermen - Mark Brown, Buddy Browning, Mike Castagna, Frank Cochran, Warren Frost, Jack Holmes, Walter Jardine, Roger Slater, Don Wesinger and Jack White. Managers Mike Findley and Charlie Bradham.


1948-49 Schedules and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
01/22
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Miami, Fla.
L 33-42
01/27
Postgame
Box
A
Emory
L 32-43
01/28
Postgame
Box
A
Georgia
L 23-52
02/12
Postgame
Box
H
Georgia
W 38-37
02/19
Postgame
Box
A
Pensacola NAS
L 35-42
02/26
Postgame
Box
H
Emory
W 41-21
03/02
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
L 35-40
03/05
Postgame
Box
N
Southeastern AAU
March 4-5, 1949, Atlanta, Ga.
 
03/19
 
Box
H
Clemson
W 50-25
04/06
Postgame
Box
H
Pensacola NAS
L 27-47
EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is    3- 6     3- 2     0- 4     0- 0


Miami 42, Florida State 33
01/22/1949, Miami, Fla.

From the Daily Democrat, January 24, 1949, page 6.

FSU's first places were won by Roger Slater in the diving event, Frank Cochran in the 50-yard free style and 200-yard breaststroke and the 400-meter freestyle relay team composed of Cochran, Warren Frost, Jack White and Mark Brown.

NOTE: One-meter and Three-meter diving were combined into one event.

Event 2 - 220-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
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  2    Mark Brown                               3                                              
  3    Warren Frost                             1                                              

Event 3 - 50-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Frank Cochran                   26.0     5                                              
  3    Jack Williams                            1                                              

Event 4 - One-Meter Diving
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Place  Name                            Score  Points
====================================================
  1    Roger Slater                    96.60    5                                              

Event 4 - Diving
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Place  Name                            Score  Points
====================================================
  3    Don Wensinger                   85.00    1                                              

Event 5 - 100-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Frank Cochran                            3                                              

Event 6 - 150-Yard Backstroke
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  3    Jack Holmes                              1                                              

Event 7 - 200-Yard Breaststroke
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Buddy Browning                           3                                              

Event 8 - 440-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Walt Jardine                             3                                              

Event 9 - 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
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  1    Relay Team A                  4:03.2     5                                              
       1) Mark Brown
       2) Warren Frost
       3) Frank Cochran
       4) Jack White


Emory 43, Florida State 32
01/27/1949, Atlanta, Ga.

NOTE: One-meter and Three-meter diving were combined into one event.

Event 2 - 220-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Mark Brown                    2:31.6     5                                              
  2    Warren Frost                             3                                              

Event 3 - 50-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Frank Cochran                            3                                              

Event 4 - Diving
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Roger Slater                             5                                              
  2    Don Wensinger                            3                                              

Event 5 - 100-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Frank Cochran                            3                                              

Event 6 - 100-Yard Backstroke
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  3    Jack Holmes                              1                                              

Event 7 - 200-Yard Breaststroke
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Buddy Browning                           3                                              
  3    Peter Dunn-Rankin                        1                                              

Event 8 - 440-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Walt Jardine                  5:37.3     5                                              


Georgia 52, Florida State 23
01/28/1949, Athens, Ga.

NOTE: One-meter and Three-meter diving were combined into one event.

Event 2 - 220-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Walt Jardine                  2:27.5     5                                              

Event 3 - 50-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Frank Cochran                            3                                              

Event 4 - Diving
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  3    Roger Slater                             1                                              

Event 5 - 100-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Frank Cochran                            3                                              

Event 6 - 150-Yard Backstroke
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  3    Jack Holmes                              1                                              

Event 7 - 200-Yard Breaststroke
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Buddy Browning                2:47.5     5                                              

Event 8 - 440-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Walt Jardine                  5:28.2     5                                              


Florida State 38, Georgia 37
02/12/1949, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 1 - 50-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Frank Cochran                   25.2     5                                              

Event 2 - 100-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Frank Cochran                   56.4     5                                              

Event 3 - 400-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Walt Jardine                  4:54.2     5                                              

Event 4 - Diving
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Roger Slater                             5                                              

Event 5 - 200-Yard Breaststroke
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Buddy Browning                           5                                              


Pensacola NAS 42, Florida State 35
02/19/1949, Pensacola, Fla.

Event 1 - 50-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Frank Cochran                            5                                              
  2    Jack White                               3                                              

Event 2 - 100-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Frank Cochran                            5                                              


Florida State 41, Emory 21
02/26/1949, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 1 - 200-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Mark Brown                               5                                              

Event 2 - 400-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Mark Brown                               5                                              

Event 3 - Diving
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Don Wensinger                            5                                              
  2    Roger Slater                             3                                              
  3    Joe Mills                                1                                              


Miami 40, Florida State 35
03/02/1949, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 1 - 200-Yard Freestyle
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Walt Jardine                             3                                              
  3    Mark Brown                               1                                              

Event 2 - 50-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Jack White                               3                                              
  3    Frank Cochran                            1                                              

Event 3 - Diving
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Roger Slater                             5                                              
  2    Don Wensinger                            3                                              

Event 4 - 100-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Frank Cochran                            3                                              

Event 5 - 100-Yard Backstroke
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Mike Castagna                            3                                              

Event 6 - 200-Yard Breaststroke
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Buddy Browning                           3                                              

Event 7 - 400-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Walt Jardine                             3                                              

Event 8 - 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Relay Team A                             5                                              
       1) Warren Frost
       2) Jack White
       3) Mark Brown
       4) Frank Cochran


Southeastern AAU
03/05/1949, March 4-5, 1949, Atlanta, Ga.

From the Sunday News-Democrat, page 11.

Roger Slater placed 2nd in one-meter diving and Walter Jardine placed 4th in the 440-yard freestyle.

Event 1 - One-Meter Diving
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Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Roger Slater                             4                                              

Event 2 - 440-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  4    Walt Jardine                             2                                              


Pensacola NAS 47, Florida State 27
04/06/1949, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 1 - 220-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Mark Brown                               3                                              

Event 2 - 50-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Frank Cochran                   24.6     5                                              
  2    Jack White                               3                                              

Event 3 - Diving
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  1    Roger Slater                             5                                              

Event 4 - 100-Yard Freestyle
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Frank Cochran                            3                                              

Event 5 - 100-Yard Backstroke
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  2    Mike Castagna                            3                                              
  3    Jack Holmes                              1                                              

Event 6 - 200-Yard Breaststroke
====================================================
Place  Name                             Time  Points
====================================================
  3    Buddy Browning                           1                                              


1949 EOY Stats

Mark Brown Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami 220-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 01/22/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 1.25 01/27/1949 Emory 220-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 2:31.6 02/26/1949 Emory 200-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 02/26/1949 Emory 400-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 03/02/1949 Miami 200-Yard Freestyle 3 1.00 03/02/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 1.25 04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS 220-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 24.50 Buddy Browning Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami 200-Yard Breaststroke 2 3.00 01/27/1949 Emory 200-Yard Breaststroke 2 3.00 01/28/1949 Georgia 200-Yard Breaststroke 1 5.00 2:47.5 02/12/1949 Georgia 200-Yard Breaststroke 1 5.00 03/02/1949 Miami 200-Yard Breaststroke 2 3.00 04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS 200-Yard Breaststroke 3 1.00 20.00 Mike Castagna Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 03/02/1949 Miami 100-Yard Backstroke 2 3.00 04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS 100-Yard Backstroke 2 3.00 6.00 Frank Cochran Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami 50-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 26.0 01/22/1949 Miami 100-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 01/22/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 1.25 01/27/1949 Emory 50-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 01/27/1949 Emory 100-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 01/28/1949 Georgia 50-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 01/28/1949 Georgia 100-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 02/12/1949 Georgia 50-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 25.2 02/12/1949 Georgia 100-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 56.4 02/19/1949 Pensacola NAS 50-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 02/19/1949 Pensacola NAS 100-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 03/02/1949 Miami 50-Yard Freestyle 3 1.00 03/02/1949 Miami 100-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 03/02/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 1.25 04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS 50-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 24.6 04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS 100-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 54.50 Peter Dunn-Rankin Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/27/1949 Emory 200-Yard Breaststroke 3 1.00 1.00 Warren Frost Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami 220-Yard Freestyle 3 1.00 01/22/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 1.25 01/27/1949 Emory 220-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 03/02/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 1.25 6.50 Jack Holmes Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami 150-Yard Backstroke 3 1.00 01/27/1949 Emory 100-Yard Backstroke 3 1.00 01/28/1949 Georgia 150-Yard Backstroke 3 1.00 04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS 100-Yard Backstroke 3 1.00 4.00 Walt Jardine Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami 440-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 01/27/1949 Emory 440-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 5:37.3 01/28/1949 Georgia 220-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 2:27.5 01/28/1949 Georgia 440-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 5:28.2 02/12/1949 Georgia 400-Yard Freestyle 1 5.00 4:54.2 03/02/1949 Miami 200-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 03/02/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 03/05/1949 Southeastern AAU 440-Yard Freestyle 4 2.00 31.00 Joe Mills Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 02/26/1949 Emory Diving 3 1.00 1.00 Roger Slater Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami One-Meter Diving 1 5.00 96.60 01/27/1949 Emory Diving 1 5.00 01/28/1949 Georgia Diving 3 1.00 02/12/1949 Georgia Diving 1 5.00 02/26/1949 Emory Diving 2 3.00 03/02/1949 Miami Diving 1 5.00 03/05/1949 Southeastern AAU One-Meter Diving 2 4.00 04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS Diving 1 5.00 33.00 Don Wensinger Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami Diving 3 1.00 85.00 01/27/1949 Emory Diving 2 3.00 02/26/1949 Emory Diving 1 5.00 03/02/1949 Miami Diving 2 3.00 12.00 Jack White Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 1.25 02/19/1949 Pensacola NAS 50-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 03/02/1949 Miami 50-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 03/02/1949 Miami 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 1.25 04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS 50-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 11.50 Jack Williams Date Opponent Event Place Points Results ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ======== 01/22/1949 Miami 50-Yard Freestyle 3 1.00 1.00