The 1970 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Parkcrest
Meet Dates
August 7 – August 8
# Swimmers
???
Winning Pool
West Side
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Parkcrest
Meet Dates
August 8 (?)
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Ridgewood
Maple Bluff
Shorewood
Monona
West Side
Parkcrest
Highlighted Swimmers
Laura Crissinger (PC)
Dan Baer (WS)
Wayne Rayfield (MO)
Bob Storer (MO)
Gail French (RW)
Todd Sievert (RW)
Molly Baer (WS)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Age groups changed to current format: 8&Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-17.
- 8 and under do not swim breaststroke, fly, IM, or medley relay.
- Boy and girl distances equalized for 11-12 medley relay.
- 30 records broken!
The 1971 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Shorewood
Meet Dates
August 6 – August 7
# Swimmers
???
Winning Pool
West Side
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Shorewood
Meet Dates
August 5, August 7
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
???
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Ridgewood
Maple Bluff
Shorewood
Monona
West Side
Parkcrest
Highlighted Swimmers
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Diving moves to it’s own day, separate from swimming but hosted at the same pool.
- 8 and under adds medley relay, breaststroke, and fly.
- 9-10 adds IM, fly, and medley relay. Free relays equalize distancs for boys and girls, to 100s.
- 13-14 boys increase to 100 fly and 200 IM.
- 11-12 boys and girls, and 15-17 boys event sets are identical to today.
The 1972 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Monona
Meet Dates
August 4 – August 5
# Swimmers
???
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Monona
Meet Date(s)
???
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Shorewood
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Ridgewood
Maple Bluff
Shorewood
Monona
West Side
Parkcrest
Highlighted Swimmers
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
The 1973 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
August 3 – August 4
# Swimmers
>508
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
August 1 – August 2
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Shorewood
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Parkcrest
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Monona
Shorewood
Nakoma
West Side
Highlighted Swimmers
Bobbi Reif (RW)
Steve Boyle (HF)
Barb Bryant (RW)
Mark Kosikowski (WS)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Nakoma added to the League!
- Meet expanded to four days–diving on Wednesday and Thursday, swimming on Friday and Saturday.
- 13-14 girls equalize distance for free, back, and breast with boys’ distances (100s). 13-14 girls event set is identical to today.
The 1974 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Ridgewood
Meet Dates
August 2 – August 3
# Swimmers
>512
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Ridgewood
Meet Dates
July 31 – August 1
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Shorewood
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Parkcrest
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Monona
Shorewood
Nakoma
West Side
Highlighted Swimmers
Sue Horinek (RW)
Mark Dewey (WS)
Lisa Horswill (HF)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- 9-10 boys and girls relays are increased to 200s. 9-10s’ event sets are now identical to today.
- Ridgewood produced the very first All-City t-shirt. They did not put a date on it, in case they did not sell them all, so they could offer them for sale at future meets.
The 1975 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Hill Farm
Meet Dates
August 1 – August 2
# Swimmers
>532
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Hill Farm
Meet Dates
July 30 – July 31
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Shorewood
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Parkcrest
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Monona
Shorewood
Nakoma
West Side
Highlighted Swimmers
Sue Stracka (HF)
Ann Drolsom (HF)
Mark Felstehausen (SW)
Steve Boyle (HF)
Jim Morledge (PC)
Karen Sallander (MO)
Katie Wise (HF)
Glenn Messner (NK)
Dave Sievert (RW)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- First real logo!
The 1976 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Parkcrest
Meet Dates
July 30 – July 31
# Swimmers
>644
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Parkcrest
Meet Dates
July 28 – July 29
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Parkcrest
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Parkcrest
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Monona
Shorewood
Nakoma
West Side
Highlighted Swimmers
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
The 1977 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Shorewood
Meet Dates
August 4 – August 6
# Swimmers
>652
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Nakoma
Meet Dates
August 1 – August 2
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Hill Farm
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Parkcrest
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Monona
Shorewood
Nakoma
West Side
Highlighted Swimmers
Sue Horinek (RW)
Beth Neuman (RW)
Doug Kopp (PC)
Heidi Wencel (PC)
Glenn Messner (NK)
Andrea Domek (HF)
Kathy Reed (RW)
Larry Braue (SW)
Tom Kopp (PC)
Amy McConnell (MO)
Kathy Graham (NK)
Ann Drolsom (HF)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Swimming and diving venues split into the current configuration. Swimming is a three-day meet from Thursday through Saturday. Diving is a two-day meet on Monday and Tuesday, hosted by the pool who will be the NEXT year’s swim meet host!
The 1978 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Nakoma
Meet Dates
August 3 – August 5
# Swimmers
871
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Maple Bluff
Meet Dates
July 31 – August 1
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Hill Farm
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Parkcrest
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Monona
Shorewood
Nakoma
West Side
Highlighted Swimmers
Kathy Reed (RW)
Sue Harinek (RW)
Peter McAweeney (PC)
Doug Kopp (PC)
Tom Senn (SW)
Ann Drolsom (HF)
Robbie Rector (NK)
Jeff Shea (HF)
Jackie Ervin (WS)
Steve Sharratt (HF)
Joanne Toomey (WS)
Justin Hanson (RW)
Mike McAweeney (PC)
Larry Brave (SW)
Hillary Williamson (HF)
Dave Eckerle (SW)
Susie Sauthoff (PC)
Jay Payton (HF)
Amy Williamson (HF)
Julie Sergenian (RW)
Paul Eckerle (SW)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
The 1979 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Monona
Meet Dates
August 2 – August 4
# Swimmers
847
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
July 30 – July 31
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Hill Farm
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Parkcrest
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Monona
Shorewood
Nakoma
West Side
Highlighted Swimmers
Andrea Domek (RW)
Chris Smith (RW)
Jennifer King (RW)
Jeff Whalen (SW)
Mark Felstehausen (SW)
Kristi Graham (NK)
Wendy Olson (SW)
Hillary Williamson (HF)
Anne Tercek (PC)
Sue Horinek (RW)
Heidi Heineke (RW)
Jay Mortenson (MB)
Ann Drolsom (HF)
Mike McAweeney (PC)
Kelli McCarthy (MO)
Christy Vedejs (HF)
Joanne Toomey (WS)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Storms delay finals by more than two hours.
- Logo was designed by local artist Aaron Bohrod.
Special Thanks
A special thanks to the Wisconsin State Journal for their permission to use photos and articles from their archives for this history display.