B. B. Clarke
For at least a decade before the 1962 Hill Farm meet, another All-City Swim meet took place annually at B.B. Clarke Beach in Monona Lake. Swimmers qualified for this meet throughout the summer, and competed in the Lake in events like the 10-yard and 20-yard freestyle. There was also diving at these beach meets, including a high dive event!
Because the B.B. Clarke All-City Swim Meet already had the name “All-City,” the new event started by Hill Farm in 1962 went by various names for several years, including the All-Pool Meet, the Capitol City Championships, the City Pool Meet, All-Pool Championships, the All-City Pool Meet, All-Madison Pool Meet, and finally in 1984 it was shorted to the Madison All-City Swim Meet. For a number of years in the 1960s, there was both an All-City pool meet and also the All-City meet held at B.B. Clarke Beach.
The B.B. Clarke Swim meets ended in the late 1960s.
Highlighted Swimmers
(* indicates they won 3+ events in the same meet)
BOYS
John Busby
Dick Cates
Duan Damron
Peter Debenham
Don Dolphin *
Dave Guse
Brad Horner
Dick Howell
Jim Jarvis
Brek Johnson *
Hans Johnson
Jim Kippert
Bill Luetke *
Darrel Lulling *
Pat McCormick
Mike Mullarkey
Craig Nobis
Jerry Phelan
Charles Pire
Ralph Raymond *
Pete Sample
Bill Schultz
Tom Thompson *
Bruce Wencel
Steve Wencel *
Tom Wencel
Dean Wilkening
GIRLS
Maxine Ashwell
Mary Kay Baer
Nancy Beach
Barb Berntsen
Carol Borman *
Jean Borman *
Leslie Buffo
Sue Farrar
Marcia Felland *
Maureen Fitzpatrick
Lynette Franklin
Linda Kilpatrick
Marcy Morenthaler
Susan Parker
Alynn Patzer
Diane Patzer
Kathy Picone
Ruth Picone *
Alana Ronne
Debbie Sample
Suzanne Schneider *
Robin Siebecker
Nancy Wise
Mary Kay Zitzer
The 1962 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Hill Farm
Meet Date
???
# Swimmers
<50
Winning Pool
Hill Farm
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Hill Farm
Meet Date
???
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
West Side
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Shorewood
Website
Swim Dive
Heat Sheets
Swim Dive
Results
Swim Dive
Highlighted Swimmers
Tom Thompson (HF)
Al Horner (RW)
Karen Gaarder (HF)
Claire Alexander (MB)
Wayne Horner (RW)
Barb Bernsten (MB)
Martha Ferris (MB)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Only one swimmer from each pool for each event participated.
- No IM events, no medley relays.
- Girls did not swim fly–only 12-13 and 14-15 boys swam fly.
- Age groups: 9&under, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15. No Seniors!
- Everyone under age 14 swam 25s. Only the 14-15 groups swam 50s.
- Swimming and diving were added together.
- The entire meet took 1/2 day!
The 1963 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Ridgewood
Meet Date
August 3
# Swimmers
~100
Winning Pool
Maple Bluff
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Ridgewood
Meet Date
August 3
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
West Side
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Shorewood
Website
Swim Dive
Heat Sheets
Swim Dive
Results
Swim Dive
Highlighted Swimmers
Tom Wencel (RW)
Kathy Keely (MB)
Steve Wencel (RW)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Each pool could send 2 swimmers per event.
The 1964 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Maple Bluff
Meet Date
August 8
# Swimmers
???
Winning Pool
Hill Farm
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Maple Bluff
Meet Date
August 8
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
West Side
Maple Bluff
Ridgewood
Shorewood
Website
Swim Dive
Heat Sheets
Swim Dive
Results
Swim Dive
Highlighted Swimmers
Wayne Horner (RW)
Tom Thompson (HF)
Linda Kilpatrick (HF)
Linda Levin (HF)
Craig Nobis (WS)
Steve Wencel (RW)
Mike Buffo (SW)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
The video linked above was taken by Richard Pire. In the video, the man holding the child who receives the trophy is Tom Knoche, the man credited with starting the All City Swim Meet. He hands the trophy to Bob Cattrell, the girls’ coach from Hill Farm.
The 1965 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
August 6 – August 7
# Swimmers
~350
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
August 6 – August 7
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Ridgewood
Maple Bluff
Shorewood
Monona
West Side
Website
Swim Dive
Heat Sheets
Swim Dive
Results
Swim Dive
Highlighted Swimmers
Jeff Guse (RW)
Steve Wencel (RW)
Margie Debenham (MB)
Malcolm Knight (RW)
Robin Seibecker (SW)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Participation is open to all swimmers!
- Monona participates for the first time.
- All-City becomes a 2-day meet.
- Age groups are changed to: 10&Under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-17.
- Butterfly added for girls in 11-12, 13-14, and 15-17 age groups. No fly for 10&Unders.
- IM added for boys in 13-14 and 15-17 age groups only.
- Girls swim half the distance that boys swim for many races.
The 1966 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
August 5 – August 6
# Swimmers
338
Winning Pool
Hill Farm
Dive Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
August 5 – August 6
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Ridgewood
Maple Bluff
Shorewood
Monona
West Side
Highlighted Swimmers
Tom Thompson (HF)
Becky Zutter (HF)
Carol Borman (MB)
Margie Debenham (MB)
Chuck Pire (HF)
Hans Johnson (HF)
Barb Bernisen (MB)
Bruce Wenzel (RW)
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Butterfly added for 10&Under boys and girls.
- IM added for 13-14, 15-17 girls.
The 1967 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
August 4 – August 5
# Swimmers
???
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
West Side
Meet Dates
August 4 – August 5
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Ridgewood
Maple Bluff
Shorewood
Monona
West Side
News
Swim Dive
Photos
Swim Dive
Memorabilia
Swim Dive
Highlighted Swimmers
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Added 11-12 medley relay for boys and girls.
The 1968 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Ridgewood
Meet Dates
August 9 – August 10 (?)
# Swimmers
???
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Ridgewood
Meet Dates
August 9 – August 10
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Ridgewood
Maple Bluff
Shorewood
Monona
West Side
Parkcrest
Highlighted Swimmers
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
- Parkcrest added to the league!
- Meet possibly held over to Sunday, as this was perhaps the coldest (avg. 72 degree high) and windiest (over 12 mph average wind speed) All-City meet ever.
- IM added for 11-12 boys and girls.
- Medley relay added for 10&Under boys and girls.
The 1969 All-City Meet
Swim Meet
Host Pool
Hill Farm
Meet Dates
August 8 – August 9
# Swimmers
???
Winning Pool
Ridgewood
Dive Meet
Host Pool
Hill Farm
Meet Dates
August 8 – August 9
# Divers
???
Winning Pool
Participating Pools
Hill Farm
Ridgewood
Maple Bluff
Shorewood
Monona
West Side
Parkcrest
Highlighted Swimmers
Meet Notes & Items of Interest
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.