The 1968 Texas Open Swimming Championship

Duration: 0:01:27

Year Published: 1968

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: At the sound of the pistol, competitors swim and dive their way through this news coverage of the 1968 Texas Open Swimming Championship in Austin. The swim competition was organized by none other than Wally Pryor, who was an University of Texas All-American water polo player and later coach of the Austin Aquatic Club. Onlookers cheer on as a freestyle race commences, followed with shots of various young women diving. Texas Longhorns football coach Darrell K Royal also makes an appearance.