Bloomsburg
State College
1981-82

MEN'S
SWIMMING
AND
DIVING

What's Ahead
Five talented returning lettermen are the base on which
20th year head coach Eli McLaughlin must build his 1981-82
BSC men's swimming and diving team.
Team captain Phil Spampinato, who performs in the butterfly and backstroke freestyle races, leads the group of
veterans which includes sophomores Phil Christian, Tom
DiMarco, Carl Helstrom and Matt Thran. Christian will
specialize in the backstroke, Helstrom in the butterfly,
DiMarco in freestyle events, while Thran will compete in the
breaststroke along with the individual medley.
Newcomers John Connolly, John Murphy, and Jim
McFadden will add needed depth in the freestyle, Rick
Fenton and Dave Henwood will swim in the individual medley,
and junior Tom Baumann will join Thran in the breaststroke.
Sophomore Tom Grazioli will return to the squad with
experience in both one and three meter diving where he will
team with another sophomore, George Weatherstone.
The Huskies have a well-balanced schedule which will
include the 1st BSC Invitational Relays involving SUNY/
Binghamton, Lycoming, Hartwick, King's and Ursinus.
Pennsylvania Conference foes Clarion and Shippensburg, as
well as West Chester and Monmouth, appear to be the
biggest dual meet challenges on the slate.
BSC will be out to improve upon last year's 3-9 mark.
"Our plan is to strive for quality through hard work and take
each event one at a time," commented McLaughlin. "We're
looking forward to regaining some of the recognition we once
enjoyed on both the state and national level. I'm enthused
about this year's squad and the potential opportunities that
will be presented us," he added.

BSC -

All-Time Records

EVENT

NAME

TIME

400 Medley Relay

S. Price
D. Thran
W. Richards
S. Marvin
P. Dardaris
S. Marvin
S. Marvin
P. Dardaris
T. Cole
W. Richards
S. Marvin
P. Oardaris
R. Kozicki
J. Krick
K. Torok
W. Richards
S. Price
S. Marvin
W. Richards
P. Dardaris
D. Thran

3:36.5

YEAR
1978

10:22.87
1:41.9
21.2
2:03.23
259.4
1:55.08
46.2
1:58.76
4:56.9
2:15.68
3:10.2

1980
1978
1978
1980
1979
1979
1978
1980
1974
1979
1978

53.37
54.71
1:01.31

1976
1980
1978

1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
50 Freestyle
200 I.M.
1 Meter Diving
200 Butterfly
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
500 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
400 Free Relay

100 Butterfly
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke

Front Cover (left to right): Front - Phil
Spampinato, Eli McLaughlin (Coach), Phil
Christian. Back - Matt Thran, Carl Helstrom, Tom
DiMarco.

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High School
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Hometown
Chalfont
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Philadelphia
Livingston, NJ
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*Captain

Pete Allen

Tom Baumann

Phil Christian

John Connolly

Tom DiMarco

Rick Fenton

Wayne Frick

Tom Grazioli

Carl Helstrom

Dave Henwood

Kurt Hilss

Jim McFadden

JUNIOR
PHIL SPAMPINATO
Captain
LANCASTER, PA

John Murphy

Matt Thran

George Weatherstone

"About The Coach"
ELI McLAUGHLIN has been a
member of the Health and Physical Education Department for
the past 21 years and begins
his 20th season as the head
coach of the men's swimming
and diving team. McLaughlin
received both his B.S. and
M.Ed. degrees from West
Chester State College and has
done additional graduate work
in a Doctoral program at West
Virginia University.
He holds the rank of Associate Professor and also serves
as the Director of Aquatics. During his tenure McLaughlin
has served as varsity football line coach for three years
(1961-63), assistant baseball coach (1965), and head baseball
coach (1967).
Over the years he has built a highly respected varsity
program at the college. He recorded ten consecutive winning
seasons from 1965-66 through 1974-75. Although his last
three seasons have been below the .500 mark, McLaughlin
still has had some outstanding meets and qualified several
swimmers for national competition. Coming into this season,
his overall varsity record stands at 126-107-2. His 100th career
victory was achieved in January, 1975 when the Huskies
defeated Shippensburg.
Since 1971, McLaughlin has developed nine All-Americans
in 22 events and one National Champion in the 50 yard
freestyle. He qualified 31 swimmers and divers for 130 events
in National Competition from 1966 to 1980. In addition,
McLaughlin has hosted four Pennsylvania State College
Championships, produced 11 Pennsylvania State College
Champions in 32 events, placed his team in the top three for 9
consecutive years, and was voted "Coach of the Year, 1979".
In September, the NCAA awarded him with a plaque recognizing his 15 years as an active member of the organization.
He is married to the former Patricia Repash and they have
two daughters. Beth is a junior at Eastern College, St. Davids,
Pennsylvania and Jane is a junior currently studying at the
International Institute of Seville, Spain.

Assistant Coach
ALAN PARKER, a former outstanding diver for Methacton
High School, had performed
one year at West Virginia
University before transferring
to Bloomsburg where he will
coach the men and women
divers. Alan is easy going,
reliable, and has a good rapport
with the divers.

TITLE IX
Bloomsburg State College is committed to providing leadership in taking
affirmative action to attain equal educational and employment rights for all
persons, without regard to sex, handicap, or other legally protected classification.
This policy is placed in this document in accordance with state and federal laws
including Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Please direct equal opportunity inquiries to:
Affirmative Action /Title IX Coordinator, Carver Hall, 389-2523.

1981-82 Schedule
DATE
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
Dec.2
Jan. 23
Jan. 28
Jan. 30
Feb. 3
Feb.6
Feb. 9
Feb. 12
Feb. 16
Feb. 20
Feb. 27
March 4 - 6
March 18 - 20

OPPONENT
At Ithaca
BSC SWIM RELAYS
At Kings College
SUNY/BINGHAMTON
EAST STROUDSBURG
SH IPPENSBURG
MONMOUTH
At Susquehanna
At Clarion
WEST CH ESTER
At Lycoming
HARTWICK
At Indiana (PA)
PSAC Championships (Indiana, PA)
NCAA Division II Championships
(Clarion, PA)

TIME
12:00 noon
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.

1980-81 Results
BSC
76
Ithaca
61
Kings
28
Bucknell
Susquehanna
63
30
Edinboro
59
E. Stroudsburg
Temple
36
Shippensburg
37
42
Monmouth
47
Clarion
35
West Chester
Indiana (PA)
36
Shippensburg Relays: 5th
Indiana (PA) Relays: 3rd
PSAC Championships: 7th

Opponent
67
51
60
40
83
41
74
59
69
57
61
67

College Facts
LOCATION: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815
ENROLLMENT: 5400 Undergraduates
COLORS: Maroon and Gold
NICKNAME: Huskies
PRESIDENT: Dr. James H. McCormick
CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION
AND ATHLETICS: Dr. Jerry Medlock (Phone:389-2613)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: H. Cecil Turberville (Phone: 389-3225)
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:Joanne McComb(Phone: 389-3912)
MEMBER: NCAA (Div. II), Pennsylvan ia Conference
POOL: Nelson Fieldhouse (500)
TRAINER: Paul G. Slocum (Phone 389-2401)
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION: Bruce "Nick" Dietterick
(Phone: 389-3411)
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: James Hollister (Phone:
389-3411, Office; 784-6568,
Home)
PHOTOS BY: Dan Maresh