An additional bit of excitement for our reunion weekend. KHS65 member Tom Walker reportedly will be with us at the reunion, and it's his parents mentioned here. Continue reading below for notes on our Stellar Senior Swim Team:
From the Development Office at KHS ~
"Dear Friends of Kirkwood High School,
The Walker Natatorium is nearing completion. We have our fingers crossed that the last several swim meets (Sept. 29, Oct. 6 and Oct. 8) for the Boys Swim & Dive Team will be held in the Walker Natatorium. The Girls Swim & Dive season begins November 9 and
the Water Polo season begins February 22.
EXCITING
NEWS: An anonymous donor has established a challenge! The donor will
match dollar for dollar every donation - up to $100,000 - given to the
Legacy Fund for the Walker Natatorium! Every dollar given to the Legacy
Fund will be used to assist with maintaining the Walker Natatorium.
The challenge officially starts when we "turn on" the water to fill the pool (target date is September 12), and the challenge will end on October 10 at 10 am -
the date of the KHS Class of 1965 reunion tour of Kirkwood High School.
The KHS 1965 Boys Swim Team was the first Swim Team State Champions! [Our reunion tour of the school will also be the "ribbon cutting"
for the new pool since KHS65's swim team won the first state
championship!]
Please help us meet the challenge and "fill
the pool" by making a donation to the Legacy Fund for the Walker
Natatorium. Donors who give $3,000 and up will be recognized on the
Major Donor Wall within the
Walker Natatorium. All donations over $100 will be recognized within
the Walker Natatorium. Our goal is to raise $3 million to establish the
Legacy Fund and use the interest earned from the fund for general
operational costs such as utilities, water testing and balancing and
equipment inspections. In future years, the funds may be used for
equipment repairs and replacement.
The dedication for the Walker Natatorium is in the planning stages. Detailed information will be sent in the very near future.
Included
in this e-mail is information related to the history of our aquatic
teams. We believe it is important to remember the coaches, parents and
community members who have always supported our student athletes in the
aquatics.
Please join us and consider making a donation during this exciting time in history. You can go to www.walkernatatorium.org, call
or text 314.600.7773 or email ginger.cayce@kirkwoodschools.org.
It is THE YEAR OF THE POOL!
Ginger Cayce
314.600.7773
Kirkwood School District
Community Relations & Development
Kirkwood High School Aquatic Teams History
Girls
were not allowed to play in sanctioned competitive teams until the
passage of Title IX in 1972. Girls began competing on the boys team in
1973, and in 1974, female only teams were formed. The girls swim team
was added during the 1974-75 school year after a group of female
swimmers successfully advocated for a team.
It was Coach Wilson
Stocker [who died 4/22/15] who stepped up in 1975 and volunteered to coach the first KHS
Girls Swim & Dive Team. Coach Stocker did not receive monetary
compensation for his efforts, but his
memory is held in high esteem by many female athletes.
In
1962-63, the first Boys Swim & Dive Team was formed. The three state
champion titles were all coached by Coach Wilson Stocker, 1965, 1966
and 1972! Swimmers who swam for Coach Stocker were known as "Stockers
Strokers."
The first Co-Ed Water Polo Team was formed in the fall of 1996. The first coach was Richard "Hoot" Newman."
From our 1965 Pioneer :
SWIMMERS SPLASH TO STATE VICTORY
We had an undefeated (9-0) season as Coach Stocker predicted!
KHS set 2 records in the State Meet, the 200 yard medley relay team of Gary Birum, Bob Casey, Chuck Comfort & Dan Clark posted a new mark of 1:48.1 and team captain [the late] Bob Casey captured the 100 breastroke with a 1:06.0.
Other KHS65 members of the team were: Rusty Nelson, Wylie Dawson, Charlie Stevenson, Andy Bastman, Lee McLaughlin and Craig Conway [currently known as Mr. Lee Bennett just in case you didn't know :-)) ]
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