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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption reads "Al Cartwright, top, won the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter medley as he and his Birmingham High mates won the city swim championship at the Olympic pool near the Coliseum yesterday. Ken Merten [pictured], below, scored points for Polytechnic as the Valley swept most of the aquatic honors."
Birmingham High School (Van Nuys, Calif.)--Students Los Angeles Swimming Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) Swimmers High school students Young men Swimming Los Angeles (Calif.)
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