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Steve Ware swam for Glenn Hummer, Huntington,IN. & Doc Councilman, Indiana University

I'm sure we all remember the name Steve Ware!!! An excellent swimmer who represented Huntington and went on to swim for Doc at I.U. ... .
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Email from Steve: I want to thank Gary Kinkead for telling me about your Dad's web site. It was so much fun looking and reading about the Rivi swimmers that I remember so well. I started swimming at age 7 and swam against Rivi until I went to swim for Doc at IU. That's a lot of years. It was so much fun to throw in the Winning Coach.I had forgotten about that. I remember the Joe Sheehy's
of IAC and their cast of swimmers. Doc Barton and his gang. Rivi and IAC had National swimmers. It was fun to be apart of all that competition. It
helped me grow as a swimmer having your Dad coach such top swimmers to compete against year in and year out.
Huntington Mile was always supported by Rivi. We liked you all coming up to our little Lake. Enjoyed all the good times of swimming with the good
people of Rivi. It's nice to see that you can have reunions together. Tell all I say hello.

Left to Right: Allen Dilley, Gary Kinkead, Steve Ware, Van Rockefeller and Steve Folk.

Doc Councilman's Indiana University Swimmers - Steve Ware and Gary Dilley Honored

Steve Ware holds top 200 yard time in NATION, followed by Indiana University Teammates Dave Perkowski and Don McKinzie.

Article on Steve and Teammate Gary Kindkead. Also mentioned Don McKenzie and Dave Perkowski, Bill Utley and Pat McCullour.

7. Freshman School Record and Selected Co-Captain 8 Big Ten and N.C.A.A. Champions

9. National College Number One Ranking 200 yd. Breaststroke 10. B.S.-Business 1970 -Indiana University

Steve's wife of 36 years, Laura back row and Steve's ,
two sisters. Ann, front right facing, won the first Huntington Mile for girls. His other sister Nancy is front left facing. Nancy was swimming only a
couple of years. Ann swam for about 4yrs. All swam for Glenn Hummer.

A message from Nancy Ware Haberland....My swimming days were quite numbered -- Butch called me "Speedy" because I was so slow. He told me he had never seen anyone go that slowly. He had such a way with words. Butch spent half his life at our house. We all adored him. He would come over on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas morning when dad carved the turkey. He sat there waiting for dad to get that turkey sliced. He never knew anyone carved a turkey other than at the actual dining room table. So, while dad was carving, Butch was sneaking bites. We loved him dearly.

There are NO pictures of me swimming! On one occasion, Butch entered me in a swimming meet in Ft. Wayne. It was 10 lengths. I just about cried. 10 lengths for me was like -- well, it might as well have been 2 miles -- Oh my. There were only two of us swimming. Does that make it worse -- oh yes! I was so angry with him that I thought I would show him -- so, as I was finishing up my last 5 lengths of the pool (my opponent having been down after my first two lengths), I waved to him as I was going by. He nearly died -- the crowed thought it was great. They all started screaming for me to go faster. Right! So much for my humiliating him! Needless to say, I quit the team. Tennis was my game and still is.

Steve is elated you are putting this together -- me too. We all have our own wonderful memories. I can still hear mother and dad talking about your father and what a great coach he was. Steve was so fortunate to have been a part of your family's life as well. We all are!