SWIMMING We were left in doubt in the early part of term as to whether we would ever get any weather suitable for bathing, but with three glorious weeks in July we had nothing to grumble about by the end
of term. During this period the Baths were a scene of much activity, particularly on the part of the youngsters, and the results in the Sports alone show the improvement in the standard of swimming throughout the School. Heats have now become the normal practice, and were once again held in all events except the plunges and dives, and these provided valuable practice and experience for all competitors before the finals. Six new School records were established in the heats, all of which, it was decided, should be reckoned as new official records, as absence or adverse conditions on the finals day would deprive entrants from repeating their achievements. Of these six new records, two were improved upon in the finals, and one further record also established. Thus three new records were set up in the Senior group, one in the Intermediate and three in the Junior. Life-saving practices have also been held under the instruction of Mr. Gregory, and the following boys were successful in passing awards of the Royal Life Saving Society :Bronze Medallion: P. A. Dornan, J. Etherington, W. Gibson, C. M. B. Gregory, D. R. Procter, M. P. W. Raahauge, J. F. Franklin, M. G. Hancock, J. S. Ibberson, G. F. B. Mitchell, J. E. Moore, C. W. Jose, A. C. Wilson, S. J. S. Wroe, H. B. Burnett, P. R. Webster, R. A. Hodgson, R. W. Peacock, T. Watson, W. I. Macdonald, C. J. Quickfall, R. M. Wheeler, R. V. Sykes. Bronze Cross : S. S. Hobson, A. McCallum. Award of Merit : D. Anderson.
DETAILED RESULTS OF SWIMMING SPORTS Sunday, 24th July 1. Under 161 Free Style-50 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd E. G. Stewart, 3rd J. S. Ibberson. Time : 30.3 secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st A. J. Isherwood, 2nd F. J. Pacey, 3rd D. G. Barton. Time : 38.0 secs. 3. Under 15 Plunge. 1st P. R. Webster, 2nd J. B. Mathews, 3rd I. S. T. Dutton. Distance : 40 ft. 71 ins. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke. 1st W. Gibson, 2nd R. S. R. Hyde, 3rd S. S. Hobson. Time : 18.0 secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke--100 yds. 1st J. E. Moore, 2nd equal M. D. Fish and P. A. Crane. Time : 80.2 secs. 6. Under 16f Dive. 1st J. Etherington, 2nd J. S. Ibberson, 3rd M. P. Stanton. 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd W. Gibson, 3rd D. Storey. Time : 31.3 secs. 8. Under 16f Breast-stroke--100 yds. 1st L. T. Beaumont, 2nd R. M. Wheeler, 3rd C. I. Chadwick. Time : 94.0 secs. 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd J. A. Whitmore, 3rd F. J. Pacey. Time : 68.0 secs. (School Record.)
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