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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 17, No. 4. March 25, 1953

Inter-Fac Swimming Sports

Inter-Fac Swimming Sports

On Thursday, March 19, the inter-faculty swimming sports were held. These sports are the first to be held for several years it is rumoured the last time was in 1948. Anyway the inter-faculty sports have been successfully revived.

A large crowd arrived at 8 o'clock ready to start punctually (?) at 8.30. There were enough entrants in each race to make it necessary for several heats in the freestyle and breast-stroke event.

The night was cold but the tepid water of the Thorndon baths caused the competitors no hardship.

The Massey College competitors. Keir. McKenzie. Gay Simpson and Mary McWhannell are to be congratulated for coming so far to take part in the sports.

Controlling and organising the sports were Pip Piper and Dick Sid-dells. Officiating at the sports also were Professor Watson-Munro (club president and timekeeper). Mr. N. H. Gorrie (vice-president and starter). Mr. B. Hutchinson (Judge), and Mr. Landreth (timekeeper).

The tentative tournament team which emerged from these sports is as follows: Women, captained by Miss Isabel Corkill (freestyle 100yds). Beverley English (dive and backstroke), Beverley Watkins (freestyle and medley), Susan Baird (backstroke). Gay Simpson. Massey. (backstroke and medley) and Mary McWhannell (50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke). Massey.

Men: Captained by Dick Siddels (breaststroke polo). Ryalls (dive and Tmedley), Dowse, (breaststroke, polo), McPherson (freestyle), Ramson (backstroke, freestyle, polo). Steiner (already at O.U.) (freestyle, polo), McPharlane (backstroke, polo), Tansey (freestyle). Fraser (polo. The selection committee regrets that because of circumstances L. C Harlen cannot represent V.U.C. at the tournament. L. C. Harlen won the heat and final of the 100 freest vie in Very fast time. He would have been an asset to the team.

The individual placing in the events Were as follows:—
  • Womens 66yds freestyle: J. Comrie 1. 47 1-5sec; J. Thorpe 2: 1. Corkill 3.
  • Women's 33 1-3yds breastroke: J. Comrie 1. 27 4-5sec: S. Blath 2: M. McWhannell 3.
  • Women's 33 1-3yds Backstroke: J. Thorpe 1. 30sec: B. English 2: G. Simp-son (Massey) 3.
  • Women's 33 1-3yds freestyle: J. Comrie 1. 2: 1-3sec: J. Thorpe 2: I. Corkill 3.
  • Women's alive: Comrie 1: English 2: Thorpe 3.
  • Women's polo: V.U.C. v Wellington Women; V.U.C. 3. Wellington 3.
  • Mens 100 freestyle: Harlen (L.C.) 1. Gisec: Cameron (L.C.) 2. Tansey (S) 3.
  • Mens 100 breastroke: Dowse (S) 1. 79 3-5sec: Smith (?) 2, Siddells 3.
  • Men's 100 medley: Piper (S) 1, 8O 3-5sec, Cameron (L.C.) 2. Dowse (C) 3.
  • Men's 33 1-3 backstroke: Ramson (A) 1. 31 4-5sec. Keir (Massey) 2, Me-farlane 3.
  • Mens 33 1-3 freestyle: Tansey (S) 1. 17 I-5sec. McPherson (A) 2. Cameron and Chisholm 3rd equal.
  • Men's dive: Murphy 1. McCann 2. Piper 3.
  • Mens polo: Science v Arts. Law. Commerce (S) 3.(A.L.C.) 3.

James Hannan.