In the Swim

The V.U.C. Swimming Club has this season been at its strongest for tome years but unfortunately some of the best swimmers are unable to travel to Dunedin. The Polo team has had a very successful season in the Wellington first grade competition. Colin Trotter, a College Blue, has often been seen at Tournament. He is a keen surfer and a Teachers' Training College Swimming champion. Don Paviour-Smith (who has been coached by Lester Ronald) holds the Hawke's Bay Medley record and has represented the Bay at Polo and Swimming. Bob Eagle who has represented Manawatu at Polo; Lloyd Allen is Manawatu 100yds Champ, and has represented his province. Among the women is Jackie Twigg thrice Freestyle Champion and holder of four college Blues (two from Auckland and two from Vic.). In goal for the Polo team is Theo Verhoeven, many times a college Blue but as yet net an N.Z.U. Blue. They has been in goal for The Rest v. N.Z., was a member of the N.Z.U. team in Australia this summer, and kept goal for Wellington (the unbeaten champions) at this year's Inter-provincial Tournament. in the course of this he stopped two penalty shots. The team also has a number of relative unknows but the mixture promises to provide stiff opposition for the other Colleges.