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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 3. April 13, 1959

Outstanding

Outstanding

The outstanding woman swimmer in our team was once again Jackie Twigg, who finished second in the 55yds. women's freestyle and fourth in the 110yds. freestyle.

Linda McDougall was beaten by a touch for third place in the women's backstroke, an event which had the surprise defeat of Judy Nelson (the winner of this event in both tests this summer) by F. Boulivont of Canterbury.

The most tense event was the men's diving on Monday morning; could Bill McCarroll beat Richard Swindell and so reverse their national placings?

He did, in a hard struggle, each dive changing the leadership and the hearts of the crowd.

Bill finished with 53pts. to Richard's 51.7 and in one of those incredible decisions Bill got an N.Z.U. Blue (the first for men's diving since the 1930's) but Swindell was not of a high enough standard!!!

Our other outstanding men were Wayne Howes, who had two seconds; Don Paviour-Smith, with a second and a third; and Dave Fisher with a third and a fourth.

We can only wait and see if Vic can actually do better next year when Tournament is in Wellington. — Get fit, you swimmers.

—C.P.