Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 25. No. 11. 1962

Swimming

Swimming

With some pride members of the Victoria University Swimming Club could look back at the past year of swimming and water-polo activities, when the Annual Report was discussed at the A.G.M. held in the Men's Common Room on July 11.

As well as winning, the Easter Tournament in swimming and water-polo for the first time ever, the club's competition with Wellington swimming clubs at regular carnivals and at water-polo has been as keen and high a standard as ever. The club fielded three water-polo teams with one playing in the A grade championship, and several members obtained places in representative water-polo teams which played at Christchurch early in the year.

Perhaps the greatest indication of the club's high standard are the numbers of swimming and water-polo Blues granted this year. Three Vic. men were awarded N.Z.U. Blues, two for swimming and one for water-polo. It might also be added that Peter Hatch, who received a N.Z.U. Blue has excellent chances of getting into the Empire Games Team for Perth. Four members received Victoria Blues for water-polo, while four men and two women received them for swimming.

Discussion of this financial year's programme centred around the forthcoming tour by the Australian Universities, and the need for continued financial backing. Note was taken of the amount of pre-seasonal training being undertaken by the members at the moment. On Wednesday evenings, under able eye of Miss Jane Maddox, there is a callisthenics class in the Gymnasium. Also there is a training session at the Boys' Institute Baths on Sunday mornings. This will ensure a good turnout of fit swimmers this coming season.

Officers elected were: Patron, Mr. M. J. Mason; President, Mr. C. P. McBride; Club Captain, Mr. M. D. Kerr; Lady Vice-Captain. Miss Kirsty Macallan; Men's Vice-Captain, Mr. M. Sladden; Secretary, Mr. K. Wilton; Treasurer, Mr. P. Hatch; Committee, Miss Pat McColl, Miss Margaret McPherson, Mr. A. Griffiths, Mr. P. Cameron.