Swimming

that the School won the race. The School also won the race between the 4th Crews, leaving the score at two races each. In the final race between the 5th Crews, disaster overtook the School just before the York City bend, when a slide broke. The crews returned to the start and set off again, and again the same thing happened at the same place. As it was now getting late and as the O.P.s in both half races had had a comfortable lead, they claimed a moral victory over the School, and so claimed to have won the rubber.

The Crews were :-

OLD PETERITES. 1st Crew.—F. N. Newdick (bow), D. Hardisty (2), P. Garbett (3), J. H. Amos (Str.). Cox, M. I. Daniel. 2nd Crew.—C. S. Shepherd J(bow), J. D. Dench (2), P. R. Sykes (3), D. Tate (Str.). Cox, D. B. Knowles. 3rd Crew.—N. B. Burgess (bow), T. M. A. Griffiths (2), J. C. Varley (3), D. C. Drummond (Str.). Cox, E. A. Newhouse. 4th Crew.—R. E. A. Atkinson (bow), R. G. Emmett (2), E. C. d'O. Lees (3), J. A. Whitehead (Str.). Cox, M. I. Daniel. 5th Crew.—R. E. Dodd (bow), R. D. Watson (2), A. P. Border (3), H. Brown , (Str.). Cox, J. D. Eccles (chosen by lot).

SCHOOL CREWS.

1st Crew.—D. L. Hourigan (bow), R. J. Gibson (2), R. A. Calvert (3), D. J. Wilson (Str.). Cox, D. A. Haxby. 2nd Crew.—R. C. Groves (bow), P. W. Newhouse (2), D. J. Hartley (3), P. C. Knowlson (Str.). Cox, T. A. Foy. 3rd Crew.—R. Hawkins (bow), G. Brooks (2), J. Whittaker (3), J. M. Smithson (Str.). Cox, L. E. Shenker. 4th Crew.—D. G. Hilton ,(bow), J. R. Dwyer (2), N. E. V. Marshall (3), P. C. Newhouse (Str.). Cox, J. A. Jackson. 5th Crew.—J. B. Weightman (bow), D. A. Quirke (2), A. N. C. Smith (3), C. W. Thompson (Str.). Cox, P. R. Shearburn.

By comparison with previous years, it is again evident that more and more boys are reaching a useful standard of swimming. 132 boys have passed their school test (4 lengths breast-stroke, plus 2 lengths back-stroke without the use of hands), and this represents an increase of 17 on last year. The number of non-swimmers is now down to 18, 4 fewer than last year, and a new test of 4 lengths, made for the benefit of boaters, has also been passed by a further 63 boys.

The Swimming Sports at the end of term once again emphasised the Manor House superiority in this sport, with School House a moderate second. The Senior times and distances were clearly below standard—no fewer than 4 similar Intermediate events being accomplished in better times.

Outstanding achievements included 4 new records by Intermediate and Junior Competitors. The Manor Intermediate relay team beat the record previously held by the Rise since 1947, and C. W. Thompson plunged the remarkable distance of 56 ft. 10 inches in the Intermediate event, beating by 10 ft. 7 inches the previous record held

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by D. C. Thompson since 1940. In the Junior events, D. N. Simmons set up a new record in the 50 yds. breast-stroke, and M. J. McCallum a new record for the 25 yds. back-stroke.

DETAILED RESULTS

1. Under 16i Free Style-50 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd R. J. De Little, 3rd M. N. Coates. Time : 34% secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st P. C. Knowlson, 2nd R. J. Gibson, 3rd J. N. Ramsden. Time : 40% secs. 3. Under 15 Dive. 1st R. G. Bough, 2nd M. J. Wood, 3rd M. J. Firth. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st M. J. McCallum, 2nd J. G. Humble, 3rd Leishman. Time : 18% secs. (School Record). 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st R. J. Gibson, 2nd R. T. Oxtoby, 3rd M. G. Goodburn. Time : 1 min. 30% secs. 6. Under 16i Plunge. 1st C. W. Thompson, 2nd J. Whittaker, 3rd R. Hawkins. Distance 56 ft. 10 in. (School Record.) 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st M. J. McCallum, 2nd A. E. Wick, 3rd C. M. Dunn. Time : 39 secs. 8. Under 16i Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st H. W. J. Rigg, 2nd J. B. Drew, 3rd J. N. Roe. Time : 1 min 35% secs. 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st A. M. Kendell, 2nd K. M. Ratcliff, 3rd R. E. S. Farrar. Time : 1 min. 29% secs. 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st K. M. Ratcliff, 2nd A. M. Kendell, 3rd J. D. Poole. Time : 15% secs. 11. Under 16i Free Style-25 yds. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd P. J. Rhead, 3rd M. N. Coates. Time : 14% secs. 12. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st C. M. Dunn, 2nd A. E. Wick, 3rd J. O. Walton. Time : 161 secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd J. N. Ramsden, 3rd P. C. Knowlson. Time : 39% secs. 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st A. M. Kendell, 2nd K. M. Ratcliff,. 3rd J. D. Poole. Time : 35% secs. 15. Under 16-i Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. B. Drew, 2nd J. A. Jackson, 3rd I Collins. Time: 43% secs. 16. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st D. N. Simmons, 2nd W. R. Ibberson, 3rd M. J. Wood. Time : 39% secs. (School Record.) 17. Under 161 Dive. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd G. B. Hudson, 3rd (equal) M. N. Coates and E. A. M. Reid-Smith. 18. Open Plunge. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd W. B. Powell, 3rd A. M. Kendell. Distance: 41 ft. 5 in. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st R. J. Gibson, 2nd A. N. C. Smith, 3rd R. E. S. Farrar. Time : 46 secs. 20. Under 16i Obstacle Race--50 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd C. W. Thompson, 3rd J. N. Roe. Time: 44% secs. 21. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st J. G. Humble, 2nd M. J. Firth, 3rd W. R. Ibberson. Time : 22% secs. 22. Under 16i Back Stroke-50 yds. 1st M. J. F. Everitt, 2nd I. Collins, 3rd J. B. Weightman. Time: 46% secs. 23. Open Dive. 1st A. N. C. Smith, 2nd D. J. Hartley, 3rd R. M. Hodgson. 24. Under 15 Plunge. 1st Leonard, 2nd B. N. Jackson, 3rd A. E. Simpson. Distance : 39 ft. 84 in. 25. Under 16 Relay—,(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Grove. Time : 1 min. 2% secs. (School Record.) 26. Under 15 Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st School House, 2nd Manor, 3rd Grove. Time : 1 min. 12% secs. 27. Open Relay—(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd School House. Time : 1 min. 4% secs.