Swimming

Saturday, 6th Oct. Pocklington School ... Wednesday, 17th Oct. Drax G.S. ... ... Saturday, 3rd Nov. Rishworth School ... Saturday, 17th Nov. Fyling Hall ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College ...

Senior House Matches

Wednesday, 21st Nov. 1st Round Saturday, 1st Dec. 2 Semi-finals Saturday, 8th Dec. Final

Junior House Matches

Saturday, 20th Oct. 1st Round Wednesday, 31st Oct. 2 Semi-finals Wednesday, 7th Nov. Final Home Home Away Home Away

We are not able to recall the last occasion when the Baths had a proper spring-clean, but this year they enjoyed a well-deserved coat of paint, and most attractive they look, eau-de-nil in colour, interspaced by five black lines, each one a guide for each of five houses.

The season has been quite a long one, and sometimes distinctly chilly. Popularity has again varied with age, but the general standard of swimming has been maintained. The total of non-swimmers, now 17 in number, has been reduced by one in comparison with last year, and this year it has been increasingly evident that few boys, once they are swimmers, have difficulty in passing the boaters' test of four lengths.

The Swimming Sports at the end of term, held in ideal conditions, were marked by the keen rivalry between the Manor and School House, and the latter were most unfortunate in failing by half a point to wrest the Kazerooni Cup from the Manor, who have now held it for five consecutive years. As last year, four further records were established by Intermediate and Junior competitors. Once again C. W. Thompson improved upon his own record and plunged the amazing distance of 59 ft., and D. N. Simmons displayed his prowess at the breast-stroke.

DETAILED RESULTS

1. Under 161 Free Style-50 yds. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd M. N. Coates, 3rd R. Nelson. Time : 34.3 secs. 2. Open Back-stroke--50 yds. 1st J. D. Poole, 2nd J. N. Ramsden, 3rd M. G. Goodburn. Time : 42.5 secs. 3. Under 15 Plunge. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd D. G. Barton, 3rd M. Willstrop. Distance : 42 ft. 21 in. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st A. J. Isherwood, 2nd J. 0. R. Penman, 3rd P. L. Bardgett. Time : 18 secs. (School Record.) 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd M. G. Goodburn, 3rd M. S. Milne. Time : 1 min. 31 secs.

6. Under 16f Dive. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd R. Nelson, 3rd R. G. Bough. 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd W. Crosskill, 3rd D. G. Barton. Time : 36.4 secs. 8. Under 161 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st D. N. Simmons, 2nd W. R. Ibberson, 3rd J. A. Jackson. Time : 1 min. 32 secs. 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st J. N. Roe, 2nd J. D. Poole, 3rd J. N. Ramsden. Time : 1 min. 28.2 secs. 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd J. N. Ramsden, 3rd J. B. Weightman. Time : 14.2 secs. 11. Under 161 Free Style-25 yds. 1st R. J. De Little, 2nd M. N. Coates, 3rd M. J. McCallum. Time : 14.8 secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. Equal 1st E. M. Gray and M. R. Leonard, 3rd P. L. Bardgett. Time : 45 secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. M. Booth, 2nd D. I. Fletcher, 3rd J. D. Poole. Time : 39.2 secs. 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd H. W. J. Rigg, 3rd N. J. F. Everitt. Time : 34.8 secs. 15. Under 161 Plunge. 1st C. W. Thompson, 2nd M. N. Coates, 3rd A. E. Simpson. Distance : 59 ft. (School Record.) 16. Open Dive. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd N. G. Goodburn, 3rd M. J. F. Everitt. 17. Under 161 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st D. N. Simmons, 2nd W. R. Ibberson, 3rd J. A. Jackson. Time : 38.8 secs. (School Record.) 18. Under 164 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st C. W. Thompson, 2nd M. J. McCallum, 3rd M. J. Wood. Time : 47.4 secs. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st P. J. Rhead, 2nd H. W. J. Rigg, 3rd J. N. Roe. Time : 44.4 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st J. 0. R. Penman, 2nd R. M. Kirkus, 3rd J. R. Tomlinson. Time : 20.6 secs. 21. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st A. J. Isherwood, 2nd W. Crosskill, 3rd R. B. Wilson. Time : 14.4 secs. 22. Under Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st A. E. Wick, 2nd R. J. De Little, 3rd R. D. Wheatley. Time : 43.2 secs. 23. Open Plunge. 1st W. B. Powell, 2nd J. M. Booth, 3rd J. Whittaker. Distance : 45 ft. 1 in. 24. Under 15 Dive. 1st J. R. Tomlinson, 2nd W. Crosskill, 3rd J. R. Jenkinson. 25. Under lq Relay-(4 x 25 yds). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd School House. Time : 61.6 secs. (School Record.) 26. Under 15 Relay-(4 x 25 yds.). 1st equal School House and Rise, 3rd Manor. Time : 69 secs. 27. Open Relay-44 x 25yds.). 1st School House, 2nd Manor, 3rd Grove. Time : 66 secs.

Award of points ... 1st- 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 p

Relays ... 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 Manor ... 83 points. School House 821 points. Rise ... 54f points. Grove ... 44 points. Temple ... 6 points. 'Mrs. De Little kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to J. M. Booth the Captain of the Manor House Swimming Team. 72