Swimming

1st Round

Manor 154 for 2 (S. Webb 96 n.o.; J. Taylor 35).

Dronfield 85 (J. Brierley 26; J. Schofield 5-31; J. Taylor 3-21).

School House 51 (R. Lister 3-28; A. Hitchenor 3-10).

Rise 52 for 6 (R. Lister 20; I. Beaumont 3-19; R. Bramley 2-13).

Queen's 59 (J. Atkinson 31). Temple 58 (J. Atkinson 9-21).

Semi-Finals

Manor 73 (J. O'Farrell 4-7; S. Williams 3-22; R. Lister 3-22).

Rise 74 for 4 (R. Lister 50 n.o.).

Grove 124 for 3 (J. Simpson 55; J. Wright 39).

Queen's 25 (J. Wright 2-9; J. Simpson 5-9; R. Kirby 2-1).

Final

Grove 147 for 6 (R. Liddle 66 n.o.; J. Simpson 22; R. J. Gair 20).

Rise 118 for 8 (J. Clayton 22; J. Simpson 5-34: R. Kirby 2-57).

This year has been a very difficult time for the Swimming Club in many respects. Our pool was out of action from October to June, so much of the time devoted to swimming was lost in travelling to and from local public baths. Land conditioning and weight training were still available, but there is no substitute for actual water work.

Therefore the promise of our previous year's young swimming team was never realised to its fullest extent as exams were soon to take our senior swimmers away and School matches had just finished as our wonderfully refurbished pool was available to us again. New records were set up this year in the Senior age group by Kevin Clarkson (Manor) and Roddy Turner (Queen's). Kevin broke the 50 yards freestyle record in 24.2 and Roddy broke his own 100 yards breast-stroke record in 73.2 seconds.

In the Easter term the club swam well in the York Schools Swimming Championships with the Under 15 age group coming second and winning the Senior age group, wresting the trophy that had for so long been with Bootham School. Along with some very fine swimming from St. Olave's — who won the other, Under 13 age group — we retained the Rose Bowl for freestyle and medley relays.

In the school matches against Worksop (Senior, Under 16, Under 14), Ampleforth (Senior, Under 15), Welbeck (Senior) and Ashville (Under 15, Under 14) some individual age groups won but the overall matches were lost by margins within single figures. Our Quadrangular (Senior, Under 16, Under 14) against Bootham, Bolton and Barnard Castle and our Triangular (Senior, Under 15) against Durham and Newcastle R.G.S. were lost by larger margins but were of equal enjoyment to all who took part. 91