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SWIMMING
HIGH SCHOOL, 1958.
How well David captures the spirit.
Each year when school opens, the swimming season is in full swing
and, in the hustle and bustle ensuing, swimming teams have to be found,
tested, and organised ready for the High School Inter-House Carnival.
Immediately upon this comes the State Secondary Schools’ Carnival
at the Valley Baths, where there is excellent competition—too strong
for Wynnum; but we hope that in the future we may be able to do
better in this first class competition.
To our disadvantage, we find we have so few keen swimmers
which, considering our location, is rather surprising. Added to this,
our swimmers, who are so used to salt water, find fresh water swimming
much heavier. To overcome this, more practice is required in fresh
water; but unfortunately the location of such pools makes visits difficult
and expensive for the participants. Those students who made these
visits are to be congratulated on their spirit, and those parents who
lent cars are thanked most heartily.
It is pleasing to note that more and more students are becoming
members of various clubs throughout the Metropolitan area, and it is
hoped that more will avail themselves of this opportunity of improving
their proficiency, and, at the same time, indulging in a very pleasant
pastime.
As usual the aquatic sports were the highlight of the first term.
The Inter-House carnivals were again highly successful and a credit to
both organisers and competitors. The High School Carnival was won
by Griffith House with 135 points from Lilley 109 and Wentworth 107.
The individual champions were :
Girls ; Open. B. Arnold, F. Ede, J. Cafferky; Under 16, P. Clarke;
Under 15, J. Coulter.
Boys : Open, P. Railings; Under 16, T. Niebling; Under 15, P.
Martin.
There were some excellent individual performances at this carnival.
Notable among these was that of Pam Clarke of Griffith House, who
won every event which she contested, breaking records in three of
these by as much as 11 seconds.
The general standard of diving in the school is also noteworthy. In
one season this standard, in both plain and fancy diving, has risen
tremendously due, perhaps, to the two new diving boards at the local
pool. At the Inter-School Carnival in March, although it was enjoyed by
all, we gained very few points. Although most reached the finals of
their events, the boys were able to gain only one place and that was
by our promising young diver Ken Ede. Ken, with very little experience
in competitive diving and high boards, gained fourth place in the open
dive. The girls gained two places—a fifth by Pam Clarke in the Under
16 breaststroke and fifth place in the Under 15 relay.