Sportsman Of The Month

A prominent, swimmer, but of modest disposition, is Greg Meade who was announced last season as Swimmer of the Year for the N.Z.A.S.A. Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay Centre.

He was presented with the trophy (above) on the first day of last month by the donor, Mr C. Atkinson, a life member of the Hawkes Bay Centre.

The trophy is awarded for good conduct and sportsmanship over the year as well as for consistent performances.

It was during last season that Greg took the New Zealand junior butterfly and medley titles at the national championships at Napier.

Also a member of the Comet team which went to Australia last season, Greg reached the finals in the breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly and medley in his section of the New South Wales state championships.

This is pretty good going by anybody's book, knowing as we do the high standard of Australian swimming.

The son of Ray and Beth Meade, 11 Totara Street, Greg has a swimming background, and plenty of hard practice (below) has kept him well to the fore in this competitive sport.