Dry Diving

Diving high over a sawdust pit on the slopes of a hill on Mr K. E. Buscke's property in Riverside road this winter, is an enthusiastic group of young divers who are using the novel arrangement of a springboard and sawdust pit to keep themselves in top form during the off season.

Supervising the group, which contains several national and provincial champions, is Mr Gerald Fitzgerald, who himself is a former N.Z. champion.

Gerry Fitzgerald doing a pike at the peak of his flight. He would be all of ten feet above the springboard, the end of which is at the bottom left of the picture.

A promising young diver, Shona Buscke, is caught by Gerry while doing a swallow dive

Well known in Gisborne diving circles is Leslie Clapham, pictured here doing a flip

Mike McCredie doing a pike

Not all the divers landed feet first. Wilma Harvey sits down in the sawdust after executing a difficult manoeuvre.

The diverse line the sprigboard for a picture. They are from left: Allan Buscke, Cyril Buscke (H.B-P.B. junior champ), Shona Buscke, Dennis Gear, Beverly Humphreys, Christine Thompson (3rd junior H.B-P.B), Gay Morley (2nd junior N.Z. and H.B-P.B junior champ), Geraldine Gallahan (N.Z. Junior champ), Leslie Clapham (twice N.Z, junior champ), Mike McCredie (3rd junior H.B.-P.B.), Wilma Harvey 3rd N Z ladies and H.B-P.B champ), and instructor, Gerald Fitzgerald.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 96 : June 14, 1962

Dry Diving