Secondary Schools Swimming Sports

During recent weeks the annual swimming sports of Nelson district secondary schools were held. Nayland College, still in its first term, held its meeting at the Hampden Street pool and the Sacred Heart College sports were held at the Municipal Pool. The other three colleges used their own pools.

A boys' backstroke event at the Nayland College sports begins in a flurry of water

Christine Rogers, winner of the Nayland College girls' backstroke final

Sacred Heart College champions: Margaret Day (int), Patricia Day (sen), Patricia Searle (Jun), Lorraine Delaney (medley and diving).

Bryanne Milbourne, second in the Sacred Heart high dive

Margaret Day competing in the high dive

Waimea College champions. Back: Kevin Friis (junior), Raynor Busch (jun runner-up), Warren Smith (int), John Hicks (sen runner-up), Owen Feary (int runner-up). Middle: Aage Terpstra (sen), June Holland and Nick Terpstra (Wakefield House captains), Christine Hunt (sen runner~up), Kevin Rainey (Wakefield relay capt). Front: Nanette Clifton (int), Jennifer Overton (sen), Huia Clifton (jun), Margaret Thompson (int runner-up), Helen Ashley (jun runner-up).

A house medley in progress at Sacred Heart sports

Nelson College champions: Michael Higginson (jun), John Galloway (int), Bill Homan (sen).

Why the unseemly hilarity? The swimmer (who will be nameless) put his all into a championship event, at the Waimea College sports only to find upon arrival that he had won a false start.

Excitement during the house relays at Waimea College

"Hurrah for our house." A scene at the annual meeting of Nelson College

Getting a lift home via a rope during the canoe race at Nelson College for Girls sports.

Girls' college champions: Top: Helen Gibbons (prep), Nancy Dolan (sen), Helen Gledhill (jun diving). Front: Dyanna Barnett (int and Stannard Cup for best stylist), Pru Yates (jun), Joanne Kurt (int and open diving).

A boys' freestyle event under way at Nelson College

The water ballet was another feature of the sports at Nelson College for Girls

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The Nelson Photo News

No 65 : April 2, 1966

Secondary Schools Swimming Sports