Water Wrestling

We think we have discovered the ideal training ground for all-in wrestlers. It's the Nelson Hospital swimming pool. And we think we have also discovered the ideal sparring partners for them. They're the nurses at the Nelson Hospital. At least these were the impressions left with us after we'd watched the nursing and medical staff playing (mauling is the better word) each other at water polo. What a performance! Anything went - except the Marquis of Queensbury's rules and the water polo rules. No matter, everyone concerned, including spectators, had a marvellous time--even the umpire, who's about to take an involuntary plunge (above).

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While a bevy of nurses dispute possession with Avo Rakoto, others in the background appear to stick to the idea "to heck with the ball, let's get on with the game."

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Umpire John Parker helps Julie Kerr to a whiff of oxygen

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The nurses: Nancy Nyberg, Julie Kerr, Megan Williams, Jo Gould, Jan Miller, Bryanne Milbourne.

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HELP!

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Keen spectators: Carol Hutchinson, Barbara Wilson, Val Lough, Miki McBride, Silvia Fatu and young Simon Parker

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