The history of competitive water sports in southern Africa
1960 Cape Town - SA Swimming Championships and Currie Cup Water Polo |
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5 March 1960
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| Natal team at the 1960 South African Swimming Championships (Sea Point, Cape Town) | |
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Back row (l/r): Eric Carlson, Tony Dumas, Murray “Tich” McLachlan, Don Watson, John Snoep, Ron Duff, Lester Kitto, John Whitley, Tony Jeffries. Middle Row (l/r): Jon Wildman, Doug Hill, Des Collopy, Frank Butler, Doug Sowray, Reg Parks, Dennis Port, Don Campbell. Front row (l/r): Barbara Risk, Marjorie Frank, Hellen “Pixie” Hall, Margaret Hay (Chaperone), Arthur Lievesley (Manager), Alex Bulley (Coach), Diane Hay, Lynne Sutherland, Jenny Sutherland, Merle van Renen.
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These SA Championships were followed immediately by the 1960 Olympic Games (Rome) selection trials: - Murray “Tich” McLachlan (back row, third from left) was selected to represent South Africa at the Rome Olympics and swam in the finals of both the Men’s 400m Freestyle (6th) and the Men’s 1,500m Freestyle (6th) - Frank Butler (middle row, fourth from left) was selected as Captain of the SA Water Polo team for Rome Olympics (Thanks to Ron Duff for details) |
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