SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 282, 29 November 1938, Page 17

SWIMMING.

NEWMARKET CLUB. THE FOUNDATION MEETING. A meeting, presided over by Mr. S. Donaldson. Mayor of Newmarket, wae hold at the Municipal Hall, Newmarket, last night for the purpose of forming a swimming club to serve the needs of a rapidly growing area. The conveners. Messrs. C. J. Blonifield and G. \V. Bell, were present to explain the objects of th» flub.

Mr. Bell said that although there may be. more spectacular meetings in future in connection with the activities of the club, cone would rank in importance with the foundation meeting of an organisation which promised to become one of the strongest clubs in the Dominion. He congratulated the Newmarket Club on its noof n C . POli - Cy i" buildi,, » a •dimming pool of Olympic dimensions, planned on that the Businessmen's Association of -Newmarket was right behind th ■ move mont to torn, a club. A number of counftiU'r n,e, f. bel f «° f the Newmarket Boioiigh Council , * staff were also present Ihe meeting decided to apply for afhliatwn with the New Zealand Aβ" teur Swimming Association and the Royal Life-saving Association.

Mr. S Donaldson. Mayor of Newmarketvieerpatron, Mr E. Buchanan; president', Mr. D. Newport, and 31 vice-presidents' committee. Misses J. Baird and D Thorn»B^'aJ ?, J r Bl ° mfield a. Arnott (vice-chairman), H. A Mont gomery, D. Milnes, E. Corctran (• larker W. Meredith: secretary. Mr G \nine- Jclogate all(i handicapper, Mr. D