SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1938, Page 28

SWIMMING

V.M.C.A. CLUB

annual meeting of the V.M.C.A.I Swimming and Life-saving Club was held last evening, Dr. F. M. Spencer i presiding. I . The annual report, which has already been published, was adopted. \ The club captain, Mr. J. K. Thwaites, said that the club had made a good showing last year, and had brought the standard of its swimming back to that of the war years. He hoped that members would try-to improve the club's swimming standards during the approaching season, and he mentioned the possibility of a harbour swim from Pipitea Wharf to Oriental Bay. Surf medallions won last year were awarded to Messrs. E. Moncur, J. Howie, R. McConnell, D. Niven, L. Waller, K. Osborne, S. C. Niven, and E. McConchie.

■IN The election of officers resulted as follows: —Patron, Mr. R. H. Nimmo; president, Dr. F. M. Spencer; vice-pre-sidents. Dr. A. Gillies, Messrs. W. J. f A. Charters, F. Empson, R. P. Staples, A. G. Ballinger, Byron Brown, G. H. Scott, J. H. Steptoe, and V. C. Jones; club captain, Mr. J. K. Thwaites; vicecaptain, Mr. R, McConnell; hon. sec-retary-treasurer, Mr. D. Henderson; assistant secretary, Mr. J. Howie; gear stewards, Messrs. E. Moncur and F. Bishop; organiser of water polo, Mr. ,C. Fittes; organiser of beach patrol, ;_Mr. F. Bishop; organiser of life-saving ; classes, Mr. J. White; organiser of 'junior swimming section, Mr. S. C. Niven, delegate to Wellington Swimi.liling Centre, Mr. J. G. Oliver; delegates to Royal Life-saving Society, iMessrs. P. Gurney and C. Hulston;, to Surf Life-saving Association, Messrs. J. K. Thwaites and R. I'McConnell; reporter, Mr. W. Phillips. ! After the meeting concluded, two •llms dealing with examples of American life-saving methods and fancy ''"under-water swimming were screened.