Chronicle-1971

DUREAN AND DISTRICT DIVING.In the D.&D.Interschools' Competition our two junior divers did very well indeed.I. McClure won this competition and M.Hudson was placed second.Both boys were selected to dive for D.&D.in the Natal Schools'Interdistrict competi tion held at Estcourt and here McClure was placed 2nd and Hudson 4th in Natal. M. v. d. Riet was judged 3rd in the senior section of the D.& D. competition and G. Weddell 7th. DURBAN AND DISTRICT GALA.In the Senior Boys"A" Gala all events were relays. Our Under 15team did very well and also broke two records,the4x50yds.Backstroke and the 4x50yds. Butterfly. Kearsney was placed 3rd with 81 points after Northlands(98)and D.H.S. "A"(93). Glenwood scored 60, Westville 34, Mansfield 24. NATALSCHOOLS.After swimming for D.& D. M.Jollands was selected to swim for Natal Schools in the South African Inter-Provincial Schools' Tournament in Pretoria. This Team did very well and for the second year running the Natal Team won this tournament. COLOURS. We congratulate the following on gaining colour awards;Team Colours: S. Roe,I. McClure,M.Hudson,T. Weddell,G.Chisholm,W.Parkinson (under 15). A.Gold man, G. Spencer, A. Reid, R. Wyatt (under 16). M. Jollands, G. Weddell, A. Tucker, S. McMillan,R.Jennings,M.v. d. Riet(open). Colours: M.Jollands,G.Weddell,A.Tucker, A. Goldman. Honours:M.Jollands. J.W.S. Water Polo Team,1971. WATER POLO A ^ 1m I I J J M t'-.'V.TS I <*• Ju£ This sport has become very popular in Schools and very interesting Tournaments have been arranged with schools from Northern Natal, Maritzburg, Durban and Zululand competing. Kearsney fielded a strong, well balanced team which lost to only Maritzburg College on one occasion and then beat them again at the next tournament. Atthe last Schools Tourna ment the Kearsney Team was unbeaten. Jollands had the honour to captain both the Natal Schools Team and the Natal Under 19 Team. The Natal Schools Team beat Transvaal Schools 11-0, with Jollands scoring 5 goals. A very impressive record. Congratulations. LIFE-SAVING On Sunday,28th November,1971,the Life Saving Society Examiners came to Kearsney to test the groups that have been trained here by our own instructors. The results were very pleasing. The following successes are recorded: Intermediate Star 15,Bronze Medallion 13,Bronze Cross5,Silver Medallion 3,Senior In structors 2,Examiners 1. Thanks to our instructors and congratulations to G.Weddell who is now a fully qualified examiner. J.W.S. 98

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