Swimming
Not a great deal of competition in this sport due, really, to little being organised in the
area. Teams took part in the Youth Gala and the Schools Gala. The John Vinton Trophy for
Swimming was won by Cliff Cahill.
Swimming Gala 20th February 1971
An innovation at this year's Gala was the introduction of two races at every age group, which
was done with the object of making sure that it was a truly inter-House competition. Each House
was asked to provide two swimmers for each event or lose points for failing to do so. As it
turned out, the eventual winners BECKET failed to score in only four races, and in this fact
lies the secret of their success. Over 110 competitors took part in the Gala the largest number
ever - but it was a disappointment to note that the majority of these were boys from the 1st -
4th years, and that once again the Gala failed to attract the whole-hearted support of the 5th
and 6th years. The House Committees did their best to ensure representation in all races, but
unless everyone is prepared to come along and support, then the Gala will fail to be the
complete success it has every right to be. All times established this year for events were
taken as School records, so that in future, competitors have the added incentive of establishing
new records. New events this year, the BUTTERFLY races which were well supported, especially in
view of the fact that this is not the easiest of strokes to master. The final races of the
evening were the RELAYS at every age group, and they proved to be a very exciting finale to the
evening's sport.
BECKET - finished in 1st position with 300 pts;
GABRIEL - winners over the past three years were 2nd with 278 pts;
CAMPION - were 3rd with 265 pts; and
FRANCIS - who failed to get any support at 6th Form level finished 4th with 252 pts.
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