In 1936, the present Uitenhage Amateur Swimming Club was formed.

The first President was R.D. Teddy Elliot, father of Peter Elliot — the first Club member to be selected to represent South Africa.

The U.A.S.C. was fortunate to have such outstand­ing members as Geoff Mandy, Peter Elliot, Arrie Snetler, Harold Hammond, Victor Kennedy and Olga Parkinson when it started, and it was immediate­ly a force in Eastern Province swimming. In the past 50 years, it has produced three Springboks in Geoff Mandy (diving), Peter Elliot and Kevin Richards (swimming). Seven of its members, Peter Elliot, Ernie Nicholson, Derek Coetzer and Kevin Richards (swimming), Geoff Mandy (diving), Mally Richards and Anthony Skinner (biathlon) have won National Championships, while Harold Hammond and Albert Boliter were presented with South African Meritorious Service Awards.

Over the years the Club has been well served by loyal and capable Administrators such as Harold Ham­mond (Secretary, Treasurer and Patron), Taffy Evans (President and Patron), Eric Dodd (President), Shirley Wadsworth (President), John Davies (President), Albert Boliter (President (23 years) and Patron), Ernie and Estelle Nicholson, Jill Boliter, Raymond Seady, Stan Coetzer, Minkey Ferreira, Basil Rabie, Ludi Schultz and in more recent years Toekie Eckley (President), Herman van Teylingen, Peter and Irene Baker, Ralph Watson, Shirley Jacobs, Jean Carter, Maria Slack, Karel Elferink, Mally Richards, Nick van Tender, Mary McClelland and Tremayn Cornish.

The Club has also been very fortunate to have had the services of such outstanding coaches as Arthur (Coxie) Harrow, Peter J. Lemley, Peter Elliot, Albert Boliter, Ernie Nicholson, Basil Rabie, Ralph Watson and Tremayn Cornish, to develop the Uitenhage swimming talent.

One of the main attributes of the Club has been its encouragement of family participation, which helped to foster the keen Club spirit that has always pre­vailed.

The Administration has as a result been mainly carried out by parents, who through their partici­pation have also provided the Club with a regular supply of very capable Officials. A number of these Officials, Harold Hammond and Albert Boliter (Referee), Toekie Eckley (Chief Judge), Herman Van Teylingen (Starter) and Karel Elferink (Water Polo) have officiated as senior officials at the National Championships.

Included in this brochure are details of members who have mainly achieved success or recognition at a National level. An attempt has been made to compile the history of the Club; unfortunately, for numerous reasons, all the details could not be obtained, and the records specified are thus only as accurate as could be compiled with the information available.

The new Uitenhage Municipal 50m pool

ABRIDGED RECORD OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE UITENHAGE AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB AND ITS MEMBERS

In 1936 the present Uitenhage Amateur Swimming Club was formed.

The first President was R.D. Teddy Elliot; father of Peter Elliot — the first Club member to be selected to represent South Africa.

The U.A.S.C. was fortunate to have such outstand­ing members as Geoff Mandy, Peter Elliot, Arrie Snetler, Harold Hammond, Victor Kennedy and Olga Parkinson when it started and it was immediate­ly a force in Eastern Province swimming. In the past 50 years it has produced three Springboks in Geoff Mandy (diving), Peter Elliot and Kevin Richards (swimming). Seven of its members, Peter Elliot, Ernie Nicholson, Derek Coetzer and Kevin Richards (swimming), Geoff Mandy (diving), Mally Richards and Anthony Skinner (biathlon) have won National Championships, while Harold Hammond and Albert Boliter were presented with South African Meritorious Service Awards.

Over the years the Club has been well served by loyal and capable Administrators such as Harold Ham­mond (Secretary, Treasurer and Patron), Taffy Evans (President and Patron), Eric Dodd (President), Shirley Wadsworth (President), John Davies (President), Albert Boliter (President (23 years) and Patron), Ernie and Estelle Nicholson, Jill Boliter, Raymond Seady, Stan Coetzer, Minkey Ferreira, Basil Rabie, Ludi Schultz and in more recent years Toekie Eckley (President), Herman van Teylingen, Peter and Irene Baker, Ralph Watson, Shirley Jacobs, Jean Carter, Maria Slack, Karel Elferink, Mally Richards, Nick van Tender, Mary McClelland and Tremayn Cornish.

The Club has also been very fortunate to have had the services of such outstanding coaches as Arthur (Coxie) Harrow, Peter J. Lemley, Peter Elliot, Albert Boliter, Ernie Nicholson, Basil Rabie, Ralph Watson and Tremayn Cornish, to develop the Uiten­hage swimming talent.

One of the main attributes of the Club has been its encouragement of family participation, which helped to foster the keen Club spirit that has always pre­vailed.

The Administration has as a result been mainly carried out by parents, who through their partici­pation have also provided the Club with a regular supply of very capable Officials. A number of these Officials, Harold Hammond and Albert Boliter (Referee), Toekie Eckley (Chief Judge), Herman Van Teylingen (Starter) and Karel Elferink (Water Polo) have officiated as senior officials at the National Championships.

Included in this brochure are details of members, who have mainly achieved success or recognition at a National level. An attempt has been made to compile the history of the Club, unfortunately for numerous reasons all the details could not be obtained and the records specified are thus only as accurate as could be compiled with the information available.

Redhouse River mile winner Arrie Snetler

ABRIDGED RECORD OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE UITENHAGE AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB AND ITS MEMBERS

 1936: Formation of the Uitenhage Amateur Swimming Club.

First President — R.D. "Teddy" Elliot.

OLGA PARKIN: First winner of the UASC Ladies' Championship and Castle Breweries Trophy.

1936 and 1937:  PETER ELLIOT won Redhouse River Mile.

1936/37: TAFFY EVANS elected President of the Club.

1936, 1937 and 1938: GEOFF MANDY won Eastern Province Men's Diving Championships.

1936 — 1940: GEOFF MANDY Runner-up in South African Men's Diving Championships.

1939 and 1940: PETER ELLIOT won South African 500 yds and 880 yds Freestyle Championships.

1937/38: Muir College vs  Riebeek College ASHES  TEAMS:

Muir:   Dick Cherrington,  Malcolm Gillmer,  Jack Elliot, Tony Heugh.

Riebeek: Olga and Myrtle Parkin, Joan Nicholson, Eva Thompson.

1939: PETER ELLIOT selected to represent South Africa against a touring Australian swimming team.

DICK CHERRINGTON won Eastern Province 100, 220 and 500 yds Championships.

DICK CHERRINGTON won the Redhouse River Mile.

Olympian Springbok diver Geoffrey "Geoff" Hurndall Mandy. He was born on December 28, 1919, in Uitenhage, and died on 28 May 1994 (aged 74) in Port Elizabeth.

1940: EASTERN PROVINCE REPRESENTATIVES:

Dick Cherrington, Malcolm Gillmer, Peter Elliot, Geoff Mandy.

1941 — 1946: Inter-Provincial swimming stopped for the duration of the war.

1941 _ 1945: No Redhouse River Mile events held during war years.

1946 —1948: ERIC DODD: President of the UASC.

1946 —  1947: PETER ELLIOT, after nine years, again won the Redhouse River Mile.

Springbok swimmer and coach Peter Elliot - father of Springbok Brian Elliot

UASC won team events at the Redhouse River Mile.

UASC won Eastern Province First League Water Polo Championship.

Commencement of plans and preparations for a new pool at the Old Outspan.

EASTERN PROVINCE REPRESENTATIVES:

Swimming: Albert Boliter, Peter Elliot, Tony Heugh, Arrie Snetler, Charlie Phillipson, Paul Winer and Nolan Harth.

Diving: Geoff Mandy.

Water Polo: Basil Rabie, Graham Cherrington, Man Botha, Harold Hammond, George Myers and Tony Heugh.

1947: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS held in Port Elizabeth

The following Muir College pupils and UASC members participated:

Swimming:   Ernie Nicholson (Transvaal), Oppie Schroeder (Griquas), Reggie Hughes (Border), Peter Elliot, Tony  Heugh and Albert  Boliter (Eastern Province).

Diving: Geoff Mandy

Water Polo: Graham Cherrington, Tony Heugh and Harold Hammond (E.P.).

GEOFF MANDY won the South African Diving Championship.

1947/1948: ALBERT BOLITER won the Redhouse River Mile, and UASC retained the Murrell Trophy for the teams race.

ARRIE SNETLER, fifth UASC swimmer home, swam the River Mile for the twentieth time.

ALBERT BOLITER: first winner of Dick Cherrington Memorial Trophy for 220 yds Freestyle. EASTERN PROVINCE REPRESENTATIVES: Swimming: Errol Farr, Albert Boliter.

Diving: Geoff Mandy.

Water Polo: Basil Rabie, Man Botha, George Myers. GEOFF MANDY was selected to represent South Africa at the Olympic Games in London. 1949: ERNIE NICHOLSON won the Redhouse River Mile.

ERNIE NICHOLSON and GEOFF MANDY among the twenty-four "possibles" nominated by the South African Swimming Union for selection for the Empire Games in 1950. They were the only two representatives from the Eastern Province. 1949/1950: UASC held an internal 5-a-side Water Polo League. The members of the eight teams were as follows:

Platties: Rabie (Capt), Alexander Wales, H. v.d. Merwe, C. Gouws.

Bullfrogs: Elliot (Capt), A. Smith, Lamb, E. Farr, D. Cunningham.

Sharks: Snetler (Capt), Bright, Mike Dovey, Pattinson, La Trobe.

Otters:   L.   Littleford   (Capt),   E.   Nicholson, G. Lambourne, R. Hockley, J. Nell. Eels:    M.    Dovey    (Capt), Phillipson, Prentice, Hitchins, Vermaak.

Seals: Stevens (Capt), A. Boliter, M. Richards, N. Littleford, Williams.

Crabs: Lewis (Capt), Blackburn, Eckley, V. Cunningham, R. v.d. Merwe. Opblaasies: G. Gouws (Capt), P. Botha, P. Winer, Kershaw, Bigge.

1950: ERNIE NICHOLSON won the Redhouse River Mile in a new record time of 20 mins 23.3. UASC won River Mile Team event. Swimmers were Ernie Nicholson, Albert Boliter, Paul Winer, Peter Elliot and Eric Stevens.

ERNIE NICHOLSON won the Buffalo River Mile in East London.

ALBERT BOLITER swam second in the Buffalo River Mile in East London.

ERNIE NICHOLSON won the South African Men's 220 yds Breaststroke Championship at National Cham­pionships.

1950: GEOFF MANDY beaten by Willie Welgemoed for S.A. Men's Diving Championship. PETER ELLIOT introduced a pacing machine to assist with the training of Uitenhage swimmers at the old Magennis Park Swimming Bath. 1951:   ERNIE   NICHOLSON   broke   the  Eastern Province Men's 100 yds Freestyle record with a new

'74 — 1977: EASTERN PROVINCE REPRESENATIVES:

KEVIN RICHARDS won U/10   S.A. Primary Schools Diving Championship. MARGARET NICHOLSON broke EP High Schools 10 m Backstroke record.

Swimming: Lyn Eckley, Denise Woolerton, Ineke de Groot, Jeanette Woolerton, Kevin Richards, Derek Clunie, Margaret Nicholson, Esther Gouws.

Diving: Kevin Richards.

Water Polo: Mally Richards.

1976/77: ESTELLE NICHOLSON appointed astern Province Age Group Convener.

1977: ESTELLE NICHOLSON appointed Chaperone of the Eastern Province Team to Nationals.

1978: WAYNE PENNACCHINI and CRA1G ,IGHTFOOT won S.A. Primary Schools Diving Championships.

1978/79 and 1979/80: UASC 1st and 2nd Teams won iastern Province Water Polo Leagues.

1978 — 1980: EASTERN PROVINCE REPRESEN­TATIVES:

Swimming: G. Carelse, A. Carter, K. Richards, L. Hutchinson, L. Jacobs, M. Jacobs, C. Carelse. Water   Polo:    R.    Clayton,    R.    Meihuizen,    J. McClelland, T. Hansen, A. Nicholson, F. Hellman, Craig   Nell,   Zane   Clements,   M.   Richards,   K. Richards, A. Skinner, K. Elferink, G. Hardy. Diving: C. Lightfoot, W. Lightfoot, L. Strydom, W. Pennacchini, C. Audley. Biathlon: P. Meihuizen, G. Eckley, E. Baker.

1979: ALBERT BOLITER (Convener), SYLVIA HURTER (in charge of Catering), ESTELLE NICHOLSON (Assistant Secretary) served on Tour­nament Committee for the National Championships in Port Elizabeth.

First SA Primary Schools Championships - 1968

ESTELLE NICHOLSON and SYLVIA HURTER presented with Eastern Province Meritorious Service Awards.

1979/80: SYLVIA HURTER elected Secretary of Eastern Province A.S.A.

KEVIN RICHARDS won Enduro Swim from Redhouse to Swartkops.

KEVIN RICHARDS won Redhouse River Mile. KAREL ELFERINK  captained the Eastern Province Water Polo Team at National Championships. KEVIN RICHARDS won the Redhouse River Mile. ALLEN   NICHOLSON   selected for  S.A. High Schools Water Polo "A" Team. TREVOR HANSEN and CRAIG NELL selected for S.A. High Schools Water Polo "B" Team, Trevor Captaining the team.

KEVIN RICHARDS won the S.A. High Schools 100 m Backstroke Championship.

1980/81: UASC won Durban Grosvenor Inter-Club Water Polo Tournament.

ALBERT BOLITER presented with S.A. Meritori­ous Service Award.

JILL BOLITER and ESTELLE NICHOLSON pre­sented with S.A. Officials Badges Awards.

KEVIN RICHARDS  AND  TIM    ORSMOND selected for S.A. High Schools Water Polo "A" Team.

ALLEN NICHOLSON and SANDRO GOTTINI selected for S.A. High Schools Water Polo "B" Team.

SYLVIA HURTER elected Chaperone of Eastern Province Team to National Championships. STEVEN   CANTER   Victor   Ludorum at   E.P. Primary Schools Championships. KEVIN RICHARDS won the Redhouse River Mile. KAREL  ELFERINK  presented with the Eastern Province Meritorious Service Award. KAREL   ELFERINK   coached the Eastern   Province Water Polo Team for National Championships. ANTHONY SKINNER captained the Eastern Province Water Polo Team for National Championships. ALBERT BOLITER (Convener), ESTELLE NICHOLSON and SYLVIA HURTER served on the Tournament Committee for the National  Champion­ships in Port Elizabeth.

1979/82: ALBERT BOLITER served as President of the Eastern Province A.S.A.

1981/82:  KEVIN RICHARDS won Uitenhage Rotary Club "Youth Merit Award". ANTHONY SKINNER won S.A. Biathlon Cham­pionship.

SYLVIA HURTER appointed Chaperone of South African Coastal team.

KEVIN RICHARDS won Redhouse River Mile. ALLEN NICHOLSON and KEVIN  RICHARDS selected for S.A. High Schools Water Polo "A" Team.

ALLEN NICHOLSON selected Captain of Eastern Province Schools Water Polo Team.

1980 — 83: EASTERN PROVINCE REPRESEN­TATIVES:

Swimming:Steven Canter, Michael Carter, Mia, Lyn and Kim Jacobs, Debbie Collier, Desiree Hattingh, Geoff Collier, David Canter, Kevin Richards, Grant Carelse, Ronald van Niekerk, Judith and Nicola Hutchinson, Cindy Carelse.

Diving: Patty McCarthy, Eleanor Dodd, Greame Eckley, Riaan Bellingan, Leigh Potgieter, Rory van Vuuren, Debbie Collier.

Water Polo:Anthony Skinner, John Eckley, Brad van der Riet, Craig Nell, Marshall Brennan, Rob Meihuizen, Zane Clements, Graham Hardy, Peter Clough, Kevin Richards, Alien Nicholson, Sandro Gottini, John McClelland, Howard Schady, Andrew Boliter, Keith Liddiard.

Biathlon: Michael Canter, David Canter, Graeme Eckley, Paul Meihuizen, Kevin van Tonder.

1983: UASC finished 5th in National Inter Club Competition at S.A. Age Group Diving Championships.

RIAAN BELLINGAN first in Under 16 S.A. Age Group Diving Championships.

ELEANOR DODD second in Under 18 S.A. Age Group Diving Championships.

GREAME ECKLEY third in Under 14 S.A. Age Group Diving Championships.

MARSHALL BRENNAN selected for S.A.  High Schools Water Polo "B" Team.

Friday, April 18, 2014  - The three generations of the Richards family in the water at the Redhouse River Mile

Where is Uitenhage

The area was settled in the 1790s by Dutch immigrant farmers. In 1802, De Mist travelled in the area and decided to found a town. In 1804, Uitenhage was established on a farm owned by Gert Scheepers. It became a municipality in 1877. In the 1880s, the signalman at the station, who lost both legs in an accident, trained a baboon called Jack to pull the signal levers. The baboon did the job for 9 years until his death. Cuyler Manor Museum offers demonstrations of farming activities of the 1850s

Uitenhage is a picturesque town nestled at the foothills of the Winterhoek Mountains in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Due to its temperate climate and numerous spacious parks, Uitenhage has been dubbed the Garden Town. The official flower of Uitenhage is the Strelitzia, and it grows in abundance everywhere in Uitenhage. Most gardens and parks in Uitenhage also contain a large variety of tropical and subtropical plants, which thrive in this area.

Uitenhage lies about 24 km north of Port Elizabeth. 45km north of Uitenhage lies the Addo Elephant Park, with the biggest population density of elephants in the world. Adjacent to Addo is Kirkwood, renowned for its citrus and vegetable produce

In 1804, J.A. Uitenhage de Mist, who was the Commissioner-General of the Batavian Republic, instructed Captain Alberti of Fort Frederick to select a suitable site for the new Eastern Cape District.

Alberti chose 'De Rietvallei', the Scheepers farm on the banks of the Swartkops farm. He based his choice on enduring principles - good land and water, a moderate climate and a central location. This has proved to be an excellent choice, for it became the thriving town of Uitenhage.

The first major growth occurred in the 1820's when British Settlers left their allotted farms to establish themselves in the town where their skill and crafts ensured a better living. Flour mills and brickworks were among the first enterprises started at this time, with merino sheep farming introduced into the country shortly thereafter. The soft water of the Swartkops River proved ideal for wool-washing, and wool from this district became known overseas as 'Uitenhage Snow White.' By the 1840's numerous wool-washeries had been established, ensuring another spurt of growth. A companion to the wool trade is leather work and tanneries were subsequently established.

By 1875 the transport of produce to the town and harbour of Port Elizabeth grew to such an extent that a railway line was constructed between the two towns. This link later became part of the main railway line to Cape Town and the branch lines to the Great Karoo. Establishment of the Railway Workshops for the Eastern Cape in Uitenhage provided another tremendous surge of growth for the town.

Uitenhage has many fine Schools including College Hill, Muir, Riebeek, Strelitzia, Brandwag, Handhaaf, Daniel Pienaar, Albertyn, Uitenhage College.

Places of interest include Cannon Hill, the Swartkops river, Springs Resort, Groendal Reserve, Elands River and The Station Museum. Parks in town include Strelitzia park, Magennis park and Cannon Hill.

There are several restaurants and fast food outlets, catering for those who require quick take away food to first class cuisine.

On the outskirts of the town will be found the Springs resort, site of artesian springs and a resort with chalets, picnic areas, swimming pool and tennis court.

A graduate of Grey High School in Port Elizabeth, Brian Elliot was coached by his father, Peter Elliot. After completing a one-year stint in the South African Air Force, he trained for six months with American coach Don Gambril at Pasadena College in Los Angeles before winning the 1966 South African 1650-yard freestyle title at nationals in Durban. Brian placed second behind clubmate Geoff Grylls in the 220- and 440-yard freestyle events.

AT the 1966 nationals in Durban, Brian was also a member of the Eastern Province men's freestyle relay team that won both the 4x100 and 4x200m events in new national record times. Three swimmers from the Barracuda SC of coach Peter Elliot - Brian Elliot, Jon Reen and Geoff Grylls held all of the South African freestyle records, and the fourth member, Neil Oldridge, held the 110 m butterfly record! 

At the 1967 South African Championships, Brian Elliot won four titles in the 220-, 440- and 1650-yard freestyle, as well as the 440-yard individual medley events. 

In 1968, at the new Olympic Stadium swimming pool in Bloemfontein, Brian again won the 400m and 1500m freestyle and 400m IM events, missing the 200m freestyle due to illness. Brian was selected for the South African Amateur Swimming Union (SAASU) team to compete at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Unfortunately, the South African team was barred from competing at the Olympic Games from 1964 to 1988.

The 1969 nationals were held at Newlands in Cape Town. Karen Muir set a new world record in the women's 440 yard IM, while Brian won the men's event in a new SA record. He also won the 220 freestyle, placing second to Jim Thorburn in both the 440 and 1650 events. 

Although he was not selected for the Springbok team to tour Europe in 1966, Brian did win national colours for European tours in 1967 and 1969 and against Rhodesia in 1968.

By 1970, Brian quit swimming and began his coaching career in Port Elizabeth, establishing the Aquabear Swimming Club in 1972.

The annual Redhouse River Mile was a feature of swimming in the Eastern Cape since 1924.  Brian's father, Peter Elliot, also a Springbok swimmer, won the Mile four times between 1936 and 1947. Geoff Grylls, also coached by Peter Elliot, won the Redhouse River Mile from 1961 to 1965, after which Brian won the title four times between 1966 and 1970. Brian's brother Derek Elliot won the River Mile in 1972 and 1973. 

Brian Elliot and his brother Derek Elliot at the 1970 Eastern Province Amateur Swimming Association prize-giving. 

Tyrone Tozer, Brian Elliot, Geoff Grylls, 

Aquabear Swim Club founder Brian Elliot calls time on coaching career

Elliot, 73, said his career had been filled with special moments, from teaching minors the basics of water safety and the various strokes involved, to rearing swimmers who have gone on to compete on the national and international stage.

 1960 Cape Town

1961 Kimberley

Nationals at Kimberley. Australians Jon and Ilsa Konrads, Neville Hayes, Jan Hogan. Click here to see articles of that tour

Tudor Lacey and Warwick Webster both coached by Cecil Colwin.

Griffiths, Boshoff and Cooper in 110 FS all come from Northern Rhodesia, with two other finalists also from Rhodesia

1963 Pretoria

1965 Salisbury

Jon Reen and Geoff Grylls  - both from Eastern Province

1967 Johannesburg

Canadian swimmers like Elaine Tanner and Ron Jacks toured South Africa during the Karen Muir era -

One of Canada’s finest swimmers of the 1960s, Ron Jacks started swimming at six years old. His family moved to Vancouver from Winnipeg in 1955, and within two years Jacks was enjoying competitive swimming. In his formative years, he trained with the Vancouver “Y” swim club, under Canadian coach Ted Simpson, until its demise in 1966.

While swimming with the ‘Y,’ Ron won many medals at the 1964, 1965, and 1966 national championships, and attended the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo as a member of the Canadian swim team. He would also join the Canadian team for the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the 1972 Munich Olympics.

In April of 1966, after training in California under Olympic coach Don Gambril, Jacks took the bronze in the 100-yard butterfly at the US nationals and won a full athletic scholarship at the University of Indiana. He attended Indiana from 1966-72, and trained under coach Doc Counsilman.

During the summer months, Jacks returned from Indiana to participate in the Canadian championships, winning numerous medals and setting seven Canadian records between 1965-72.

In 1966, at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Jacks won his first international medals: gold in the 110-yard butterfly, gold in the 440-yard medley relay, and silver in both the 440-yard medley relay and the 880-yard freestyle relay.

Over the next few years he would follow this with a series of international medals: three silver (400m medley relay, 400m freestyle relay, and 800m freestyle relay) at the 1967 Winnipeg Pan American Games, two silver (400m freestyle relay, 800m freestyle relay) and one bronze (100m freestyle relay) at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.

In 1972, Jacks retired from competitive swimming and turned to coaching and training many of Canada’s top swimmers, including BC Sports Hall of Famers Shannon Smith (1976 Olympic bronze medalist) and Pam Rai (1986 Commonwealth Games gold medalist).

Nationals at the brand new, heated Stadium Pool. Female Best Swimmer was Katinka Germishuis and Male Best Swimmer Brian Stewart.

Canadian touring team of Elaine Tanner, Jean Warren, Marion Lay and Angela Coughlan in SA again; Karen Muir withdraws injured after day 1.

Click here to see the 1968 nationals program

1968 South African Aquatic Championships Competitors

Canada

Elaine Tanner, Marion Lay, Jane Warden, Angela Coghlan and R Gilcrest (manager)

Griqualand West

Karen Muir, Linda Muir, Nancy Harris, Ingrid Nel, Laura Bush, Duggie du Toit, Andreas Oberholzer

Water polo: M Herrold, D Sneddon, C du Toit, B du Toit, J Otto, K du Toit, L Serfontein, B Perring, A Woodrow, G Jones.

Border

A Feldt, R Bluett, Jonty Skinner, D Badenhorst, J Pemberton, M Drusinsky, M Betteridge, M Shelver, B Powell, V Shelver

Western Province

G Perry, L Ogelsby, B Gould, A Hammond, Neil Duveen, Terry Duveen, R Glatt, B Berk, Ramona van Zyl, J Scott, Jackie Weir, A Firth, G Atkinson, M Sterken, Margo Kramer, R Saltman, E Harris

Water polo: "A"   L Johnson, N Davies, Kevin Fialkov, H Schofman, G Freeling, I Linde, Wally Voges (c), P Hulley, T Jones.   "B"    J Beukes (c), D Fialkov, M Schwer, F Nielsen, C Watt, I Watt, I Strachan, A Fuller

Transvaal

Tyron Tozer, Jim Thorburn, E frank, Jon Reen, Peter Prydekker, R Moss, Tudor Lacey, C Lee, C Turner, Haldon Cheadle, D Pattison, R Bonney, P de Greef, Roy Abromowitz, Lee Mc Gregor, F Simpson, C Figureoa, Dale Hastie, Elizabeth Schabort, S Cree, Lorraine Lang, J Bowden, A Meltzer, M Rollnick, C Hepner, K Watt, M Cullin, W Anderson, L Grant-Stuart

Water polo: "A"  R Anderson, V Kabalin, J Swart, C Dyason, J Otto (c), Derek Kneebone, B Moreby, Hennie Pelser, J Toet    "B"  A Amm, F Bantjes, J Buntman, J Fraser, K Krumm, D Pretorius, M Renwick, D Sacks, J Sacks, R Schreider

Orange Free State

D Smit, J veldman, G van As, G Lewis-Houghting, C McMahan, G de Beer, B Glover, J Bridger, H Phielix, P Herbst, M Smit, Charl Meyer, A du Toit, E Elton, Myra Eager, L van der Poel, L du Plessis, E van der Merwe, Petrusa Gerdener, S Stegmann, E Delport, K Nell, S Erdman, I Steyn, Pietie Horn, M Bellingam, T Casey, S van Biljon, Jeanne Vorster, J Smit, J Dykhoff, N Hoffman, Jane Vorster

Water polo: C Davies, H Hoffman, T Quinn (c), N Saayman, H Oets, M Hamaty, R Muller, M Smit, D Muller, J Rysbergen, J Wilson, B Kelly

Noord Transvaal

Brian Stewart, Harold Pearce, N van der Merwe, J Davey, V Breedt, Martin Lundie, P van Niekerk, Gerhard Braak, J van Niekerk, Laura Knox, S Christiane, Katinka Germishuis, E Malherbe, E van Vuuren, A le Grange, S Viljoen, M Smit

Water polo: H van Zyl, B Kolb, F Botha (c), N Beard, I Nahon, I Hamilton, R Brown, A da Costa, J Botha, R Edwards

Western Transvaal

D White, G Richmond, P Stock, D Coetzee

Water polo: J van Wyk, P Stidworthy, J Preller, H Brewis, D White, A Brown (c), P Timmerman, G Blake, D Vlisnias, W Clarke

Natal

R de Villiers, Ricky Colepepper, Mike Bolstridge, C Milford, L Reznek, D Balmer, O van Renen, R Cleaver, L Adrianse, S Getaz, Colleen Adnams, B Howard, G Vaughn, R Barrett, R Mitchell, Dorothy Armstrong

Water polo: B Edwards, R Goodwin, K Botha, G Knapp, D Collopy (c), F Luttig, J Sutherland, D Port, D Park, E Tocknell, D Campbell

Rhodesia

Rod Hamilto n, A Hodges, A Young, P Mommsen, I Grant-Stuart, R Prior, P Rex-Waller, A Grey, Don Liebermann, RMC Stewart, C Talbert, John Pemberthy, Robin Liebermann, N Gardener, T Fisher, A Mellon, P Peakin, John Keyter, C Swanepoel, J Grey, R Mc Farlane, Kim Brandt, A Norman, P Sanders, P Butler, B Black, K Tyrrell, S Waddilove, P Burden, D Richardson, M Burton, S Oelofse, Jean Burden, G Sanders, B Harris, M Simpson, S Coltman, K Talbert, C Edwards, Lena Pretorius

Water polo: A Dempster, DR Templeton, R Horrocks, I A Markham (c), D Foster, J Neser, M Baillie, B Stone, B Robertson, A Gower, R Jordaan.

Eastern Province

G Richards, Brian Elliot, Ian Walters, N Pearson, A Cooper, Derek Elliot, Andy Will, E Witham, C Blakey-Milner, R May, R Brukman, Sally Henderson, C Henderson, C Freeman, M McGee, Terry Horne, Val Bridgens

Water polo: Mally Richards, B Driscoll, A Holdon, Karl Elfrink, Les Rademan, A Crayston, R Clark, D Robertson, M Ferreira, Geoff Grylls, D Melville

Eastern Transvaal

N Evans, C Adendorff, Mari Bresler, C de Beer, S Lipschitz, B Haine, M Semple, D Landman, Maureen Caplan, G Steynberg, L Torley

Water polo: R Germishuis, L Morris, T Liebenberg, D Stead, R Skinner, M Dykes, F van Niekerk, D Rumble, D Kennedy, J Donker, I Claasens

1969 Eastern Province swimming, diving and water polo team

Competitors at nationals in Newlands, Cape Town 24 - 28 Febraury 1969

United States of America

Ann Peterson

Eastern Transvaal

N Evans, D Martin, P Steynberg, Terry Landman, H Davis, R Bosch, Maureen Caplan, Gerladine Steynberg, E Hirst, M Semple, L Torley, Mari Bresler, B Haine, S Lipschitz, G Haine, E Gildenhuys

Water polo: "A" R Germishuis, T Liebenberg (c), R Skinner, F van Niekerk, D Kennedy, L Morris, M Dykes, Terry Landman, J Lewis.       "B" I Claasens, L Wepener, C Boswell (c), J Donker, J Brook, B Brown, N Clarence, J Pillan, I Campbell

Northern Transvaal

N van der Merwe, R van der Merwe, J van Niekerk, J Davey, Gerhard Braak, P van Niekerk, A Venter, Owen Kuyper, Katinka Germishuis, A le Grange, E Malherbe, A Firth, E Steyn, E van Vuuren, Laura Knox, E McDonald, Terry Duveen, V Breedt, Martin Lundie

Water polo: H van Zyl, B Kolb, F Btha (c), N Beard, Hein Gehle, B Weiringa, N Cronje, H Wagenaar, J Botha, R Edwards

Natal

Mike Bolstridge, R Cleaver, D Hickey, D Kettle, Lee McGregor, C Milford, L Rezek, Colleen Adnams, L Adriaanse, J Duncan, S Foster-Greenwood, S Getaz, B Howard, D Sichel, S Tanner, M Tearle, G Vaughn, Irene van der Linde, D Balmer, D Armstrong, C Kuhn

Water polo: R Goodwin, D Colopy (c), F Luttig, B Daly, N McKenzie, R van der Waal, D Port, K Botha, J Sutherland, Cedric Savage

Western Province

A Oberholzer, J van der Heever, P Weir, Vernon Slovin, T Jonker, C van Niekerk, P Cilliers, H Bradlow, A Hammond, Alistair Cameron-Strange, G Cillers, Neil Duveen, Jackie Weir, Margo Kramer, G Atkinson, R Saltman, E Hugo-Hamman, M Sterken, Ramona van Zyl, B Berk, J Scott, I Scott, S Goldberg, D Southwell, J de Klerk, E Harris

Water polo: "A" J Beukes, T Jones, Kevin Fialkov, D Campbell, N Davies, I Linde, Wally Voges (c), Ian Watt, Gerald Saltman     "B"   D Sabor,  P Parkinson, M Schwer, J Bowman, L Sive,  F Nielsen, D Riach (c), O Haigh, A Fuller

Border

J Murrough, A Feldt, P Steyn, Jonty Skinner, R Bluett, M Betteridge, B Powell, M Drusinsky, S Newbery, V Shelver, M Shelver

Griqualand west

D du Toit, Karen Muir, Nancy Harris, Linda Muir, J Johnson

Orange Free State

G de Beer, B Glover, J Bridger, T Maeder, E Elton, J Stegmann, S Kitsopolous, H Brandt, C Meyer, A du Toit, P du Plessis, D Smit, R McLean, S Stegamnn, Ansie Rietsma, Pietie Horn, E Brandt, I Steyn, S Erdmann, D Meyer, J Smith, E Haumann, M de Zwart, T Casey, J Vorster, Myra Eager, R de Klerk, R Thompson, P Gerdener, B Ardt, K Nell

Eastern Province

K Galloway, G Blakey-Milner, I Burrell, Brian Elliot, N Pearson, I Walters, Derek Elliot, A Cooper, R May, Val Bridgens, Terry Horne, M McGee, Sally Henderson, M McKechnie

Rhodesia

A Mellon, T Fisher, Rob Hatherley, P Pretorius, John Keyter, Rodney Hamilton, R McFarlane, I Grant-Stuart, K Brandt, Ken Borain, A Young, P Mommsen, J Rex-Walker, A Hadley, Terry Rossiter, Don Liebermann, Robin Liebermann, G Sanders, S Oelofse, E Drysdale, Jean Burden, N Gardener, John Pemberthy, Ken Tyrell, D Richardson, M Hoyle, S Coltman, Lena Pretorius, K Talbert, P Sanders, B Black, J Collette, S Waddilove, S Watson, D Metcalfe, Marilyn Burton, S Barbour

South West Africa

Richard Coomer

Western Transvaal

D Coetzee, C Richmond, M van der Walt, I Epstein, B Gordon-Davis, G McEwan, W Zylstra, J Wheeler, K du Plooy

Transvaal

Gary Bonney, Richard Glatt, P de Greef, C Lee, Roy Abromowitz, George Jacobson, S Waddell, J Brink, Jim Thorburn,Tyrone Tozer, Harold Pearce, Peter Prydekker, C Turner, P Edelstein, D Pattison, J Bowden, K Watt, Lorraine Lang, A Lacey, M Rollnick, B Allen, Elizabeth Scharbort, F Simpson, Dale Hastie, Sandra Reeves, D Loveland, S Jaffe

Water polo: "A"  R Anderson, V Kabalin, J Zwart, B Moreby, P Hugo, Derek Kneebone, J Sacks, Hennie Pelser, Billy Otto (c)     "B"   F Bantjes, S Lipschitz, J Buntman (c), M Renwick, D Sacks, R Leigh,  J Toet, J Fraser, D Muller.