Objects of Substance- The Swimming Pool

Casting our minds back to 1946, Beryl Freeman, captain of the swimming team wrote “…our swimming season this year was a marvellous success, since not only did we win the Brockway Cup but also retained the McWhirter Cup for Life-saving, and came first in the Inter-Schools carnival. This was due to the continual practice the team had in our new swimming pool, in which they and many more of the School were trained for their Bronzes and Queensland Crosses. This made the practice for the McWhirter Cup relatively simple; and with the improvement acquired in our daily class swims, we were able to carry off the Inter-school swimming cups with ease. But then I woke up and found I had been dreaming. Alas! Dreams are only the revelations of our suppressed desires…” Nestled in the heart of the School, the new pool is the jewel in the crown. For some it may represent torturous training sessions, frightening lifesaving scenarios and problem solving, or just cold, wet lessons in the rain but, for some, it is a dream come true!

2012 School Pool.

P Harvey-Short Manager, School History and Culture