By TONY FROST
EIGHT Noosa masters swimmers did themselves and their club proud at the FINA world masters swimming championships in Montreal, Canada. Competition from 3 to 10 August, six consecutive days in two Olympic pools, followed by a three-kilometre open water swim at a converted rowing course, purpose-built for the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Jan Croft again showed her dominance at international level, winning two gold, one silver and one bronze medal in the female 70-74 age division, gold for the 800 metre freestyle and the three-kilometre open water swim, where the second placegetter from Japan was over five minutes behind. Jan’s silver medal was in the 400 metres freestyle event where gold went to Judy Wilson from Great Britain,who represented her country at the Olympics ( Tokyo 1964 ) and Commonwealth Games (Perth 1962 and Jamaica 1966).
Another outstanding achievement was by Eulah Varty, where she won silver medals in the female 80-84 years age group for 400 and 800 metre individual medley events.
Congratulations to all other Noosa swimmers who swam personal best times: Bardie Gruber
(100, 200, 400 and 800 freestyle ), Robyn Selby ( 50 freestyle ), Jacky Shields ( 50 freestyle ),
Adele Tucker ( 50 and 100 backstroke ), Bob Morse ( 50 backstroke ) and Ian Tucker (100, 200, 400 and 800 freestyle ).
