To the best of my knowledge, the last time there was a swim meet cup in the family was 29-Nov-1950. It appears that the A.M.P. Teams Mercantile Relay held a touch more significance than the recent “Not Serious” Championship:
Shield and Cups won by the team in the Middle Row – Roy Pascoe, John Baker, Jack Crawford and Frank Hartmann. Top Row: Congram, Shirley Nolan, Betty Stranger, Munro, Holland. Front Row: Peter Robinson, Cooper (absent Heiseker)
Second from the right in the middle row is my Grandfather John (‘Jack’) Crawford, aged 50 at the time of the relay/photo. A.M.P. is the “Australian Mutual Provident Society” and the relays would have taken place in Brisbane. I’ve had the cup since my Grandfather gave it to me during my first visit Down Under in 1969. Some of the ‘youngsters’ in the photo would still be alive today … perhaps still swimming as Masters!