Notable Swimmer At 16
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THE following was published in the “Papuan Courier” on April 11, 1924 —showing that, even at 16, Jack Hides was making a name for himself; — In the 220 yds. Breast Stroke Handi cap of Queensland, held at the Railway Institute Carnival in Brisbane last month, Mr. Jack Hides, of West End, is stated to have given a wonderful exhibition of swimming, and the Brisbane papers commented enthusiastically on the per formance. Mr. Hides is only 16 years of age, and is the second son of Mr. H.
H. Hides, who recently died in the Port Moresby Hospital. Jack was bom in Port Moresby and first learned to swim in the Port Moresby baths, so should the youth attain the future in the swimming world predicted for him, Port may shine in the reflected glory.