Item A-1107 - University of Saskatchewan Men's Swimming Team - Group Photo

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University of Saskatchewan Men's Swimming Team - Group Photo

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1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm

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Posed indoor image of members wearing swimsuits. Names: Joe Griffiths (coach), Len Purdy, Pendlebury, Les Skinner, Doug Willis, Bob Barr (mgr). Front row: Young, Hodge, Wilson, Gouin, Jones, Pete Gavin, Murray Matheson, Clarence Garvie, Leroux.

Bio/Historical Note: The University of Saskatchewan’s first pool opened in 1916. Located in the basement of Qu'Appelle Hall, it was 18 feet wide, 45 feet long and around 8 feet deep with a spring board and changing rooms. Speed swimming, diving, water polo and recreational swimming soon became popular activities in the long Saskatchewan winters. The pool closed soon after the Physical Education pool opened in October 1964.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

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Photographer: Thams Studio

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Can be found in the 1932 Greystone.

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