RAOC Gazette - page 146
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
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CORPS S W I M M I N G CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS years swimming championships were held at the RMA Sandhurst Pool based on the District/Army championships to enable Units to train and work to ASU rules. Some forty five competitors entered for the individual championships for which first, second and third placed com- petitors received medals. The Representative Colonel Com- mandant Major General Minogue presented the prizes and Brigadier Short. Vice Chairman of the RAOC Sports Committee and Brigadier Thornton, Commandant, COD Donnington also attended, witnessing some very competitive swimming. In the Individual Championships A/RSM Rigby from Chep- stow set up a new record in the one hundred yards Individual Medley breaking the old record by nearly six seconds. In the other events some fine performances were witnessed and in several cases previous records were close run. The team championships also proved to be very successful, Donnington just managing to hold off the Bicester challenge which was decided by Donnington winning the Medley Relay in a new record time. During the meeting all three relay records were broken thus indicating the depth of talent which showed throughout. The detailed summary of results are at- tached. INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. 100 yards Individual Medley: 1st, A/RSM Rigby, Chepstow, 1 minute 10.6 seconds*; 2nd, Corporal Sterland, Longtown, 1 minute 12.1 seconds; 3rd, Private Smith. Donnington, I minute 47.9 seconds. 2. 200 yards Freestyle: 1st. Corporal Sterland, Longtown, 2 minutes 38.0 seconds: 2nd. Private Hissey, Stores Platoon 16 Air Defence Regiment RA. 2 minutes 56.2 seconds; 3rd, Private Tyson, Donnington, 3 minutes 14.0 seconds. 3. 66} yards Backstroke: 1st, Private Onufryk, Donnington, 46.4 seconds: 2nd. Corporal Sterland. Longtown. 47.3 seconds; 3rd, Major Seabrook. Ashchurch. 49.5 seconds. 4. 100 yards Freestyle: 1st. Lance Corporal lackson. Donning- ton. 58.9 seconds; 2nd. Private Smith. Donnington. 1 minute 06.2 seconds: 3rd, Private Ainsworth. Stores Platoon 16 Air Defence Regiment RA, 1 minute 22.2 seconds. 5. 100 yards Breaststrokc: 1st, A/RSM Rigby, Chepstow, 1 minute 16.2 seconds: 2nd. Lance Corporal Lowe, Ashchurch, 1 minute 23.1 seconds; 3rd: Lance Corporal lobbins, Ash- church, 1 minute 24.6 seconds. 6. 33] yards Butterfly: 1st. Lance Corporal Jackson, Donning- ton, 18.8 seconds; 2nd. Sergeant Campbell, Ashchurch, 20.7 seconds; 3rd, Private Smiles, Bicester. 21.0 seconds. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. 66j yards Freestyle: 1st, Training Centre, 35.4 seconds; 2nd, Donnington, 36.5 seconds; 3rd, Bicester, 38.7 seconds. 2. 66? yards Breaststrokc: 1st. Chepstow, 48.2 seconds; 2nd, Bicester, 50.0 seconds; 3rd, 10 Ordnance Support Battalion, 51.8 seconds. 3. 66? yards Backstroke: 1st, Donnington, 47.0 seconds; 2nd, 10 Ordnance Support Battalion, 48.0 seconds; 3rd, Training Centre, 50.0 seconds. 4. 100 yards Freestyle: 1st, Donnington, 1 minute 01.0 seconds; 2nd, Training Centre, 1 minute 3.2 seconds; 3rd, Chepstow, 1 minute 07.6 seconds. 5. Medley Relay: 1st, Donnington, 1 minute 23.0 seconds;* 2nd, Training Centre, 1 minute 25.7 seconds; 3rd, Ashchurch, 1 minute 26.0 seconds. 6. Breaststrokc Relay: 1st, Bicester, 1 minute 33.2 seconds*; 2nd, Ashchurch, I minute 33.4 seconds; 3rd, 10 Ordnance Support Battalion, 1 minute 39.0 seconds. 7. Freestyle Relay: 1st, Training Centre, 1 minute 48.0 seconds*; 2nd, Bicester, 1 minute 49.4 seconds; 3rd, Don- nington, 1 minute 50.0 seconds. OVERALL PLACINGS 1st: COD Donnington, 84 points; 2nd, COD Bicester, 81 points; 3rd, CVD Ashchurch, 74 points; 4th: Training Centre, 72 points; 5th: 10 Ordnance Support Battalion, 67 points; 6th: RAOC Chepstow, 50 points. CHAIN OF COMMAND RELAY 1st: Training Centre, 1 minute 17.0 seconds; 2nd: Ashchurch, 1 minute 18.8 seconds; 3rd: Donnington, 1 minute 19.0 seconds. 'Record. CORPS ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS THE 1980 Orienteering Championships will be held in the Bicester area on 15th October. The aim will be to encourage the growth of orienteering within the Corps and enable selection of a team to represent RAOC in the Inter-Corps Champion- ships to be held on 1st and 2nd November 1980. The general degree of experience within the Corps is not high and courses will be planned with this in mind. Units are encouraged to enter as many competitors as possible but to ensure that all Units have an equal chance of winning, a Unit team of four runners, with the three fastest to count must be declared before the competition. The following competitions will be held: RAOC Inter-Unit Championship; RAOC Individual Champion, Individual Ladies Champion, RAOC Junior Champion, Guest Individual and Guest Corps Team. Accommodation will be available at COD Bicester for those requiring it. Further details and application forms can be ob- tained from: Captain W. J. Gaskin, DSCS, Block 6, Graven Hill, St Davids Barracks, Bicester, Oxon. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CORPS FIXTURES—1980/81 SEASON RAOC fixtures for the 1980/81 season are as follows: — Fixture Date Venue RAOC v. RAPC 3rd October Worthy Down RAOC v. RA 24th October Bicester RAOC v. R Sigs 14th November Catterick RAOCv. RCT 21st November Chilwell RAOC v. RE 5th December Donnington RAOC v. RAMC 27th March Aldershot RAOC v. REME 10th April Bicester CORPS CRICKET RESULTS RAOC V. ROYAL SIGNALS played at Deepcut. RAOC 1st Innings two hundred and thirty for nine declared: Colonel Hopkinson fifty eight, W02 Jones forty five, Corporal Ashworth thirty one not out. Royal Signals 1st Innings one hundred and eighty eight: Corporal Ashworth four for forty seven, Corporal Holmes three for thirty seven. RAOC 2nd Innings one hundred and sixty eight for five declared: Lieutenant Wood fifty seven, W02 Jones fifty four. Royal Signals one hundred and fifty one: Corporal Ash- worth five for fifty nine, W02 Jones four for forty six. Result—RAOC won by fifty nine runs. RAOC v. RMCS played at Deepcut. RAOC one hundred and twenty six: Corporal Ashworth thirty six not out, Lieutenant Colonel Cowell thirty five. RMCS one hundred and twenty seven for nine: Lieutenant Colonel Cowell three for thirty one, Major Shore three for thirty eight. Result—RMCS won by one wicket. RAOC v. Royal Marines played at Deepcut. RAOC one hundred and fifty three for seven declared: Colonel Hopkinson seventy three not out, Lance Corporal Zamon thirty one, Lieutenant Colonel Cowell twenty five. Royal Marines ninety three for seven: W02 Jones three for twenty seven, Corporal Holmes two for fourteen. Result—A draw. RAOCv. HAC played at Deepcut. HAC seventy two: Major Shore seven for nineteen, Corporal Aldridge two for twenty six, Corporal Travers one for nineteen. RAOC seventy three for four, W02 Jones twenty six not out, Sergeant Wilkinson twenty four. Result—RA OC won by six wickets. RAPC v. RAOC played at Worthy Down. RAPC one hundred and ninety seven for eight declared, Lieutenant Colonel Cowell three for thirty five, Major Shore three for fifty three, Corporal Aldridge one for forty eight. . RAOC one hundred and ten for four, Lieutenant Colonel Cowell forty nine not out, Lieutenant Colonel O'Hare nineteen. Result—Match drawn. (Continued on page 124.) 113 — |
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