The photograph in the Union Street Pool is of an inter-house swimming competition
from Tyldesley Senior Girls School (now Tyldesley County Primary). The team in the picture is of Darwin House (blue).
From left to right:
Front row: Pauline Richards, Judith Reece, Janice Holten, Pat
Wrend
2nd row: Doris Harrison, Betty Harrison, ? Millington, ?, Margaret Hindley
3rd row: ?, Barbara Young, Kathleen Jordan
4th row: Sylvia Welch, Sylvia Corbett, Brenda Tonge, Barbara Jenkinson
5th row: T. R. Poklington (bath superintendant), Mrs K Twentyman (teacher)
Margaret Severn and Barbara Young were members of Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club.
The above information was kindly supplied by Margaret Severn (nee Hindley) who won her freestyle, breaststroke
and backstroke events.
If you can identify anyone else in the photograph please contact me at eric@tyldesleyswimming.co.uk
