A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 22 February 1963.

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper the Perdeby reported on the success of The Tuks Water polo team.

Perdeby 22 February 1963© UP Archives

For the first time in the university’s history Tukkie team won the Getz trophy ( see article featured above). This floating trophy is awarded at tertiary swim, dive and water polo championships. The UP team beat Rhodes, Norther-Transvaal and UCT to reach the finals. In their final nail-biting intervarsity match, they beat Wits.This was a remarkable feat given that the institution did not have yet have its own swimming pool and had to practise at the public pools.

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