Today I achieved a new personal best time of 23:03 on the Hillsborough 5k Parkrun. I came 50th (45th male) out of a field of 219 runners and 1st in my age category with an age-graded score of 66.09%. And I even managed a smile!
Peter Bargh
Sights & Sounds
March 19th, 2016
Parkrun: New Personal Best
March 20th, 2012
Sheffield Wednesday vs Walsall
Went to football match at Hillsborough – Sheffield Wednesday vs Walsall – with Will and and Joe
November 25th, 1984
Kodak invite me to Owls match
I was working at the Co-op at the time and thanks to Brian our rep Terry and I got an invite to the Sheffield Wednesday vs Arsenal match and later we went backstage to the dressing rooms and met a few players.
A photo was taken and appeared in a future program.
July 17th, 1971
Earning my swimming certificates
Wisewood junior school used Hillsborough swimming baths for swimming lessons. At the baths, now a Weatherspoons pub called Rawson Spring, we could earn swimming certificates, starting at 25 yards. Public baths at that time were built to the imperial standard before metrication (25 yards = 22.86 metres).
Here’s how swimming certificates typically worked in the 25 yard pool of the 60s:
Beginner / Learner Certificate
- Swim the width of the pool
- Often allowed any stroke
- Sometimes included:
- Jumping in safely
- Basic floating
- Jumping in safely
25 Yard Certificate
- Swim 1 full length (25 yards) without stopping
- No touching the sides
- Usually first “official” distance badge
50 Yard Certificate
- 2 lengths of a 25-yard pool
- Continuous swim
- Often required a recognised stroke
100 Yard Certificate
- 4 lengths
- Demonstrated stamina
- Usually breaststroke or front crawl
Higher Distance Awards
Some pools including ours offered:
- 200 yards
- 400 yards
- 1/2 mile (880 yards)
- 1 mile (1760 yards) endurance badge
(Very popular achievement award in the 1950s–70s)
