Vale Frank Jordan

Chris Johnston, who is never called Chitney any more, advises us of the passing of Sports/PE/Geography teacher Frank Jordan. Frank was a swimming champion and an Olympic rep when we were still in Nile nappies.
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Vale Frank Jordan (19 Aug 1932 - 13 March 2012)

"A photo of the 1952 Olympic team during a training camp in Italy. Frank is second from the right.
Australian Water Polo Incorporated (AWPI) today wishes to pay tribute to Frank Jordan who passed away last night aged 78.
Frank was the youngest member of Australia's 1952 Helsinki Olympic Water Polo team (aged 19) and played a significant part in the growth of the sport throughout the country.
He was a foundation member of the Cronulla Water Polo Club, the then St George Water Polo club, and also became a successful swimming coach.
Outside of the water, he was the principal of the Sydney Teachers College and was instrumental in the creation of the Cronulla Surf Club.
AWPI offers their deepest condolences to the entire Jordan family at this time."
(From From Australian Water Polo Inc)

Frank Jordan at  STHS in 1964 (R)
with H. Boughton

Other Frank Jordan links:

• http://www.cronullawaterpolo.com.au/2012/03/vale-frank-jordan-19-aug-1932-13-march.html
• http://www.australianwaterpolo.com.au/news/article/2012/march/vale-frank-jordan-19-aug-1932-13-march-2012/
• http://www.scottmorrison.com.au/info/speech.aspx?id=372
• http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?n=frank-reginald-jordan&pid=156480596&fhid=15081

Other newspaper stories about Frank Jordan's sporting achievements in the Fifties:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=24435


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Just goes to show the sort of talent we had on the Tech High staff during the Sixties. It didn't get much better than STHS! Forget Shore, Trinity Grammar, Cranbrook, or any of the 'nob' schools, we were among the cream.