Tasman Jones
Australian rugby league player
Tasman (Tas) Jones (1893 – 1936) was an Australian sportsman, well known as a swimmer and a diver. He also played water polo, rugby union, and rugby league.
Early life and education
Jones was born Henry Tasman Jones on 7 April 1893 at Launceston. He went by the diminutive given name Tas, which he also used in legal matters.
Jones attended the Crown Street Superior Public School. As a teenager he showed talent in swimming.
By 1906 Jones was winning handicap races, 45 yards school competition, starting from scratch, Winning again over 50 yards. At the age of 14 he won the 60 yards championship at Crown Street Superior Public School.
Jones was required to "swim off" to split dead heat eligibility to compete in inter school events at above his age, and missing out, still winning at age level.
Two decades later, Jones' swimming performance at school was still a benchmark for competitiveness for others.
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