By Jon Geddes    

THE swimming program at the Olympic Games always holds special significance for members of the Northern Suburbs Rugby Club.

It is a time they reflect and remember one of their favourite sons and beloved players, the late Olympian Brett Hill who swam in the 200m butterfly final at the 1964 Tokyo Games.

And it was his controversial omission from the 1968 Olympics team to Mexico which saw “Hilly”, as he was affectionately known, quit swimming and fulfil his dad’s dream of playing for Norths.

MR BUTTERFLY AND DAWN FRASER

YOUNG Brett Hill made a real splash as a schoolboy butterfly swimmer and, while attending Shore school in the same year as tennis champion John Newcombe, was coached by the larger-than-life sports commentator Ron Casey at North Sydney Pool.