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Wishing a Legend of Wesley a Happy 90th Birth Day – Allister Bartholomeusz Allister Bartholomeusz Born 30 April 1934 will be 90 years old on the 30th of April 2024 (amongst one of the oldest Wesleyites in Australia). He joined Wesley in 1946, left Wesley in 1953. At school during the period of the Claessen brothers. Principals during his time -David Izzett, James Cartman and C. J Orloff Allister won the Light of Asia Junior Elocution contest for Wesley He was a member of the Kinross Surf Lifesaving club in 1947 while still at school, The Club soon became a byword in swimming and dominated the Two- Mile Sea Swims. Swim Champions Gerd von Dincklage, Ralph Forbes, Hugh Stewart. Hilmi Khalid, Carlisle Chalon, Allister Bartholomeusz, Ian Kelly, Tony Williams (1960 Olympics) Desmond Templar, Rattan Mangharam, Randy Gray, Henry Perera, are names that come to mind. Other names who made significant ...