With the prospect of a Christmas ham as a reward for a win, a flock of old Ducks flapped their wings and waddled into the pond at the RSL Diggers Swimming pool!

It seemed, however, that some were a bit too-keen to slam the wall and claim a ham and there were breakers galore.

“A lot of the foxes will have to wait another week!” Judy Walsh said with a cynical smile.

Bill Greenwood mis-timed his win in the final of the 50-metre Freestyle, his little flippers working too hard and he powered home ahead of his time and forfeited his ham to Peter Allen.

Brian “Scoey” Scloeffel was happy he had his ham in the bag, however, after he teamed up with Ronny Everett to win the Brace Relay.

“Captain Tom Gray was all smiles when he declared that he was the winner of the 50-metre Backstroke and Robert Rich got his ham after claiming victory in the closest-to-time 25-metre Freestyle,” Judy added.

The hams are still up for grabs for the next two Sundays, and will be presented to the winners at the Ducks’ Christmas Party this year being held on Sunday, December 22.