has a 25-meter heated indoor swimming pool and a rowing boathouse on the River Cam as well as several boats. The Leys swims, competing against Eton (the only team to do so), and on a national level at the annual Bath Cup. There is also a very active rowing club, with a newly refurbished boat house in position on the Cam, shared with King's, Churchill and Selwyn Colleges. Along with sailing (at St. Ives), this is a minority sport, counted among "pitch games" (the school's name for non-team sports). Other pitch games, include squash, badminton, tennis, athletics, karate, Eton Fives and golf. Famous Leysian sportsmen include Neil White (Olympic hockey in 1948); Freddie Brown (Captain of England's cricket team); Geoff Windsor-Lewis (Wales Rugby, 1960); Paul Svehlik (England and Great Britain Hockey); and Neil Christie (Olympic rowing, 1976 and 1980). Houses There are 11 houses at The Leys, the oldest being School House founded in 1878. School is a thirteen to eighteen boys' boarding house with 30–35 boarders and 18–20 home boarders. West is a thirteen to eighteen boys' boarding house with room for 45–48 boarders with 25–30 home boarders. North A is a boys' boarding house of 40–45 boarders and fifteen to twenty home boarders. North A House is located on the upper quad, opposite the chapel and adjacent to the Day Houses. Bisseker is part of the co-educational day house (known internally by its former name of North B House). Barker is a mixed day house with roughly 50 people. Barrett Typically around 50 people in each day house. Dale is a girls' boarding house with 38-42 boarders and 17–20 home boarders. Fen is a girls' thirteen to eighteen boarding house with 45–50 boarders and twenty to 25 home boarders. East is the Sixth Form boys' house with 27–30 boarders. Granta is the Sixth Form girls' house with 30 boarders and up to two home boarders. Moulton is the junior eleven to thirteen house for twenty to 25 boarders and 35–40 day pupils. Goodbye, Mr. Chips The setting for popular novel and play Goodbye, Mr. Chips is believed to have been based on The Leys where author James Hilton was a pupil (1915–1918). Hilton is reported to have said that the inspiration for the protagonist, Chips, came chiefly from W.H. Balgarnie, one of the masters at The Leys (1900–30) who was in charge of the Leys Fortnightly (where Hilton's