SWIMMING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 51, Issue 128, 12 March 1931, Page 6

SWIMMING.

SCHOOL ANNUAL SPORTS. TECHNICAL BOYS’ EVENTS. There was excellent weather conditions this afternoon for the Ashburton Technical School Boys’ annual swimming sports in the school baths. Jones and- Connell, with 11 points each, tied for the junior championship cup, but Jones retired, leaving Connell the winner. Grindley and, Sparrow, with 12 points each, tied for the senior cliajnpionship cup. Results were as follow: —•

25 Yards Senior Championship— IV. Sparrow 1, C. Griffiths 2, V. Crequer 3. Time, 17 2-ssec. 25 Yards Junior Championship.—J. Connell 1, H. Jones 2, O. Bradley 3. Time, 16 4-ssec. 25 Yards Open—First heat:, R. Leonard (3see) 1, T. Lister (lsec) 2. Time, 19 2-ssec. Second heat : H. Silverwood (3sec) 1, E. Tinker (4sec) 2. Time, 20 2-ssec. Third heat: J. Connell (lsec) 1, H. Jones (scr) 2. Time, 21 4-ssec. Fourth heat: C. Bradley (lsec) 1, R. Frost (4sec) 2. Time 20 4-ssec. Semi-finals: Leonard 1, Lister 2, Tinker 3. Time, 19 l-ssec. Connell 1, Frost 2, Bradley 3. Time, 21 4-ssec. Final: Leonard i, Tinker 2, Bradiov 3. Time, 19sec. Width (learners). —First heat: J. Hayward 1, I. Meaclcm 2. Time, 6 l-ssee. Second heat: R. Frost 1, H. Gordon 2. Time 5 4-ssec. Third heat : A. McLaren 1, Al. Drake 2. Time, 7 l-ssec. Final: Frost 1, Afeacleni 2, Hayward 3. Time, 5 4-ssec. 25 Yards Senior Breaststroke Championship.—G. Grindley I, V. Crequer 2. W. Sparrow 3. Time, 25 1-ssec—a record, the previous record being 27sec. 25 Yards Junior Breaststroke Championship.—H. Jones 1, J. Connell 2, C. Bradley 3. Time, 25 4-osec. 25 Yards Breaststroke (Open)—First heat: A. Long (3sec) I,\ M. Drake (4sec) 2, L. Burrowes (3sec) 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Second: heat: H. Jones (scr) 1, W. Crozier (3see) 2, H. John (3sec) 3. Time, 25 l-ssec. Final: Long 1, Drake 2, Crozier 3. Time, 27 l-ssec. JOO Yards Senior Championship—W. Sparrow 1, G. Grindley 2._ Won by five yards. Time, linin 50 l-ssec. 75 Yards Junior Championship—Connoil 1, Jones 2, Bradley 3. Won by two yards. Time, lmin 5 3-ssec. Open Dive —W. Sparrow 1, H. Jones 2, E. Chijrch 3. Learners’ Half-length—R. Frost and R. Lilley (equal) 1, J. Young 3. Time, 11 3-ssec.

50 Yards Senior Championship—.Sparrow* 1, Grindley 2, Crequer 3. Won by two feet. Time, 44 4-ssec. ,50 Yards Junior Championship—Connell 1, Jones 2, Bradley 3. Won by a yardv Time, 44 l-ssec. Learners’ Half Length (Senior) — ID. Brown 1, E. Tinker 2, L. Hood 3. Time, 9 l-ssec. 25 Yards Backstroke (open)—C. Bradley (2sec) 1, J. Connell (lsec) 2. Time, 27 l-ssec. Learners"’ Width (Senior)—iD. Brown 1, L. Hood 2, K. Finlay.son 3. Time, 5 sec. 25 Yards Senior Backstroke Championship—Grindley 1, Sparrow 2, Crequer 3. Time, 26 l-ssec. 25 Yards Junior Backstroke Championship.—Bradley 1, Jones 2. Time, 26 4-ssec. House Relay—Blue House (E. Stigley, E. Tinker, T. Lister, R. Leonard) 1, Green House 2, Gold House 3. Won by three yards. Long Plunge—J. Connell *l, A. AlcColl 2, N. Moore 3. Distance, 35ft lin. (a record; the previous record being 29ft lOin); 31 ft 3in, and 30ft llin. 50 Yards Open Handicap—J. Connell (lsec) 1, R. Leonard (3sec) 2, W. Lister (2sec) 3. Time, 45 4-5. Plate Dive—W. Sparrow (8 and 5) 1, N. Alooie (8 and 0) 2, J. Connell (5 and 4) 3. House Points:—Green House 56, Geld House 40, Blue House 22 points.

THE EAST ASHBURTON CLUB. HANDICAPS FOR TO-NIGHT. Tiie following are the handicaps which liaye been declared for the East Ashburton Swburning Club’s evening carnival at the Hampstead Baths this/ evening:— 25 Yards Nieoll Cup—A. Bradford scr, S. Thompson 2sec, J. Betteridge, F. Anderton, G. Keeley, D. Smith, B. Hamlin, M. Thompson 3scc, T. Lee 4sec, R. Keeley dsec, H. Dailey 6see. 50 Yards Curtis Cup—A. Bradford scr, S. Thompson, dsec, F. Anderton, D. Smith, J. Betteridge 6soc, G. Keeley, B. Hamlin, M. Thompson 7seo, T. Lee Bsee. 25 Yards j Barnett Cup (Ladies) —fD. Smith, F. Anderton, B. Millichamp scr, J. Blight 2sec-, r M. Weston 3sec, I. Anderton, H. Litligow, I. Mil liehamp, L. Glennie, M. Brosnalian, M. Sell 1 uter, R. Vincent 4sec, M. .Sutherland, M. McNdlly 6sec. Dual Relay—A. Bradford and Miss H. Litligow, T. Lee and Miss D. Smith scr, M. Thompson and Miss J. Blight Isec, B. Hamlin and Miss M. Weston 2sec, S. Thompson and Miss I. Anderton, J. Betteridge and Miss I. Millichamp 3sec, G. Keeley and Miss M. Sutherland, H. Dailey and Miss B. Millichamp 4sec, W. Blight and Miss M. Brosnalian, Ron. Keeley and Miss M. Schluter dsec. Miss L. Glennie and Miss M. McNally Bsec. 50 Yards Junior Inter-club, Open (under 18) —B. Knox, T. Lee scr, D. Smith, J. Blight 2sec, P. Baigeut, J. Betteridge, C. Dori ans 3sec, M. Thompson, R, Keeley, M. Weston 4sec, M. Brosnalian, H. Litligow, L. Glennie, M. Schluter, R. Vincent, 1. Anderton, S. Millichamp, P. Bushell, W. Blight fisee, H. Dailey 7sec, E. Watt, M. McNally, M. Sutherland 9sec. 25 Yards Schoolgirls’ Handicap—P. Donn, M. Gass scr, O. Wilson. H. Hawke, M. Vossey 3see,. M. Taylor dsec, M. Beauvais, D. Tilley 7sec. 25 Yards Schoolboys’ Handicap—W. Blight scr, M. Tait Isec, R. Bradford 2sec, R. Walls 4sec, M. McNally dsec, L. Brown 6sec.