SWIMMING.
THE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. X. MeCREA BREAKS FOUR RECORDS. Tn overcast but warm weather, the Technical High School hoys held their annual sports this afternoon. About 100 took part in the events, many of which were interesting and well-con-tested.
The outstanding swimmer of the day was X. McCrea, who won the junior championship with To points. McCrea won the five championship events, and established excellent new records in four of them. The records broken were: '25 yards junior freestyle—previous record, established by T. Dabinett in 1933, 15 2-ssecs; McCrea-’s time 13 2-5 secs. 75 yards junior freestyle—previous record, established by T. Dabinett. in 1933, Cl secs; McCrea’s time 54 1-5 secs. 25 yards junior backstroke—previous record, established by R. Childs in 1936, 24 2-osccs; McCrea’s time 17 4-ssecs. 50 yards junior freestyle—previous record, established by L. Pheloung in 1937. 40socs; McCrea’s time 33 1-osecs. The previous records were broken by 1 4-ssecs, 6 4-osecs, 6 3-5 secs, and G 4-ssecs, respectively. The runner-up in the junior championship was A. Bell, with 8 points. The senior championship was won by W. Slaven with 12 points. G. Smart was runner-up with 10 points, and H. 'Webster third with 8 points. The house points were as' follows: Adventure 53, Discovery 32, Endeavour 19, Resolution 15. The results are as follows:
Senior Championship. 25 yards, freestyle—W. Slaven 1, G. Smart 2, H. Webster 3. Time, losers. 100 yards, free sytie—G. Smart 1, W. Slaven 2, H. Webster 3. Time, 92'secs.
50 yards, freestyle—W. Slaven 1, H. Webster 2, G. Smart 3. Time, 38 4-5 seconds. 25 yards, breaststroke—W. Slaven 1, H. Webster 2, G. Smart 3. Time, 23 Seconds.
25 yards backstroke —G. Smart 1, H. Webster 2, W. Slaven 3. Time, 25 2-5 seconds.
Junior Championship.
25 yards freestyle—First beat: X. McCrea 1, J. Bell 2, M. Finn 3. Second heat: R. Collard 1, J. Wild 2. Final: N. McCrea 1, J. Bell 2, J. Wild 3. Time, 13 3-ssecs —a record.
25 yards, breaststroke —X T . McCrea I, R. Collard 2. Time, 2S 2-ssecs. 75 yards freestyle—X. McCrea 1, J. Bell 2, R. Collard 3. Time, 54 1-osees- — a record. 25 yards backstroke—X. McCrea 1, J. Bell 2, C. Finn 3 Time, 17 4-ssec. —a record.
50 yards freestyle—N. McCrea 1, J. Bell 2, J. Wild 3. Time, 33 l-ss.ee a record.
Handicap Events
25 yards, open freestyle —J. Bell (scr) 1, H. Thompson (2sec) 2. R. Kingsbury (2seos) 3. Time. 17 3-ssecs. 25 yards, open, backstroke—N. McCrea (scr) 1, E. Gileen (2secs) 2. Time 19 4-ssecs.
Learners’ Width —K. Dwver 1, J Hyland 2, ,J. Riley 3.
* 50 yards, freestyle, open—R. Kingsbury !(3secs) 1, H. 'Thomson (2secs) 2, B. Oliver (2secs) 3. Time, 39 4-ssees. Open plunge—X T . McCrea 1, W. Slaven 2, J. Qua id 3. Distance, 34ft lOins.
25 yards breaststroke T. Emery (2secs) 1, E. Green (scr) 2, J. Quaid (scr) 3. Time, 27 l-ssec,s. 100 yards freestyle N. McCrea (scr) 1, H. Thomson (4secs) 2, R. Bell (3secs) 3. Time, 98 4-s,secs. Open dive —X. Gourdie 1, G. Smart .2, N. McCrea 3. Plate dive —H. Thomson 1, R. Kingsbury 2, C. Finn 3. House relay—Adventure (S. Slaven, N. McCrea, Wild and Webster) 1, Discovery 2, Endeavour 3.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 43, 30 November 1938, Page 6
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