SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 23, 28 January 1922, Page 18

SWIMMING.

Lieutenant-Colonel B. C. Frcyberg, V.1., JJ.ij.O., now of the Grenadier !<;uards, recently took part in a mem- ', hers' handicap (50 yards) at the Bath Club, and won from scratch in 29 2-ss, ■ time which indicates that •"Tiny"' is still 1 able to swim as well as ever. On the ! same evening he won the plain header competition, giving two dives from the i Bft and 13ft boards. I In the ladies' championship in the • South no diver has appeared to challenge J Miss Kathleen Bristed (the present champion I. and the writer firmly believes 1 the Dominion championship will fall to the young Christchurch girl. In ;uiy ■ caec, filie will have the well-wishes of ail ! those who had the pleasure of meeting i her, either in competition or in private, ! during the North Island tour by whic.'l iehe and Miss *hand accomplished great pOod. J J In a gazette, at one of the Dunedin picture houses a few weekts ago some picjtiireh showing the present activities of I the ex-Auckland coach, R. ,"Diek") Cavil], were shown. He is now in Ala- ' luirua. and included among tha pictures jshown was one of Cavill wi'h two of ii,s I daughters I presumably Khoda and Thca) I diving off a high board together. Khoda, ■ the three-year-old, is described as a I "marvel,' , being able to swi:n as lio- ' ficiently as most girls four tim.'-s her , ~ge. Cavill at one time held :>!! the ; world's records up to one mile. and tbe iex-Australian swimmer was a. vet? capo!ia> touch. Tl"_ 15-year-old daughter, in;; champion. The standard of divine in the chainI pionships at the New Zealand meeting in February should be higher than lias' ; previously yet been the .More I attention has been paid to the coaehii-.g ■ for diving events this season than before and with to many first-chnss performers jon the board a fine exhibition of Jiving lean be expected. AY. Cunningham, vi I Dunedin, will probably defend his j national title, while it* is likely that [ Otago will have another representative ■in Walker. W. Hicks will be WellingI ton's hope, and he may be expected to J put up a good showing as he receives (so I i was told !>y one of the Wellington reps. some time ago), as much practice as ,my. 'if I remember rightly, Hicks was I selected to give exhibitions of diving to I the various Wellington schools about th-j ' time of the I-anger visit, and that alone jis a big qualification. A young swimmer who will shortly be •elbowing his way among the champions is Frank Doyle, of the .Sydney Club. ; Only 13 years of age, he has already thrown 100 yards astern this season in ■ o."> seconds, and seems to be improving every swim. This budding champion has a physique not usually found among lads jof his ttge. Voting Doyle scales in the neighbourhood of list," and is built in proportion. Those who are guiding his destinies in the water are being urged I not to let him develop too rapidly for four of overstrain, but the writer's experience is that with his physical advantage the lad will not come by any harm if he is permitted to follow his own natural inclinations. It has often been ! written that swimmers are born, not ! made and although a youngster may be coached lie cannot be taught to become ; a champion. Therefore Doyle and all i other promising youngsters would be ; well advised to compete in whatever ■events the knowledge of their own capabilities dictates.