FAST SWIMMING.
NEW RECORD BY L. KRONFELD. FOX lIUNPUED METRES. Swimmins unpnepil In the Tepid Baths last evening. 1.. Kronfeld, the Auckland crack, covered lfio metres in tho rooonl tini'- of C.7 2 r> sect.mis. anil tbns established ;i new remrd for the Dominion. The previous hest time for tho distance wns OS seconds, put up by N. S. Batohclor,' of Christehiirch. In attempting to lower Miss I'iri I'.isrr's Intermediate girls" record for 100 ynrris of (ill 2-r, seconds. Miss Jean Bell swam tho distance in 1-5 spcond mitelde tin , ro.'ord. Miss Mario Farquhar was also unsuccessful in her attempt to beat Miss PaseS linn , .
The narnlTfil, which was held tinder the auspices of the Grammar Swiirminp; Club, was highly successful. Following ure the results of the racing :—
Open Medley Handicap, 100 yds (breast* stroke, back-stroke, and free style).—N. C. Stookley, scr., 1 ; G. Gaudin, 10s, 2, Time 1.54.
Open Handicap, 06 2-3yds.—First heat: B. Belcher, ss, 1 ; Goodacre 2. Time, 43 2-TS. Second heat: J. Curtayne, 6is, 1;P. Warden, .Sis, 2. Time 42 1-5. Third heat: C. Witten. 7s. 1; R. Bradley, 7b, 2. Time, 42 3-ss. Fourth Heat: 11. Crossley, 6s, 1. Time. 42 3-ss. Final: Witten, 1; Woruen, 2: Belcher 3. Time, 425.
Ladies' Handicap, 100yds.—Miss B. Stocklpy, scr, 1 ; Miss E. Grant, 6s, 2: Miss .7." Bell. 4s, 3. Time, 67 3-ss.
Inter-club Handicap. 220 yds.—A. Bird, 2s, 1; Midgley, 2; \V. F. Smith, 7s, 3, Time, 2m 30 3-us.
Novice Handicap, 50yds.—First heat: R, Blackman, 3s, 1; M. Wilson, 2s, 2. Time, 28 l-ss. Second heat: L. Stockley. 7s, 1; Bell, 2. Time, 32 3-r>s. Third hent: A. C. Steadman, 4s, 1; P. Soljack, sb, 2. Time, 29 4-ss. Final: Steadman, 1; Stockley, 2, Time, 2S 4-ss. •
luter-club Dual Relay Championship, 200yds.—Waitemata Club (Miss E. Stockley and A. D. Adamson), 1; Grammar Club (Miss P. Page and L. L. Kronfeld), 2. Time, 2m 13 4-os. Rowing Club Relay, teams of eight, each to swim 33 l-3yds.—Wiiitemnta, 1; St. George's. 2. Time, 2m 41 2-ss.
Open Dive.—Miss D. Hayson. Water Polo. —Waiteniata B, 3, drew with Ponsonby, 3.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 8 April 1925, Page 10
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