SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 35, 11 February 1929, Page 9

SWIMMING.

AUCKLAND CENTRE'S SUCCESS

MISS MILLER BREAKS RECORD i BKIDSOX WINS A'.AIN. i i (By Tele ~mph.— I'rcss Association.) ! WKI.LINi. TON. this 'lay. j Auckland i- tin- jiffiiMfi ini'-iinp i iTiitre in t!i>' I>.»!11 ini<■> 11. In tlie Nfw I Zealand amateur swimming 111",iii]>:• • 11- j ships, which concluded cm Saturday ; afternoon, tli reprc-entathcs i.ft; ,»■ ! Queen City regained tln- Ya!dhur-t Shield from Canterbury and tin- War Memorial I Shield from Wellington. in 1•• «tli ca---- : l>y comfortable margins. j The points for the shields wore a- fol- ' lows; — VaMlnii st Shield < I.«r senior.- | <>nly i: Auckland. 44; Wellington. ; > s : j ( anterbury. 24; A-hbtirton. 11: Uiauo.! lit; Wanganui. !>: H:i«kcV Hay. .">. W'.ir , Memorial Shield I f■»r intermcl He* and juniors, one j>oint f"r each tir-l * : Auckland. S: Otago. •'!; South Cantei bury. 2: Canterbury. 1. Bieaststmke -\v iinjjiiiiir of a verv poor -Uindard ua- seen in the "220 y- iadic-" ' i-ha in j «i« »ll -li i; m\ ill ir t.. the retirement from competition of tin- title holder. .Mi>- milady- *! he title ua- won by Mi-- L. ( 11] .]de-t "lie . A-! :>u rl' m . u ho returned the \cry ,-'."w time of 4in ! 22-. 4s 4-.~>. MiT-ide Mi-.- I'jii-j.oii - , record u: -"in 3-i 1 iie oniv other -tarter. Mi-- K. Hall (Wellington >. wa- ili-'|iialitied lor not tir-iug the correct -ty!e. i To Mi-s Kathleen Miller, of AYellin™- • ton. «>«'s the honour of being the only i -uiminer to break a New Zealand re- . cord durin? the afternoon, ('leaving the water with powerful, sweeping strokes i -he won the 440 y- ladies' champion-hip i in (im »i 2-.")-. dipping 1 otf Mi — - <!witlia. Shand's four year old record of <itn Ss. However, this was not the tir-t 1 time she has improved on Miss Sband"1 time, for in winning the New Smith - Wales championship last season, she re--1 corded Urn :5 9 10-. Mi.-s Dorothy <.rant L> (Auckland), who was second, swam s much better than she did in the Auck- ' land championship e\ent. in which she regi-tered »>m 20 The third ladv. Mis- Kdna Champion (Auckland I. also ~ -liowed improvement since the Auckland , ehanipioiisiiip.

(i. Brid !<cii and A. Stokes provided another <:reat struggle for Miprcmaey in the 440 yds men's championship, which j the Ancklander wn n lirilliantly in the splendid time of 5m 2-~> 4-:>s. only twotiftlu <>f a second slower than' D. P. I.imNay's Dominion record. Bridsnn and Stokes raced stroke for stroke f<.r the "hole distance, and in a wonderful finish over the last 40yde the Aucklaiider touched only eighteen inches ahead of the 220 yds and one mile champion. Although the only s-tarter in the 100 yds intermediate breastroke championship, J. Mapee (Auckland) swam nicely to return SOs, which is. 2 2 -5s outside Heard's record. Miss L. Coppler-tone (Ashburton) °n\e a tine all round display to win the ladies' diving championship from the holder Miss L. Hood (Hawke's BayK Miss Copplestone scored all of A*hburtoifs eleven points. ConcPdinjr 20 seconds to the limit girl in the KM»y.lr ladies' handicap, the intermediate pirl champion. Mis- P. Robert--on (Auckland., -printed brilliantly over the «h,,!, di>tamv to win easily in what "as announced a- (j"i 3-s*. if this j s J correct her time e.,ual< Miss K. StockIfvs and New Zealand record for the distance. Miss R..hcrt*on"j intermediate record, which she pit up last Monday, is (is 2-.* is. The best of the aspirants for the diving title was nndoubtedlv R </ (aider (Ota ? o,. who retained' his title for the fourth successive year. Ofa-o « -o Mipplicl the second man. Walker. who was second to Calder last vear < ,l la t he was r> m,, ( .tir/ g a his first championship meotin- the \, K -kJjmler. \\.K,- ;U1 . (lir , verv well to J.in SI tw?s.;; s;r " f the c:,,ihr? &f

The M , ); , ( ]x W*>lli,,«, r , n fl v i n p ?f . uaf]ron earn easily won the r,nov,l- rela W F»ioiwhip i,-on, Auckland in .-, m .V 4.5" Ann, her >~3t . ndi,l j-erformance ' ' was that of W. (a-neron I Wellington) who rv: r, Ti;!: r hat r uh **?* -' ->-)s. Mi,- heats l,v one-fifth of socorn, he hp4t re ; nn ;> d Y fifth nf a Zealand and Australia Retlllts: — 150 YDS INTEHCLfB HANDICAP. iJ" 1 ™ \* nt: , s """Tlan<l. 14<. I; Mclvor His. 2: Everslie. l- s . ?.. Time, 1.r.l 4.3 heat: Hawkins ]2s. l; Bolan. ser,' -. l-'-cs. Ss. ,i. Time. l.."ii. Final.—Hawkins 1. Sutherland 2. Evers3. Time. 1.47. 440 YDS LADIES' NEW ZE\L\ND CHAMPiriNSHIP. < J iU \" T ~i yi ym ns,on) ». r>. Grant mV M n .-•>?• Chaiiipi..n 1 Auckland 1 a. Mi>- Millor I.ml all Tti<> way ami w.. n o ; .<;] v •y .-ib«.ut nft.-..,, j-nrrtn. with tl ir f-e vnrcl's l«-twv. : n s.h-,.,,,1 ~n . l thir.l. Time. «;.« •;..-, a N.-w Zealan.l r.-1-..n1. furiner r.-,/. r( l was maik- liy <;. Shaw (Canterbury), <;.s. 44OYPS MEN'S CITAMPIONSHIP. O. Rriilsnn (Am-klnmn 1 \ St..k-« fOinterliuryi 2. c. ClnrMire <\V«-ilinst'..n 1 :: IMs ra... was the l,^ st (lf ,].,. ,^ rniv ., \] ( lan.l-.- lr-,1 f., r ~ l nlI . (1m , ~.l nJs f '' Krxlsi.n ami St.ikfs. l.nt the t«,, ma.lup leowiiy. nii'l at threo hundr<-,l v,r.l----1 swum in :{.:■;•. i-r,, n r i<ls..,, „,„] sV,.k.-« w«-re twn yanls nh.-ail. Brid w . n ;,,iil s:.k.~ swum tlie last SS.nr laj)s f.. r s'r.-fc'-hiit Bridson took the last turn a'/.-,.-! a..i-i!d. an.l in a cr.-.it ra.-.> ..v.-r !)■■■ i .- furry yards w.. n hy a f...,T _ f'liiri.!->< v - ten yards furth.-r iiaik. Tim<-. V. -ji~ ;". " •'OYrtS JUNIOR BOYS" HANI'Ji'M' .1. Hnnt.-r. fivUs, 1 • 1; <~.; 1 . -, - 2 Time. 3«: l-.w. " r.OYDS INVITATION SPKA'I' H i:\.l. W. ('auiemii t W.-ll ii:iri..n 1 1 I<"«-i:i fWniißiiiiuii I". S'll.-r- " .\i- ■ --..r:.-i ■'• Cameron. Caniir..;i i....k 1!.- 1.-ad ir«-::i -; - start and Wl.ll .•:..:!; !■■ -.\ :••■• ',«■■ :';•;.■ lii-tw.i-ii -•■• I .::■•'■ llnni ■;■•■ -■• I ::-."--. 1 In- 1...-I y. : ;.;,■ i.j- i« Aus;r.;l.i .r I New Z.-alaiid. ! li-ii.YHS I.APIKS HANI'I' "A 1 , . IV Ri.berrv..,. •_•:;-. 1 : M. Frn- r. - . R. T..iik>. -■•>. ;<. Tim.-. •» ■-■ «-i '■- 11 the New Z.-:il..nd reoT'l. J U.oVi-S BKEASTSTBOKE HAM-li'Al'. • ! r JU'r.n*. Us. 1 : K. Sprr. •-, 1!: F. ' . ! i γ-ilnp. I''- 3- Til "'- ~-' "•" - , ... llV i,> LAMES VATI'.VU. HJITASTii" STi:«'KK CHAMPIuNSHIi , r i T roi.l)k-t"H'- (A-ii!-iir'"l. ■ 1. 'I !.e r.j ly .other >tarter. K. H-.l \ • ~. «.. 1 Ltn'ke. Tin:.'. A --■ 1 100VDS INTKKMKIUATi: H'-YS' BKEAST1W sTK'.'Ki: HANl'l'Al' J. MiiL--.- 'A :• kl. !. :■ »:,- :•,. i.j.h starter "1... ?«iiiu ■■Vμ :!•■ d:.-laii..-f. Time. i. ami:- - mvino. F :.:■;: I ,-,,;.■ .1 >• -,r- I \>hs.:ir: -in J 1.. H..1..1 I II.iWK- s i;:i\ 1 .... •. 1... y. ...... hi- :.-.. "' ' " Jj suO YAUIiS KI.YIV; SQUADIION CHA-MI'IuNSIIIP. WellingTAD A , Atiekinn'l * Wellington R 3 * Oaiy tiu-ee competitors. Time, 5.3 "4-5.

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