VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 80, 5 April 1933, Page 13

VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS.

GinVIV TAKES FOUR TITLES. JEAN THOMSON THREE RECORDS. Winning five events at the annual swimming championships of the Auckland University College last night, Jean, Thomson established records in three of them. Miss Thomson is the only daughter of Mr. Walter Thomson, who recently retired from the position of assistant traffic manager of railways for the Auckland district. Sporting instincts are ingrained in the family, as Mr. Thomson was referee m the Springboks' Rugby match with Waikato in 1921, while his only son, Harvey (science master at Takapuna Grammar School), is an authority on. boxing. Brother and sister received their earner secondary education at the Palmerston North High School. Jean covered 100 yards freestyle in 74 l-ss, 50 yards freestyle in 31 4-5s and 66 2-3 yards breaststroke in 60 --ss. Ihe previous records were 775, 32 2-5s and 6 s respectively. She also won the 33 yards backstroke and the diving championships. Four of the men's championships were won bv W. I. Gunn. He'swam 100 yards freestyle in 645, 220 yards in 2.43 4-o, 440 vards in 6.7 3-5 and 100 yards breaststroke in 1.26 2-5, a record. The 50 yards championship was won V l , fF i'v S ,;p 2 ■?' yards Trott, who also carried off the 66 2 ; -3 yards backstroke championship m 465, a Varsity re A°ftpr the carnival the following team was selected by Mr. W. S.. Wilson to J. Matliieson. Detailed results:— SADIES' CHAMPIONSHIPS. 33 1-3 Yards Backstroke.— .T. Thomson 1 M. Bartrum 2. Time, -4 4-5 Armstrong Y «r1: tfW 5i 50 4 ' 5 T R irSs«erT4 r M, T. 8, 66 ~2-3^' < Tards 4 Breastrtroke.— J. Thomson 1, M. Bartrum 2. Won by 12 yards. Time, 60 2-Ss, a collcge record. 100 Yards —T. Thomson 1, E. Steele -• Won by 3 yards. Time, 74 l-ss, a college re Diving.— J. Thomson 1, K. Irving 2, B. Steele 3. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS. 50 Yards.—First heat: H. M. Wikiriwhi 2, A. M. Gunn J--28 3-ss. Second lient: P. l' fi 2 '"js fiunn 2. A. .T. Birtles 3. Time, 28 2-SS. Final: Rix-Trott 1, Noakes 2, Gunn 3. o-Ji Yards Backstroke. —G. Rlx-Trott 1 T E Allen 2, A. S. Hooper 3 Time, 40s. ' G(i 2-3 Yards Freshers.—S. Lazarus 1, T. F. Haughey 2, S. Hughes 3. Time, 41 100 5 Yards._W. I. Gunn 1, P. V. Fitzpatrick- 2, 11. M. Wikiriwhi 3. Won by 3 '"IO'O Yards 6 Breaststroke. —W. I. Gunn 1, G. M. Smith 2, P. B. McCarthy 3. Won' by 2 yards. Time, 1.26 --5. °°0 Yards. — W. T. Gunn 1. !?• Wikiriwhi 2, T. V. Fitzpatrick 3. Won by 7 yards, a foot between second and third. Time, 2.48 4-5. ... 440 Yards.—W. I. Gunn 1, .T. E. Allen 2 H M. Wikiriwhi 3. Time, 6.7 ~-5. 'Diving.—ll. W. Webster 1, A. D. Thomson 2. C. .T. Vallance 3. HANDICAPS AND MISCELLANEOUS. 33 1-3 Yards Ladies' Handicap.—M. Gunthorpe, 1; J. Craig, 2s, 2; J. Bull, 3s, 3. Time, 23 1-os. , 33 1-3 Yards Men's Handicap.—First heat: R. M. Foreman. Is, 1 : E. IL Halstead. Is, 2 ; A. D. Thomson, 2s, 3. Time, 39 l-ss. Second hoat : P. F. Haughey, 3s, 1 • C. J. Vallance. 2s. 2 ; L. E. Adams, Is, 3. Time, 10s. Third heat: S. Lazarus, scr 1: .T. K. Somervell, 2s, 2; A. S. Hooper, 3s, 3. Time, 16 3-ss. ' Haughey 1, Foreman 2, Lazarus 3. lime, 16 l-ss. ■ , 66 2-3 Yards Men's Handicap. —First heat: S. Hughes, 6s, 1;« J. H. Ilalstead, 4s, 2 ; R. A. Armltage, ss, 3. Time, 465. Second heat: A. S. Hooper, 7s, 1; K. Sutcliffe, 4s, 2 ; L. W. Webber, 2s. 3. Time, 42 l-ss. Third heat: J. K. Somerville, 4s, 1; C. J. Vallance, 4s. 2 ; N. 11. Vautier, 2s, 3. Time, 42 l-ss. Final: Hooper 1, Somervell- 2, Sutcliffe 3. Time, 455. G6 2-3 Yards Ladies* Inter-club Handicap.—Mona Le.vdon, 3s, 1: Sylvia Grange. 3s, 2 ; Edna Rainey, 3s, 3. Time, 435. 06 2-3 Yards Inter-club Dual Relay.— Sylvia Grange- and P. Brownlee, 2s, 1; Marie Farquhar and E. Cunnold, Is, 2; Mona Levdon and W. G. Smith, Is, 3. Time, 36 2-ss. 66 2-3 Yards Inter-club Handicap.— First heat: L. Beck, 2s, 1; E. V. Cunnold. 3s, 2; G. Donaldson, 4s, 3. Time, 38s. Second lieat: C.' R. Buchanan. 3s, 1 ; P. Brownlee. Is, 2; L. E. Adams, 2s, 3. Time. 38 l-ss. Final: Louie Beck 1, Bob* Buchanan 2, Viv. Cunnold 3. Time, 38 l-ss. 133 1-3 Yards Inter-Faculty Relay.— Law 1, Arts 2, Training College 8. Time, 1.17.