SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 23, 28 January 1935, Page 11

SWIMMING.

FOUR EECORDS BBOKEN.

AtTSTRAUAW TITIXS. KWOK CHUN HANG WINS AGAIN. MELBOURNE, January 27. The Australian swimming championships were continued yesterday. The principal results were :— One Mile, Free Style.—Taris (France) 1, Ilerl'ord (New South Wales) 2, Farcy (New South Wales) 3. Won by 10 yards, 200 yards between soeoud find third. Time, 22. C1 4-5. Vocklcr, Victorian champion, withdrew with cramp at DSO yards, leaving Farey third. At 1100 yards Herford had decreased Taris' lead to seven yards, but Taris went away. lierlord made a gallant finish, 100 Yards Breaststroke.—Kwok Chun Hang (China) 1, Houston (Melbourne) 2, Coomties (Melbourne) 3. Won easily. Time, 1.15. ■ Invitation, 110 yards.—Fleming (Queensland) 1, Sakagami (Japan) 2, Nankivcll (West Australia) 3. Time, 1.3 3-5.

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS. j (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCII, this day. Four provincial records were broken on the first day o£ the Canterbury Swimming Centre's championship meeting on Saturday. Three were in the senior women's section and one in the intermediate boys' section. Mi.ss N. Hnghes lowered the record for the 440 yds by more tliau 80s, defeating the tiUe-holder by 40yds. She also won the 100 yds in the record time of 69 4-ss. Miss R. Low won the 220 yds breaststroke event in 3.8!) 3-ss, this being 4-5s better than the record. 11. Horsefell set new figures for the 100 yds intermediate boys' breaststroke, his time being 81 1-us, which is 4 3-5s better than the previous record. Following were the more important results :—■ 880 Yards Championship.—C. Cliffe 1, M. Connor 2. Time, 11.57. 100 Yards Women's Championship.—Miss N. Hughes 1, Miss A. Morris 2, Mi.ss J. Moore 3. Time, G9 4-us. 50 Yards Men's Championship.—D. 11. Symes 1, K. Mackenzie 2, J. S. Macdonald 3. Time, 25 2-ss. 220 Yards Women's Breaststroke Championship.—Miss It. Low 1, Miss V. Berry 2, Miss R. Collins 3. Time, 3.39 3-5. 220 Yards Men's Championship.—D. H. Symes 1, R. Mackenzie 2, L. Allen 3. Time, 2.33. 410 Yards Women's Championship.—Miss N. Hughes 1, Miss A. Morris 2. Time, 0.2y 4-us.

OVERSEAS VISITORS.

FRENCHMEN AND CHINESE. (By Telegraph. —Press Association.) CIinrSTCHURCH, this day. The New Zealand Swimming Council has arranged for a short tour ia the Dominion by Joan 'Paris and Kinilo Poussard, the French champions, and Kwok Chun Hang, the Chinese. They will arrive in Auckland on March 4, and leave Wellington on March 14.

NEW BREASTSTROKE RECORD.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DT7XEDIX, Saturday. At the Municipal Baths P. B. Mathienon swam -100 metres backstroke in 5.4G 4-5, reducing the New Zealand official record of 6.9 4-5, established by Moorhouse, of Canterbury, in 1933. by 235.

WINNERS AT HAMILTON.

Principal results nt the Y.M.C.A. Swimming Club's carnival on Saturday evening were as follows: — 33 1-3 Yards Men's Open Handicap.—L. P.ock (Auckland), 2s, 1; P. Hayward COhlnemiitu), 2s. 2; F. Pinfold (Old Boys), 2s, 8. Time, 17s. 50 Yards Ladies' Handicap.—Miss N. Kera (Rotorua), Is. 1; Miss D. Stokes (YMC.A.), 6s. 2; Miss E. Rainey (Auckland), scr, 3. Time, 31s. 100 Yards Men's Open Handicap. — P. Tlannn (Morrinsville), 9s, 1; N. Crump (Auckland), 2; W. Whareaitu (Rotorua), S. Time, 03 4-FSs. Ladies' Dive.—Miss R. Stewart (Old Technical), 1: Miss J. Miller (Old Girls). 2; Miss M. Goodwin (Old Technical), 3. 33 1-3 Yards Intermediate Girls' Handicap.—Miss Lambert, (Y.M.C.A.), ss, 1; Mis? S. Stock (Auckland), 3s, 2: Miss T. Plannagnn (Y.M.C.A.). Gs, 3. Time, 22 4-ss. 100 Yards Ladies' Inter-club Relay.— Rotorua and Auckland, dead-heat, 1; Old Technical, 3. Time, 50 2-ss. 50 Yards South Auckland Championship. There were only two entries for this event, W. Whareaitu (Kotorua), the holder, winning comfortably from F. Hall (Matamata) in 34 2-ss. Men's Dive. —D. Ewart (Eotorua) 1, P. Ladd (Y.M.C.A.) 2. 33 1-3 Yards Intermediate Boys.—T. Thornton (i'.M.C.A.), 2s, 1; G. Easter (Cambridge). Is, 2; A. Larcombo (Cambridge), 3s, 3. Time, 20 l-ss. 333 1-3 Yards Race.—Ohinemutu (Hayward, Manahi, Amohau, Yates, Rukingi), 1; Auckland, 2 ; Rotorua, 3. Time, 3.24 1-5. Dual Relay.—Miss M. Goodwin and Baker (Old Technical), ss, 1 ; Miss B. Davis and W. Martin (Old Technical), 4s, 2; Miss M. Gillies and Stevens (Auckland), la, 3. Time, 44 1-us. In a water polo match Auckland defeated South Auckland by two goals to nil.

DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Results of the provincial men's diving championship conducted 1)y the Auckland Swimming Centre at tho Mount Eden Baths during the week-end, were as follow: —W. Hassan (Mount Eden), 142 points, 1; E. (Tonsonby), 133, 2; G. Berry (Mount Eden), 121, 3.

PONSONBY CLUB,

A 50 yards junior boys' race, which -was held by the l'onsonby Club on Saturday, resulted as follows: D. Knock, Is, 1; H. Goldsmith, scr, 2; I. McDonald, 3s, 3. Time, 30 8-ss. The final of the men's senior 50 yards race resulted :• A. Kay, scr, 1; F. Neil, 10s, 2; I. Hart, 3s, 3.