NEW RECORD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 10

NEW RECORD.

JUNIOR SWIMMER. Rotorua Girl's Figures-Contests at Hamilton. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. Sauntering leisurely over the distance without the incentive of any real opposition, Nawi Kera, the tiiirtcen-y ear-old South Auckland swimmer, set new figures for tlie Dominion 100 yards junior girls' record when she was officially timed G8 l-f>s in the first heats of the New Zealand junior and inter-

mediate championships, which were opened at the Hamilton municipal baths w this morning. The previous record was 68 3-ss. With sterner opposition in the n final this evening, she should be capable s . of further lowering her figure. Results of the heats were as follow: — Intermediate Boys, 440 yds, freest.vlo. First lieat : S. W. .Tarvis (Otago) 1, .T. Franks (Xelson) 2, 11. Goldsmith (Auckland) 3. Time, 5.44 2-5. Second heat: A. I'aseoe (Auckland) 1. .T. Leslie (Taranaki) 2, M. Clenrv (Auckland 3. Time, 0.24 4-5. Junior Girls, 100 yds, freestyle.—First heat : N. Kera (South Auckland) 1, J. McDonald (Southland) 2, B. Ilobson (Canterbury) :{. Time, 08 1-s—a New Zealand it record. Second heat : M. Black (Auck- „ land) .1, I'. Watts (Wungauul) 2, M. Brown (Auckland) 3. Time; 71 3-ss. Junior Boys, 75yds breaststroke. —First y heat: G. Mitchell (Canterbury) 1, J. if Cameron (Southland) 2, B. Ingrain t (Otago) 3. Time, (lis. Second heat: b. Robertson (Wellington) 1, M. Shanahan (South Canterbury) 2. Time, 50s. P Intermediate (Jlrls, 220 yds fiwstyle.— 11 First heat: I. Punlie (Otago) 1, K. Gray (Auckland) 2, J. Finlayson (Auckland) 3. |i Time, 2.5(1. Second heat: S. Gotlieb (Wellington) 1, I>. Symon (Southland) 2. J. Melhose (Auckland) 3. Time, 3.0 2-5. All threo placed competitors qualify in G the finals this evening. Contrary to tho previous decision, the t third day of the carnival will bo held on y Tuesday. o —