AQUATIC TITLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 20, 25 January 1939, Page 12

AQUATIC TITLES.

CARNM/AL AT ROTORUA. INTERMEDIATES AND JUNIORS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ROTORUA, this day. The New ZeaJand intermediate and junior swimming championships were commenced at the Blue Baths this morning in brilliant weather. A civic welcome was aec-ordea the visiting competitors and officials by the Mayor, Mr. T. Jackson. Other speakers were the Hon. W Parrv Miriister in charge of the Physical Welfare and Recreation Act, and Mr. A. F Moncur. M.P., patron of the Bay of Plenty Swimnunjj Centre. Results of heats in championship events, the finals of whiah will be decided this evening:— .tvi- 0 ,£ ar ?" Intermediate Girls' Free•l. Fjfe (Taranakl) 2, V. J Walker fVel--8°» t 3 K TI »e, 2.51. Second heat: B. ( Rae 1 O Hobson (Canterbury) i\ I J, me l» 3 - 1 15 - Thl «l «eat: N. Griffin X- Black (Auckland) 2 V Simmonds (Auckland) 3. Time, 3.2 3-5. *V° ardß Intermediate Boys' Freestyle.—First heat: B. Clench (Auckland) 1. J. Cameron (Southland) 2. P Tapsell heat J. Whiti (Bay of Plenty) 1 O Vaughan (Wellington) 2. J Mitchell gTaan* rajs* , T rSS

t^- 22 .. 0 ,_ Yar < te Junior Boys' Free-stvie First heat: C. Sell (Otago) 1, H Davis laS t I Tin, t e y . ) 2 l 4« D i- s K,rkUnd

100 Yards Intermediate Boys' Backstroke^— First heat: W. Hart (Canterbury) J" Ti^ al U ({^ taso) -• M Be » Auckland 6. rime. 77 4-os. Second heat: B. Morrison (Bay of Plenty) 1. M. Shanahan (South Canterbury) 2, X. Davy (Wellington) 3. Time 74 3-ss. Morrison, Hart (77 4-os) and Hall (SI 4-s*) all broke the record of B. Gerard (Wellington) In this event.