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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 21, 26 January 1939, Page 12

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DOMINION SWIMMER. CAMERON FAILS TO QUALIFY. I ROTORUA NATIONAL CARNIVAI* (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ROTORUA, this day. The heats of three more events in the New Zealand intermediate and junior swimming championships were decided at the Blue Baths this morning. In She 100 yards jiwior boys' freestyle event, M. Loffley, Bay of Plenty, gave promise of gaining another title for his centre, when he won his heat in 65 2-os. C. Sell (Otago) won tho' first heat in 68s. B. Weeterby (Southland) won the first heat of the 50 yards' junior girls' freestyle in 31 2-ss, which is threefifths under the standard. In the intermediate 440 yards boys' freestyle, J. Cameron (Southland) lost his title when he gained only third position in the first heat, which wasi won by H. Davidson (Canterbury). K. Williams (Auckland) won the second heat. Detailed results:— 100 YABDS JUNIOR BOYS' FKKIC STYLK. First Heat.—C. Sell (Otago) 1, F. Higginson (Bay ot Plenty; 2, H. Davis (Wanganul) 3. Time, 68s. Second Heat.—M. L*»ffley (Bay of Plenty) 1, I). Syke (Tarmnaki) 2, C. Haywood (Bay ot Plenty) 3. Time, 63 2-ss. 50 YARDS JUNIOR GIRJLS' FREE STYLE. First Heat.—B. Westerby (Southland) 1, Aneta Morrison (Bay of Plenty) 2. N. Gibbs (Nelson) 3. Time, 31 2-ss. Second Heat.—D. Makoere (Bay of Plenty) 1, D. Nixon (Wanganui) 2, B. Owens (Auckland) 3. Time, 32 4-ss. 440 YARDS INTBRMKDIATE BOYS' FRE'E STYLE. First Heat.—N. Davidson (Canterbury) 1, I. Brown (Xelson) 2, J. Cameron (Southland) 3. Time, 5,45 3-5. Second Heat.—K. "Williams (Auckland) 1, W. Hart (Canterbury) 2, T. •ilajor (Wellington) 3. Time, 5.53 2-5.