SWIMMING.
-I NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. (Per Press AsaocLatior.) ;' AUCKLAND, Feb, 21, The first day's championship meeting pnovided some sensational con--0 tests. The 220 Yards Championship gave the crowd the firsti taste of a r ; series, o£ remarkable .performances, B Champion-,. Healy and Freyberg finishing in line, each being under the New Zealand record time. 9 Atkinson created excitement by winning, the 220 Yards Breast Stroke Championship in Ja world's record r time, clipping 3 3-ssec. off P. Matson's time of 3min I4scc. 1 Healy won the 880 Yards Chamr; pionship in Ne^v Zealand record • time. Champion started, 'but' when- • leading on equal terms with Healy 1 ricketi hijtnself 4a jturnfirg and gave ••■ up at 480 yards.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5475, 21 February 1910, Page 2
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