SWIMMING.
BELFAST SCHOOL SPORTS. On Friday last the school swimmingsports were he'd in ideal weather in the' Canterbury Frozen HeajJCo. baths by courtesy of the management. There was a large attendance and some excellent contests were witnessed for prizes provided by the committee and Mesdames W. P. Anderson, i!. Harris, Messrs It. S. Ha.ligan and IC. Seville, t,he teaching stuff ajid others. At the conclusion ol liie shorts ill' A. Lawn thanked those who had assisted in making the season so successful and complimented the competitors on their, fine display. I'he following are the results: Sohool Championship, boys; J. Nelson, Giris: Eileen Fantham.
GOyds Handicap, boys: P. Hall 1, J. Neleon 2, 3. Ramsay 3. Girls: Dorothy Hicks 1, Eileen Fantham 2. 25yds Handicap, boys, senior: J. Rudkin 1, .P. Hall 2, C. Rickards 3. Girls: Etileen Fantham 1, Dorothy Hicks 2, Emily Bond 3.
Beginners' Race, senior boys: S. Wotton 1, H. Roxburgh 2. Junior Boys: A. Campbell 1, H/ Roberta 2, H. Mjickey 3. Beginners, senior girls: Mavis Kennerley 1, Olive Belcher 2; Junior girls: Isobel Reese 1, Lorna Fitzsimmons 2. Diving, boys: J. .Nelson 1, P. Hall 2. Breast Stroke: Betty Tyson 1, Dorothy Hicks 2. - Back Stroke: Eileen Fantham 1, Dorothy Hicks 2. Recovery of Plates: J. Nelson 1, P. Hall 2Tub Race, boys: S. Wotton 1, Cliff Rickards 2. Girls. Jean Ramsay. Apple Race, boys: S. Wotton 1, C. Chaplin 2. Girls: Eileen Fantham 1, Jean Ramsay 2. » Arithmetic Race, juni®: Isobel Nelson 1, Betty Tyson 2. Senior: Ellen Fantham 1, Mavis Kennerley 2.
ASHBURTON EAST CLUB. The Ashburton East Swimming Club held the final events for the Hunt -and Hardy 'shields at t.he Haimpstead Memorial Bath Ust evening. Kesults rGirls' Diving—*sl. Amos (28ft) 1, F. Andertori U7ft) 2, J. Hocking (24ft) 3. Boys' Dive—J. Thomson i27it) 1, A. Bradford 125 ft) 2, H. Bevan (22ft) 3. 50yds Club Handicap—E. Brophy (scr) 1, A. Stills (liec) 2. "Won by a touch. Time, o4 25yds Backstroke—E. Brophy (scr) 1, J. Brophy (3sec) 2, A. Stills (lsec) 3. Time, Before the 50yds Handicap was decided, the points for the Curtis Cup were: Brophy 10 points and Stills 9. The result of the two races left Brophy in the lead for the Curtis Cup with 1(5 points. Stills being Becond with 12 points, and R. Judge was third with 10 points.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18032, 26 March 1924, Page 11
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