SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18571, 22 December 1925, Page 19

SWIMMING.

LEITHFIELD CLUB. Delightful weather greeted visitors and officials on the occasion cf the official opening of the Leithficld School Swimming and Life-saving Club's season, wh : ch took placo on Saturday afternoon. Mr C. W. Browne., club president, welcomed Miss Sj-me and a party of Christcburch Bwimmcrs, including Mrs Coote, Misaes B. Cooke, and L. Copplestone, Messrs Herd, C. W. bmitli, ana H. G. Smitti. Mr Browne etjted that the baths were . free of debt. He also urged school committeemen of the adja-cent districts to make, arrangements to accept. Mr Howen's otler to tear.h the children to swim. At the conousion <f the sports, the committee enterta'ned swimmers and visitors at tea in the adjoining garden. The following i 3 the result of the races: Local handicap, 25vda First heat: G. South (2soe) 1, J,. O'Malley (scr) 2. Time, 17s,*. Second heat: M. Grant 1, W. Robertson 2. Time, 20sec. Fina'.: Ja<>k South 1, L. O'Malley 2. Time, 17J?ec. Exhibition crawl and breast-stroke by M ; ssea C'ooke an<l Coppltstone. Championship 75vds—Firs! heat: Herd 1, ,C. W. Smith 2. Second heat: Ij. Copplestgn* 1, H. G. Smith 2. Final: Herd 1. C. Vy. and K". G. Smith (equal) 2. Local Handicap, 50yds: M. Grant (•2sec) 1, J. South (4«eo) 2, L. O'Malkv (scr) 3. Time, 12see. Diving: T. McPbe? 1. J. South 2. N. Robertson 3. Relay Race: A team (Mis* Cooke, Messrs M. Grant, L. O'Ma'ley, Master T. McPheeM, B. team (Mi« Copplestone, Messrs C. \f. and H. G. Smith, and Master Jolui South) 2. Exhibitions in diving and. exhibition* cf correct, swimming postures and strokes were, given by Messrs Herd, and C. W. and H. G. Smith. An exciting water po'.o match (Christdiurch v. T.eithfield) brought an interesting afternoon's sport to a close.