SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18901, 17 January 1927, Page 5

SWIMMING.

EAST CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. ANNUAL CARNIVAL HELD. In splendid rather on Saturday afternoon the East Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club held its annual carnival at the East Christchurch School baths. Some fine performances were put up. particularly in the •J-iOvdg men's championship in which Lindsay lowered the record. He did the distance in smin 4Uec, as against the tuna of K. S. .Batchclor, who achieved om.n 45 3-osec in 1923. Jn the 220 yds «t«me*ate boys' race the record was lowered by u Fitch, whose time was 2mtn . wa3 previous record was 2min 50 3-asee, put up by A. Stokes in 1325.

Results are as follows: — r«lov Harris Cup Competition 2ao >' d " 'g 8 ,I*' 1 *' Race—United A (R. Wilkinson, R.^hee'ey. W. Sutherland. M. MelWe. A. T. Bolam) 1. East Chrißtchurch 2. Fendalton o. won easily. United B also started. Time -nun 20 100vds Ladies' Provincial Championship (record, Miss A. Mather. 75 4-ssec, IJ- b > Miss L. Copplestone (United) 1, M,s ' "' Ellis (United) 2. Only starters. Time lmin 19 4-ssec. , . , . „j 100 yds Junior Boys' Championship (record, X. S. Batchelor, 72 S-Sscc. 1919)-H. Sehou (Unit-d) 1. Only starter. Time lmm 20 3-ssec. . , . <r; o . 75yds Junior Girls' Championship—Miss V. Berry (Fendalton) 1. Only starter. Time, 440vds Men's Championship—D (East Christchurch) 1. A. T. P. Stokes (East Christchurch) 2. L. Hill (Fendalton) o. Time smin 41sec. „ . . . 220 yds Intermediate Boys' Championship (record, A. Stokes, 2min 50 3-osec. ? J - a '— T,. Fitch (Opawu) 1. M. Smith (United) -. The only.starters. Time, 2min §oscc. . 100 yds Men's Inter-Club Handicap—First heati.L. Hill (Fendalton), Ssec, I. T ime 70 4-sscc. -Socond heat: 0. Watson (wharenui) Usee and L. Clorkson (East Chnstcfcsreh)..l4sec, dead heat, I. Time to l-o sac. Third heat: K. Cameron (East Christchurch), Usee. 1. Time. 71 3-ssec. Fourth heat: A. Cunningham (East Christchurch), 16sec, I.' Time 71 4-ssec. Final: Cameron 1. Cunningham 2, Clarkson 3. Time 69 4-sses. „. , 50yds Ladies' Inter-Club Handicap—l-lrst heat: Miss T. Morrisey (Christchurch Ladies'), 14sec. 1; Miss L. Copplestone (United), 6sec. 2. Time, 39 2-ssec. Second heat: Miss S. Rich (Opawa). 13see, 1; Miss D. Welsh (East Christchurch), Bsec, -. Time 42 2-ssec. Third heat: Miss C. Buchanan (Wharcnui). 17sec, 1; Miss J. Craig (United). 12sec, 2. Time. 44 3-ssec. Owing to Miss Copplestone being started off a wrong mark, the first heat was re-swum, Miss Morrissey winning again, with Miss Conplestonc second. , Final: Miss Morrisey 1. Miss Buchanan 2. Time 39 2-ssec. Intermediate Girls' Dive —Miss K. Sullivan 1.

Men's Diving Cameron (East Christchurch) 1, T. Thompson (East Ohristehurch) S. C. It. Riordan (Fendalton)

Ladies' Diving Championship—Miss L. Copplestone 1, Mrs T. Thompson 2. At the close of the programme Mr M. E. Lyons, president of the Canterbury Centre of tho New Zealand Amateur Swimimng Association, presented the Harris Cup to R. Wheeley. of the United Club. He congratulated the club on its win, after a clean, sporting contest, and asked all swimmers to attend at the railway station to-morrow evening to give a 6cnd-off to the Canterbury team, which is leaving to contest tho New Zealand championships at Auckland. •