SWIMMING.
LEITHFIELD CARNIVAL. Thcro will be a ccncral exodus of swimmius enthusiasts from the City tomorrow, en route to tlic Leithfleld Swimming Unths. where the Leithficld Amateur Stvimmin; Club is holding its annual farnirs!. Tlic rcsidents of the Leithficld district will be treated to an exhibition of swimmin; such as is rarely soon in a country' district. There w ill be competinp D. P. Lindsay, whose sensational performances lit the National Swimmine Championships at Auckland last mouth placed him anion? the best swimmers in the world, and L. Olds, the Otafo schoolboy phenomenon, who holds all the junior boy titles of the Dominion, and most of the records. Among the other swimmers competing at the meeting will be C. Herd, the New Zealand breast;troke champion; Mrs Thomson, ex-New Zealand champion lady diver: Miss L. Copplestonc. lady c-iiatapion diver of Canterbury; K. Cameron, man champion diver of Canterbury: and A. Stoke 1 - " ho swam so well at Auckland. 220 YARDS RECORD BROKEN. irncss As'soiiAno:; tf.lelf.au.) HASTINGS. I-Vbru-.i:--- ." ; Ti>c New Zealand ■2:<)\di was broken bv VK V. L:rM-<:. . '< Ch'ristclnucJ:. at Jladui.'on Bn:h* •;- nipht, his time bei"? ->"'.". :;,, '■• l ?' " - ° time, however, wjs unonVia:. TOURNAMENT AT HONOLULU. fr.» CABt.r-rr.ESs issccmios-co.-VEiGHT 1 (AVSTP" lAH i*f »■*• " BLE « S °«" I0! '- ) (Rccei"->d February 3rd, 3.2* p.m.! HONOLVLV. February C. ,-„„'.„„ ■Aust.al l a) arc! Takai-'hi (Jap.n'. w I to in th* -»!«•
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18917, 4 February 1927, Page 9
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