SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19819, 6 January 1930, Page 4

SWIMMING.

RYAN BREAKS A RECORD. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAV.) FEILDING, January 4. N. Ryan and O. Griffiths, the Australian swimmers, appeared at a local carnival last night. Ryan set out to break the New Zealand record of llmin 44 2-3 sec for the halfmile, and covered the distance in llmin 33 2-3 sec. MISS MILLER'S FEAT. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) GISBORNE, January 5. At the Gisborne Swimming Club's carnival last night, Miss Kathleen Miller, of Wellington, broke Mies Pauline Hoeft's 150 yds women's; New Zealand record of lmin 52sec by covering the distance in lmin 50 2-ssec. CAMERON LEAVES FOR SYDNEY. I. W. Cuueran, ona of New Zealand's foremoat swimmers, left by the -Marama on Friday for Sydney, where he is taking up an appointment with a business firm. The loss of this young champion is a severe one to New Zealand, ae Cameron is one of the most distinguished performers produced in this country. Having carried off Dominion honours in the junior and then in the intermediate grades, he entered the ranks of the seniors last season, although only 18 years of age, and not only did he win the Wellington and New Zealand 100 yards chamE kinships, hut he also broke the records, is New Zealand record time being 56 4-ssec. Although not eligible to hold Australian championships, Cameron, it is expected, will oonjpeto at the Australian championship meeting. Another New Zealand swimming champion who has gone to Australia is Miss Ena Stockley, but since her arrival in Sydney •he has not taken part in any swimming competitions. According to her brother, who is on a holiday visit to New Zealand, Mi« Stockley will probably enter for the 100 yards free-style championship of New South Wale»