SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21733, 16 March 1936, Page 16

SWIMMING

UNIVERSITY CLUB FIRST CARNIVAL OF YEAR Members of the Canterbury University College, Swimming Club held their first carnival for the year in the college baths last Saturday afternoon. " The coldness and relatively small buoyancy of the fresh water baths prevented good times being returned. ' An exhibition of trick swimming was given by J. S. McDonald (East Christchurch). Exhibitions of diving , were given by C. R, Rlordan and E. Clark (Elmwood) and P. Bridges (University). During the entertainment of guests at afternoon tea, Mr M. Hilgendorf, club captain, extended the thanks of the club to the visiting swimmers and to the officials, Messrs P. G. Baraford (judge) and C. Bryant (starter).

Results were:— 25 Yards Open Handicap—First heat: E. Low (Isec) 1, A. E. Monaghan (Isec) 2. Time, 15sec. Second heat: C. Burmister (scr) 1, R. Neale (scr) 2, Time, 14 3-ssec. Third heat: Miss R. Collins (2sec) 1, M. Butterick (scr) 2. Time, 15sec. Final: Low 1, Neale 2. Time, 16sec. i ' 50 Yards Men’s Handicap—First heat: N. Herrick (scr) 1, H. Horsfall (2sec) 2. Time. 30sec. Second heat; H. Baigent (ssec) 1, A. Monaghan (7sec) 2. Time, 33 l-ssec. Third heat: •A. B. Groves (Bsec) 1, E. Low (Bsec) 2. Time, 36sec. Final: Groves 1, Baigent 2. Time, 36 50 Yards Women’s Handicap—First heat: Misses N. Come (2sec) and S. Smith (4sec) (equal) 1. Times, 42 3-ssec, 44 3-ssec. Second heat; Miss P. Broad 1. Final: Miss Broad 1. Miss Smith 2, Miss, Come 3. Time, 46 4-ssec. . 100 Yards Men’s Handicap—First heat: M. Butterick (Isec) 1. R. Gibbons (4sec) 2. Time, 74 2-ssec. Second heat: H. Baigent (12sec) 1, N. Blake (13sec) 2. Time, 82 3-ssec, Final: Baigent 1, Butterick 2, Blake 3. Time, 78 4-ssec. 100 Yards Women’s Handicap—Miss R. Collins (scr) 1, Miss M, Billens (4sec) ,2, Miss N. Come (Bsec) 3. Time, 95sec. 100 Yards Men’s Breaststroke Handicap— First heat: H. Horsfall (scr) 1. N. Markham (lOsec) 2. Time, 89sec. Second heat: B. W. Collins 1. Time, 114 3-ssec. Final: Markham 1, Horsfall 2. Time, 97 2-ssec. 25 Yards Backstroke Open Handicap— First heat: R. Neale (Isec) 1, R. C. Gibbons (Isec) 2. Time, 16 l-ssec. Second heat; P. Reardon (2sec) and P. Bridges (Isec) (equal) 1. Times, 23 3-ssec, 22 3- Final; Neale 1, Bridges 2, Reardon 3. Time, 17sec. , „ „ . Mixed Dive—P. Reardon 1, H. Baigent 2, P. Bridges 3. 100 Yards Women’s Breaststroke Handi-cap-Misses P. Broad (,3sec) 1, M. Wood (scr) 2, R. Collins (scr) 3. Time, 108 4Balloon Race (Novelty)—M. Butterick 1, B. Collins 2, Miss R. Collins 3.

THREE RECORDS BROKEN

LINCOLN COLLEGE SPORTS

Three records were broken when the annual swimming sports of the Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln, were held on Saturday, in perfect weather. The attendance of the public was large. The championship was -won by H. B. Hay, with 12 points. D. -Gordon, seven points, was second, and J. Richards, five points, third. Two of the three new records were established by H. B. Hay, and the third was made by the degree students in the relay race. Results are: CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 25 Yards—H. B. Hay 1, D. Gordon 2, J. Richards 3. Time, 13 l-ssec. 50 Yards—H. B. Hay 1, J. Richards 2, D. Gordon 3. Time, 28 4-ssec —a record. 100 Yards—H. B. Hay 1, D. Gordon 2, J. Lethbridge 3. Time, 67 2-ssec—a record. 200 Yards—J. Lethbridge 1. J. Richards 2, H. Deans 3. , _ Dive—H. B. Hay (202 points) 1, B. Gordon (201J points) 2, R. Fryer (197 points) 3. , Inter-year Relay—Degree 1, Secondyear diploma 2. Time, 57 4-ssec—a record. HANDICAP EVENTS 25 Yards Maiden—G. NoJson (3sec) 1. D. Deans (2sec) 2. Time, 19sec. 25 Yards Open—B. Hjelmstrom; (2sec) 1, G. Nelson (2sec) and A. Lee (4sec) equal) 2. Time, 16 3-ssec. 50 Yards Open—B. Hjelmstrom (3sec) 1, H. B. Hay (scr) 2. D.< Deans (3sec) 3. Time. 34 l-ssec. _ Pole Fight—H. Williams 1, P. Deans 2. Egg and Spoon Race. 25 yards—B. Ciller 1, W. Emmett 2. Time, 24 2-ssec. Plate Dive—B. Hjelmstrom 1, D..Newall 2, R. Bell 3. , . , , Natatorial Dive—R. Fryer (Sin) 1. J. S. Mac Lean (scr) 2, J. Castling (3in) 3. Height, 7£t lOln. „■ Obstacle Race—H. Deans 1, B. Glller 2. Long Plunge—B. Giller (7ft) 1, H. Deans (scr) 2, W. Emmett (6ft) 3. Distance, 47ft Bin. MARSHLAND SCHOOL SPORTS The Marshland School swimming sports were held in the baths of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, at Belfast, when the various events were well contested. The results are as fol--I°Giris’ Width—Nine to 12 years: Eileen McMillan 1, Joan Myers 2, Doreen Marks 3 Twelve to 14 years: Mary Robertson 1. Ngaire Hibbard 2, Olive Jones 3. •Boys’ Width—Nine to 12 years: Eric Marks 1, Sam Edens 2. Lawrence Free 3. Twelve to 14 years: Ivan Erickson 1, Charles Edens 2. Alec. Kiesanowskl 3. Girls’ Length—Junior; Doreen Marks 1, IVia-iy 2., Eacsva KUi 1Senior. Kathleen Quaid 1, Joan Palmer 2. Nancy Coghlan 3. Boys’ Length—Trevor Marks 1, Jim Edens 2, Ivan Erickson 3, Girls’ Length Championship—Kathleen Quaid 1, Joan Palmer 2. Nancy Coghlan 3 ' Boys’ Length Championship—Trevor Marks 1, Jim Eders 2. Relay Race—Jim Eder», Alec Kiesanowskl. Sam Eders 1; Trevor and Erie Marks. Ivan Erickson. Ernest Hill 2. Plunge—Girls: Joan Palmer 1, Nancy Coghlan 2, Kathleen Quaid 3. Boys: iTrevor Marks 1, Ivan Erickson 2, Sam fEders 3. Peanut Scramble—Joan Palmer 1, Jim Eders 2. Former Pupils’ Length—Winnie Kiesanowski 1, Pat Goode 2. Diving—Margaret Blackburn 1. Beginners’ Race—Phyllis Sanders 1, June Watson 2, Ethel Stewart 3. The Herbert Smith silver sports cups were won by Kathleen Quaid with 12 points, the runner-up being Joan Palmer and Nancy Coghlan with 10 points The boys’ cup was won by Basil Kiesanowski with 10 points, the runners-up being Trevor and Lawrence Free, each with nine points, WOMEN’S BACKSTROKE RECORD (DNITEU PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) ; • BERLIN, March 13. Fraulein Hanni Hoelzner reduced to 82 l-ssec the women’s 100 metres world backstroke record, set up by Christensen.