SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22304, 19 January 1938, Page 4

SWIMMING

INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR TITLES NATIONAL MEETING CONCLUDED NEW ZEALAND RECORD BROKEN (PKKSB ASSOCIATION TSLKGRASI.) NELSON, January 18. Tlte New Zealand intermediate and junior swimming championships were concluded in ideal weather to-day. After Interesting fluctuations in the positions. Southland and Otago drew with five points each in the War Memorial Shield competition. Southland opened the evening with a win, when Miss D. Westerly, improving considerably on her heat performance in lire morning, won the 100 yards junior girls’ freestyle by a touch from Nani Kira, who in the middle stages was two yards in front. J. Cameron (Southland) led all the way in the 220 yards intermediate boys’ freestyle championship and won by 10 yards from Marshall (Canterbury) and C. Ferguson (Otago), who were within a touch of each other. The honours of the 50 yards junior girls’ breaststroke championship went to Otago, when Miss M. Stewart had no trouble in winning from P. Cave (Wanganui) in Msec, only three-fifths of a second outside the New Zealand record. The third New Zealand record was broken at the championships when M. Bell (Auckland), the only competitor in the 75 yards junior boys’ backstroke, covered the distance in 50 l-ssec, cutting three-fifths of a second off his owm record. me final championship, the 100 yards intermediate girls’ race, went to Miss C. Garvin (Otago), who narrowly beat Miss P. Watts (Wanganui) in an exciting finish. Miss K. Grey (Auckland) was leading just in front of Misses Garvin and Watts at the end of the second lap, but she weakened over the final length, me results were;— 100 Yards Junior Girls’ Freestyle—First heat; N. Kira (Bay of Plenty) 1, M. Stewart (Otago) 2, B. Westerly (Southland) 3. Time, Imln 15 2-ssec. Second heat; D. Wilson (Canterbury) 1, E. Goldthorpe (Otago) 2, H. Wilkins (Nelson) 3. Time. Imin 20 l-ssec. Final: Miss B. Westerly (Southland) 1. Miss N. Kira (Bay of Plenty) 2, Miss D. Wilson (South Canterbury) 3. Time, Imin 14 2-ssec. Won by a touch. 220 Yards Intermediate Boys’ Freestyle —First heat. J. Cameron (Southland) 1, C. Ferguson (Otago) 2. D. Yates (Auckland) 3. Time, 2min 39 2-ssec. Second heat: R. Marshall (Canterbury) 1, M. Ryan (Taranaki) 2. O. Vaughan (Wellington) 3. Time, 2min 46 l-ssec. Final: J. Cameron (Southland) 1. R. Marshall (Canterbury) 2, C. Ferguson (Otago) 3. Time, 2min 36sec. 50 Yards Junior Girls’ Breaststroke— First heat: P. Cave (Wanganui) 1, W. Peat (Otago) 2, C. West (Nelson) 3. Time, 43 3-ssec. Second heat: M. Stewart (Otago) 1, C. Knight (Hawke’s Bay) 2, M. Brough (Nelson) 3, Time, 40 4-ssec. Final: M. Stewart (Otago) 1, P. Cave (Wanganui) 2, N. Peat (Otago) 3. Time, 41sec. Won by two yards. 75 Yards Junior Boys’ Backstroke—M. Bell (Auckland). The only competitor. Time, 59 l-ssec —a New Zealand record. 100 Yards Intermediate Girls’ FreestyleFirst heat: K. Grey (Auckland) 1. P. watts (Wanganui) 2 E. Nisbet (Wellington) 3. Time, Imin 6 4-ssec. Second heat: C. Garvin (Otago) 1 E. Ensor (Auckland) 2, M. McKechnie (Wellington) 3. Time, Imin 8 2-ssec. Final: C. Garvin (Otago) 1, P. Watts (Wanganui) 2. E. Ensor (Auckland) 3. Time, Imin 8 4-ssec. Won by a yard. Intermediate Boys’ Dive—J. Sewell (Bay of Plenty). The only competitor. Memorial Shield Points—Southland 5, Otago 5. Auckland 4, Bay of Plenty 4, Wellington 2. Canterbury 1. In the flying squadron event the North Island beat the South Island by 15 yards. RICCARTON CLUB'S ,MEETING The Riccarton Amateur Swimming Club recently held a successful meeting when races were swum for the championship cup points and club championships.- The racing produced some thrilling finishes. Results:— Girls, 25 Yards Freestyle—Betty Fraser 1. Boys, 25 Yards Freestyle—l. Leith 1, K. Henderson 2. J. McDonald 3. 50 Yards Freestyle, Champion Cup Points —Final: A. Christmas 1, R. Unwin 2. W. Cain 3. Time. 39 4-ssdc. 50 Yards Breaststroke, Champion Cup Points —Final: M. Crequer 1. J. Townsend 2, W. Cain 3. Time, 59sec. ' 25 Yards Freestyle Championship, men— O. Smith 1. Time, 14 3-ssec. 25 Yards Freestyle Championship, Ladies —Miss E. De Lacy 1. Time, 21sec. An exhibition of diving was given by Miss G. Smith.