SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22340, 2 March 1938, Page 6

SWIMMING

EAST ASHBURTON CLUB

Mr G. Bowman (chaiman) presided at the meeting of the committee of the East Ashburton Amateur Swimming Club on Monday evening. The president of the Hampstead Memorial Society (Mr H. Money) waited on the committee asking for assistance to install the underground drainage at the baths. The matter was held over until all the financial obligations of the club were met at the end of the season.

The president (Mr L. Crooks) wrote offering a cup for a club championship over distances of 50 yards, 100 yards, and a dive. Mr Bowman offered cups for n dual relay event of 50 yards.

ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

The annual swimming sports of the boys of the Ashburton High School wore held yesterday afternoon in ideal conditions. Hogg House won the house relay race, with Buchanan House second and Tennant House third. The time, 2min tSsec, was one second outside the record for the relay. Competition In the handicap events was particularly keen, and the championship events were well contested. Tlie senior championship was won by C. Osborne, with 20 points, and N. Reddecliffc was runner-up with 17 points. H. Kennedy won the junior championship With 17 points, and R. Valentine was second with 15. Results were as follows; Senior Championship Events 100 Yards Freestyle—C. Osborne 1. N. Reddeclifle 2. G. Miles 3. Time, 75se. 50 Yards Freestyle—Osborne 1, Reddecliffe a. Miles 3. Time, 32sec. 25 Yards Breaststroke—Osborne 1. Recidecliffe 2, Miles 3. Time, 20 l-ssec. 25 Yards Backstroke—Osborne 1, Reddeclifle 2, Miles 3. Time, 21sec. Dive —Rcddecliffe 1. Junior Championship Events 50 Yards Freestyle—R. Valentine 1, II Kennedy 2, C. Glossop 3. Time, 37sec. 25 Yards Freestyle—Valentine and Kennedy (equal) 1, Glossop 3. Time, 17 3-ssec. 25 Yards Breaststroke—Kennedy 1, Glossop 2. Time, 22 4-ssec. 25 Yards Backstroke—Kennedy 1, Glossop 2. Valentine 3. Time. 23 4-ssec. Dive —Valentine 1 Senior Handicap Event 25 Yards Freestyle—Soular 1, Plunkett 2, Welsh 3. Time, 16 3-ssec. Junior Handicap Event 25 Yards Freestyle—Watson 1. Campbell 2, Wright 3. Time, 21 l-sscc. Open Events Learners’ Width —Suttie 1, McKenzie 2, Cairns 3 25 Yards Breaststroke—Plunkett 1. Atkinson 2, Maynard 0. Time, 22 l-ssec. 50 Yards Freestyle—Rowell 1, Loftus 2, Plunkett 3. Time, 43sec. Dive—Austin T, Grant 2, Greaves J. Long Plunge—Lowry (33ft Sin) 1, Loftus (37ft 6in) 2, Rowell and Wright (equal, 37ft 2ln) 3. „ , Inter-Form Relay (teams of four) —Fifth Form 1. Fourth Form 2, Third Form J. Time, imin 14 2-ssec. School v. Old Boys’ Relay (teams of five) —School 1, Old Boys 2. METHVEN CLUB Officials for the annual swimming carnival of the Methven Amateur Swimming Club, to be held on Saturday, have been appointed as follows:—Referee. Mr H. O. Ayers: starter and announcer. Mr M. A. Stone; Judges. Messrs R. F. Renal. P. A. Watson, L. Grlmwood; check Judge. Mr J. Wootton: starters’ steward, Mr G. Dalton: check starter, Mr H. Reid; competitors’ stewards, Messrs W. N. puff, J. Mclntosh, and H. E. Cook: timekeepers. Messrs A. E. Henderson, R. J. L. pun. T S. Harrison; timekeepers’ steward. Mr R. C. Ireland: judges’ steward, Mr D. J. Altken; touch judges. Messrs N. Dewe, F. Jewell; diving Judges, Messrs E. A. Fitzgibbon, J. McTigue, and D. Lawson: ladles' stewards. Misses M. Dalton and K. Dickie; heat stewards, Messrs A. R. Gourlcy and G. Day; club handlcapper, Mr A. R. Gourlcy: local consul, Mr A. Thomson.