SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22662, 17 March 1939, Page 7

SWIMMING

♦_— CANTERBURY RECORD BROKEN SUCCESS OP N. J. DAVISON N. J. Davison, of the East Christchurch Swimming Club, made a successful attempt on Monday evening on the 889 yards Canterbury intermediate freestyle record. He swam the distance in 12mm 13 4-ssec, clipping 91 2-sseo off the existing record. In a further attempt on Wednesday evening he brought the record down to 12min G 2-ssec, EAST CHRISTCHURCH CLUB Competition was keen In the final Dalton Cup series of the East Christchurch Swimming Club 1 at the club baths recently. Twelve starters fought for places in the. 880 yards final. Good handicapping resulted in both heats being won on the touch. "'■ ■' ' ' , The final was completed on Wednesday evening at the Tepid Baths. Results were as follows; - _ „ , ' : First heat:-N. J. Davison J, L. I. Carson 2, W. Hart 3. Time, 12min 13 4-ssec, Sec-ond-heat; A. J. Cameron 1, J. Colman 2, A. Cocks 3. Time, 12min 38sec. Final: W. Hart 1, N. J. Davison 2, J. Colman 3. Time. 12mln 56 2-ssec. • Results of the Lady Clifford Cup series, which began on Wednesday evening, were: Misses B. Rea and 'D. Fisher (equbl) 1, Miss B. Christie 3. - ;