SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25732, 18 February 1949, Page 8

SWIMMING

♦ NATIONAL JUNIOR TITLES DOUBLE RECORD IN 220 YARDS FREESTYLE 4 .. NAPIER, February 17. An outstanding performance at the national junior swimming championships was that of a 15-year-old girl, W. Griffin (Auckland), in win--220 y arcJ s freestyle. She broke both the senior and junior national records. She is regarded as a strong Empire Games candidate. Winning easily in 2min 39 l-ssec, Miss Griffin lowered the senior record by 4-5 sec, and beat the junior record of 2min 41 «-ssec. which she herself established earlier m the day. In a special attempt on the boys’ 220 yards breaststroke record of 3min 6 2-5 sec, held by himself, T. Eagle (Auckland) was successful, covering the distance in 3min ssec. Eagle was disqualified in his heat A. M. Amos (Auckland) dominated the boys freestyle and backstroke classes, winning each of the three events decided. Results:— Boys’ 100 Yards Freestyle Championship.—M. A. Amos (Auckland) 1, G. W Moore (South Canterbury) 2, T. Lindsay (Auckland) 3. Time, 58 2-ssec. Boys’ 440 Yards Freestyle Championship.—Amos 1, P. McNally (Canterbury) 2, C. Ross (Taranaki) 3. Time. smin 21 1-asec. Boys’ 220 Yards Breaststroke Championship.—T. Duncan (Waikato) 1, C. Nisson (Bay of Plenty) 2, R. Dalton (Waikato) 3. Time. 3min 8 2-ssec. Boys’ 100 Yards Backstroke Championship.—Amos 1, J. Blackwood (Waikato) 2, R. Gibbs (Canterbury) 3. Time, 72sec. Inter-Centre Boys’ Relay Championship.—Southland 1. Hawke’s Bay 2, Wellington 3. Time, 2min 9 4-ssec. Girls’ 75 Yards Breaststroke Championship.—P. Aldridge (Wellington) 1, C. Evans (Hawke’s Bay) 2, R. Cave (Otago) 3. Time, 64sec. Girls’ 100 Yards Backstroke Championship.—M. Wilson (Otago) 1, J. Cockroft (Southland) 2, A. Kirby (Nelson) 3. Time. 78 4-ssec. Girls’ 220 Yards Freestyle Championship.—W- Griffin (Auckland) 1, M. Menzies (Southland) 2. M. Jacobi (Auckland) 3. Time. 2min 39 l-ssec—a record. Girls’ Diving.—W Chapman (Wellington), 35.86 points, 1; J. Laws (Hawke’s Bay)', 31.93, 2: J. A. Hobbs (South Canterbury), 28.42, 3. Inter-Centre Girls’ Relay Championship.—Wellington 1. Southland 2, Hawke’s Bay 3. Time, 2min 22 4-ssec. Girls’ 50 Yards Freestyle Scratch Race. —M. Menzies (Southland) 1, B. Stewart (Nelson) 2, H. Morrison (Bay of Plenty) 3. Time, 30sec. Water Polo.—Otago-Southland 5, Wel-lington-Hawke’s Bay 2. ST. BEDE’S COLLEGE K. H. STOPFORTH SENIOR CHAMPION The winner of the senior championship at the annual swimming sports of St. Bede's College yesterday was K. H. Stopforth. The intermediate champion is P. B. Laing, and the junior champion, I. Mullins. Results were as follows: Championship Events Senior.—33 1-3 Yards: K. Stopforth 1, M. O’Malley 2. P. Connell 3: time. 20 3-5 sec. 66 2-3 Yards: K. Stopforth 1, 7*. Connell 2, J. Kidd 3; time. 48,4-ssec. 100 Yards: K. Stopforth 1. P. Connell 2. J. Cummings 3; time, 84 3-ssec. Diving: J. Kidd 1, R. Brownlee 2. C. McDonald 3. Intermediate.—33 1-3 Yards: P. Laing 1. R. Mahood 2, W. Meldrum 3; time, 20 l-ssec. 66 2-3 Yards: P. Laing and R. Mahood (equal) 1, J. Farrant 3: time, 49 sec. Diving: A. Lyon 1, D. Fahey 2, R. Mahood 3.

Junior.—33 1-3 Yards: I. Mullins 1. H. Cowdery 2, M. Boland 3: time. 20 3-sser. 66 2-3 Yards: I. Mullins 1, H. Cowdery 2, M. Boland 3; time, 52 3-ssec. Diving: H. Cowdery 1. I. Mullins 2, M. Boland 3.

Other Events Backstroke.—Grade 1: E. Heenan 1, B. Dwyer 2, M. O’Malley 3; time, 29 4-ssec. Grade 2: W. Meldrum 1, I. Mullins 2, H. Peacock 3; time, 28 l-ssec. Grade 3: M. Boland 1, J. Corboy 2. H. Cowdery 3; time, 34sec. Grade 4: B. Galvin 1, J. Fletcher 2, K. Moynihan 3; time, 29 3-5 sec. Breaststroke. —Grade 1: P. Connell 1, C. McDonald 2, B. Fischer 3: time. 29 2-ssec. Grade 2: J. Farrant 1, M. Kidd 2, R Mahood 3; time. 24 l-ssec. Grade 3: Al. Boland 1, T. Leonard 2, E. EastwicK 3; time, 32 l-ssec. Grade 4: D. Kelleher 1, J. Fletcher 2, S. Goodyer 3; time. 33 4-5 sec. Grade 5: K. Hutchison 1, B. Gardiner 2. P Lawrey 3; time. 48sec. Grade 6: M. Green 1, K. .Eastwick 2. Grade 7: R. Lescher 1, M. Lescher 2. R. Hunt 3: time, 38 l-ssec. Senior B Grade. —33 1-3 Yards: P. Lovett 1, P. Marshall 2, J. Power 3: time, 31 4-5 sec. 66 2-3 Yards: P. Lovett 1, J. Power 2. 100 Yards: P. Lovett 1, J. Power 2, R. Brownlee 3; time, 87 l-ssec. Senior C Grade.—33 1-3 Yards: G. Rathbun 1, R. Brownlee 2. E. Eastwick 3: time, 25 3-ssec. 66 2-3 Yards: R. Brownlee 1. G. Rathbun 2. Senior D Grade.—33 1-3 Yards: O. Wilson 1, P. Brett 2. B. Fitzpatrick 3: time. 23 4-ssec. Intermediate, Grade 8.—33 1-3 Yards: A. Lyon 1, R. McKendrey 2. B. Dwyer 5: time, 21 2-ssec. 66 2-3 Yards: A. Lyon 1, R. McKendrey 2. P. Campbell 3: time. Intermediate. C Grade.—33 1-3 Yards: P. Campbell 1. K. Daley 2. T. George 3: time. 23sec. Intermediate, D Grade.—33 1-3 Yards: B. Dowd 1, D Kelleher 2. D. Fahey 3: time, 23 4-ssec. Intermediate, E Grade.—33 1-3 Yards: A. Patterson 1, P. Delaney 2, J. Teape 3; time. 23 4-ssec. Junior B Grade—33 1-3 Yards: J. Fletcher 1. j. Corboy 2, S. Goodyer 3; time, 24 4-ssec. 66 2-3 Yards: J. Fletcher 1. C. Cecil 2. Junior C Grade.—33 1-3 Yards: C. Cecil 1, B. Bradley 2. D. Penrose 3. Under 14 Grade.—33 1-3 Yards: D. DeFelice 1. B. Galvin 2. L. Kotlowski 3. 66 2-3 Yards: P. Marshall 1. M. Poore 2, B. Laverv 3. B Grade.—66 2-3 Yards: B. Galvin 1, M. Green 2, J. Dennehy 3. C Grade.—66 2-3 Yards: A. Stevenson 1. P. Moore 2, M. Lescher 3. Diving: B. Galvin 1. P. Marshall 2, R. Gardiner 3. Junior Form Relay.—Four B 1, Three B 2, Form 2 3. Senior Form Relay.—Five M 1, Five G 2, Upper VI 3. » Learner’s Width.—J. Taylor 1, B. Rennell 2, K. O’Shannessey 3.