SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26606, 17 December 1951, Page 3

SWIMMING

SPREYDON CLUB’S CARNIVAL

About 800 spectators attended an fnterclub carnival held by the Spreydon Swimming Club at the Centennial Pool on Saturday night. In the 110 yards open backstroke handicap, Miss J. Stewart, the New Zealand women’s champion, was only onefifth of a second outside the Olympic standard time. Competing with the Christchurch clubs were swimmers from Dunedin. Grey mouth, and Ashburton. Abbreviations are used as follows:—Riccarton, Rice.; Greymouth, Grey.; Spreydon. Sprey.; Christchurch Ladies, CJL.; Hornby, Hby.; Beckenham. Beck.: Somerfield, Som.; Wharenui, Wh.; Christchurch. Ch.; East Christchurch, E.C.; Linwood. Lin.; East Ashburton. E.A.; St. Albans. St. A.; Elmwood, Elm.; Dunedin. D. Results55 Yards Junior Girls' Handicap.—First heat: B. Johnston (C.L.) 1, R. Hall (St. A.) 2, L. Mouatt (Sprey.) 3. Second heat. J. Logan (Grey.) 1. P. Leary (Grey.) 2. 55 Yards Junior Boys* Handicap.—First heat: J. Watson (Elm.) 1, G. Matheson (Sprey.) 2, J. Bawbys (Elm.) 3. Second heat: B. Tierney (Wh.) 1, C. McFadden (Sprey.) 2. D. McGirk (Grey.) 3. Final; McFadden 1. Tierney 2. 55 Yards Men’s Handicap.—First heat: B McNeilage (E.C.) 1. M. Gold (Sprey.) 2. R. Simmons (EC.) 3. Time, 31.2 sec. Second heat: F. McKenzie (Beck.) 1. J. H. Taylor (E.C.) 2. D. Stewart (Sprey.) 3. Time, 28sec. Third heat: F. Son tag (D.) 1, A. Lee (Sprey.) 2. J. Corby (Rice.) 3. Time, 29.45ec. Fourth heat: J. Ramsay (Grey.) 1, K. Wildermoth (Gray.) 2. W. Watson (E.A.) 3. Time. 33.65ec. Fifth heat: T. Burrowes (E.A.) 1. H. Turnbull (C.) 2. H. Luscombe (E.A.) 3. Tima. 32.25ec. Sixth heat: M. Williams (D ) 1. D. Patterson (Sprey ) 2, R. Smith (Ch.) 3. Time, 30.4 sec. Final: McNeilage and Sontag (equal) 1. 110 Yards Backstroke Open Handicap.— First heat: Miss J. Stewart (D.) 1, J. Todd (D.) 2. L. Hurring (D.) 3. Time, lmin 18sec. Second heat: P. McNally (Sprey.) 1. Miss B. Breward and A. Barrett (Wh.) (equal) 2. Time, lmin 29sec. Third heat: F. Tremaine (D.) 1, D. Field (D.) 2, J. Johnston (C.L.) 3. Time, lmin 29.65ec. Final: McNally 1. Miss Stewart 2. 110 Yards Intermediate Mixed Handicap.—First heat: P. Garratt (Sprey.) 1. R. Doig (E.A.) 2. J. Gibson (Wh.) 3. Time, lmin 12.6 sec. Second heat: F. Tremaine (D.) 1, Miss D. Pearce (A.) 2. R. Grant (Grey.) 3. Time, lmin 24.8 sec. Third heat:

G. Hughes ’Grey.) 1. N. Swift (Grey.) 2. M. Haughton (Sprey.) 3. Time, lmin 26.8 sec. Fourth heat: R. Green (Grey.) 1. P. Leary (Grey.) 2, J. Logan (Grey.) 3. Time, lmin 29.65ec. 110 Yards Women's Freestyle Handicap.— Miss J. Milne (Sprey.) 1. Miss N. D. Pearce (Ash.) 2, Miss N. Everet (Sprey.) 3. Time, lmin 23sec. 110 Yards Breaststroke Handicap.—First heat: J, Shaw (Sprey.) 1, G. Prattley (Ch.) 2. F. McKenzie (Beck.) 3. Time, lmin 22.8 sec. Second heat: B. Tremaine (D.) 1. J. Erickson (Som.) 2. K. Safey (Ch.) 3. Time, lmin 29.65ec. Third heat: Miss B. Breward (Ch.) 1. tyiss N. Johnston (C.L.) 2. L. James (Grey) 3. Time, lmin 44sec. Final: Shaw 1. Prattley 2. 110 Yards Men’s Handicap.—First heat: L. Wilson (D.) 1, L. Schou (Sprey.) 2. Time, lmin 7.6 sec. Second heat: N. Schou (Sprey.) 1. J. Broomfield (Elm.) 2. K. Wildermoth (Grey.) 3. Time, lmin 15sec. Third heat: M. Cam obeli (Sprey.) 1, L. Hurring (D.) 2. L. Munt (E.C.) 3. Time, lmin 18.8 sec. Final: Hurring 1. Campbell 2. 220 Yards Invitation Handiqao.—G. Berrvman (Sprey.) 1, J. Broomfifid (Elm.) 2, P. McNally (Sprey.) 3. Time. 2min 34 Bsec. 165 Yards Teams’ Medley Relay.—Dunedin A 1, Spreydon A 2. Water Polo.—Spreydon 7. Otago 3; Spreydon B 6. Christchurch B 2. Hollander Cup Relay.—Spreydon 1. Elmwood 2. Somerfleld 3. Time. 7min 56.65ec. AUSTRALIANS AT AUCKLAND (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND. December 16. Tile Australian swimmers. Miss D. Franzen, of Queensland, and R. Aubrey, of Parkes, and the diver, F. Murphy, of Sydney, won all their events at their first Auckland appearance at the Olympic pool on Saturday night. Miss Franzen won the women’s 220 yards in 2min 42 4-ssec; Aubrey won the 110 yards men’s event in 62 2-ssec and the 55 yards men** backstroke in 33 2-ssec, and Murphy gave an exhibition from the 10 metre tower. Results:— 220 Yards Women’s Race.—D. Franzen (Australia) 1, M. Menzies (Waitemata Clq)>) 2, B. Gould (Newmarket Club) 3. Tiine, 2min 42 4-ssec. 110 Yards Men’s Race.—R. Aubrey (Australia) 1. F. R. Lucas (Waitemata) 2. D. Branch (Waitemata) 3. Time, 62 2-ssec. 55 Yards Men’s BacksTFoke Aubrey 1, P. Heim (University! 2, Branch 3. ’Hme. 33 2-ssec.