SWIMMING
CARNIVAL AT DARFIELD The newly-formed swimming club at Darfield held a carnival recently. Members of the Phillipstown Club competed at the carnival. Results were:— Primary School Children.—Boys’ 25 yards freestyle: K. Blair 1, A. Irvine 2. A. Robertson 3. Girls' 25 yards freestyle: E. Gurr 1, G. Brown 2, A. Blair 3. Boys' 30 yards freestyle: R. Blair 1, A. Robertson 2. Girls' 50 yards freestyle: G. Brown 1, A. Blair 2, L. McKinley 3. Dive: Anne Blair 1, H. McNeil 2. T. Warner 3. Welsh Cup (dive): G. Smith 1, R. Irvine 2, K. Bunn 3.
Under 16.—Boys’ 25 yards freestyle: Maurice Tualne 1, P. Jardine 2, J. Holland 3. Girls' 25 yards freestyle: B. Johnstone 1, D. Gillard 2, L. Kennedy 3. Under 18.—Boys’ 50 yards freestyle: Owen Sullivan 1, P. Jardine 2, Maurice Tuaine 3. Girls' 50 yards freestyle: B. Speedy 1. B. Johnstone 2, A. Blair 3. Mens’ Events.—2s yards freest'le: O. Sullivan 1, D. Hutcheon 2. C. Burns 3. Time, 13sec. 75 yards: O. Sullivan 1, D. Adlan 2, Clark 3. Time, 57 3-ssec.
Women’s Events.—2s yards freestyle: B. Speedy 1, B. Johnstone 2, A. Douglas 3. Time, Iflsec. Mixed Events.—Senior dive: D. Adlan 1. B. Flutey 2. Miss A. Douglas 3. Relay: Phillipstown 1, Darfield 2. 50 yards breaststroke: M. Tuaine 1, Gloria Brown 2. Margaret Burns 3. Time, 47sec. Water Polo.—Phillipstown beat Darfield by 4 goals to 2.
AMBERLEY SCHOOL SPORTS The following were the results of the swimming sports of the Amberley School: 25 Yards Freestyle.—Girls, under 12: Louise Foley 1, Valerie Painter 2, Leone Borgfeldt 3. Girls. 12 and over: Margaret Crulckshank 1, Mavis Demmocks 2, Mary Croft 3. Boys, under 12; Tony Kotlowski 1. Bill Boyce 2, John Crulckshank 3. Boys, 12 and over: Robin Maeann 1, Ron McEwan 2, Warren Boyce 3. , 25 Yards Breaststroke.—Girls: Mavis Demmocks 1, Mary Croft 2. Boys: David Kay 1, Robin Maeann 2, Ron McEwan 3. Senior Diving.—Mavis Demmocks 1, Margaret Crulckshank 2, Frank Stace 3. Junior Diving.—Robert Scott 1. Andrew Findlay 2, John Crulckshank 3. AUSTRALIAN RECORD TO BARRY DARKE SYDNEY, March 2. Barry Darke to-day broke the Australian mile swimming record of 23 years standing by 7.Bsec, at the North Sydney Olympic pool. Darke’s time was 20min 59sec. The record was previously held by Arne Borg.
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Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26672, 5 March 1952, Page 11
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