SWIMMING INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS AT CENTENNIAL POOL

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28528, 6 March 1958, Page 6

SWIMMING INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS AT CENTENNIAL POOL

Eight of the 12 events at the inter-secondary school swimming sports yesterday were won by the

Christchurch Boys’ High School. For the first time, the sports were held at the Centennial Pool, and previous records, set up in smaller pools, were all expunged. The best times over this year and the next two years will become the new records.

The very strong Boys’ High School team included two national senior champions, C. McFadden and G. Brittenden. Although his favourite distances were not part of the programme, McFadden had an easy win in the 110 yards senior backstroke. Brittenden, the New Zealand senior 220 yards breaststroke champion, was hard pressed to win the 110 yards breaststroke, and G. Johnson (Christ’s College) was only beaten at the touch.

The other Boys’ High School swimmers to win finals were G. Le Cren, P. Harrow, and D. Eaton, and the school teams also won the senior, intermediate, and junior relays.

G. Dann (Christchurch Technical College) was the outstanding performer, his 63.25ec for the 110 yards intermediate freestyle being 4sec inside his own Canterbury record. Dann, who copies the distinctive round-arm action of one

of New Zealand’s finest swimmers, F. R. Lucas, beat A. McPhail (Boys’ High School), a strong favourite. J. Fisher (Xavier College) caused another upset when he beat D. Eaton (Boys’ High School), the Canterbury butterfly champion, in the final of the senior 110 yards freestyle. Eaton had beaten Fisher in the heats. Abbreviations used in the results are:—BAS. (Boys' High School), C.C. (Christ’s College), St. A. (St. Andrew’s College), St. B. (St. Bede’s College), C.WBS. (Christchurch West High School), C.T.C. (Christchurch Technical College), P.H.S. (Papanui High School), X.C. (Xavier College), LJI.S. (Linwood High School), CHS. (Cashmere High School), SBAS. (Shirley Boys’ High School), HHS. (Riccarton High School). Results:— Junior Relay (4 x 55 yards freestyle), first heat: B££. 1, SBAS. 2, St. B. 3. Time, 2min 12Jsec. Second heat: C.C. 1, St. A. X C.W.H.S. 3. Time, 2min 16.7 sec. Final: BKS. (G. Le Cren, P. Hatchwell, P. Harrow. P. Schmidt) 1, C.C. (J. S. Baird, N. S. McKenzie, C, R. Gresson, P. R. Whyte) X St. A. (D. S. Ray. N. G. Duggan, D. J. Staples, M. E. Paton) 3. Time, 2min HJfeec. 55 Yards Freestyle.—First heat: G. Le Cren (B.H.S-) 1, I. Gower (C.WAS.) 2. R. O’Brien (X.C.) 3. Time, 30.2 sec. Second heat: P. R. Whyte (C.C.) 1, D. S. Ray (St A.) X M. C. Sang (RBS) 3. Time, 33.1 sec. Final: Le Cren 1, Whyte 2, Ray 3. Time, 3C3sec. 55 Yards Backstroke.—First heat: N. G. Duggan (St. A.) 1, J. S. Baird (C.C.) 2, J. Vessey (C.WHS.) 3. Time, 40.6 sec. Second heat: P. Harrow (8E5.) 1. C. Sprott (CHS.) 2, R. McDowell 3. Time, 40.8 sec. Final: Harrow 1, Duggan 2, Baird 3. Time, 403 sec. 55 Yards Breaststroke.—First heat: 1. Farquhar (C.T.C.) 1, A. K. Taylor (St. A.) 2. L. Whitfield (PHS.) 3. Time, 46.45ec. Second heat: P. Schmidt (BAS.) L S. Penny (CHS.) 2. P. J. Ferguson (SBHJS.) 3. Time. 45.1 sec. Final: Penny 1, Schmidt 2, Farquhar 3. Time, 46.1 sec. Intermediate Relay (4 x 55 yards, freestyle).— First heat: C.T.C. 1. St. B. 2. PHS. 3. Time, 2min 10_8sec. Second heat: 1, St. A. 2, C.C. 3. Time. 2min 9sec. Final: BU.S. (A. McPhail, J. Mehrtens, M. Sharm an, A. J. Presland) 1, St. A. (D. G. Spence, H. D. Moore, W. R. Williamson. G. M. Walker) 2, St. B. (N. Gardiner, M. Browne, D. GledhiU. R. Anderson) 3. Time. 2min 6.6 sec. 110 Yards Freestyle.—First heat: G. Dann (C.T.C.) 1, W. R. Williamson (St A.) 2, K. Wilkins (St. B.) 3. Time, Imin 10.4 sec. Second heat: A. McPhail (BBS.) 1. D. S. Bowie (C.C ) 2. J. Tierney (X.C.) 3. Time. Imin 12.1 sec. Final: Dann 1, McPhail 2, Williamson 3. Time, 63.25ec.

55 Yards Backstroke.—First heat: H. D. Moore (St A.) 1. W. Jones (C.WHB.) X N. Gardiner (St. B.) 3. Time, 37.95ec. Second heat: D. A. Speight (C.C.) 1, A. Lindsay (X.C.) 2, J Hood (PHS.) 3. Time, 38.5 sec. Final: Jones 1, Moore 2, Speight 3. Time, 37.8 sec.

110 Yards Breaststroke. —First heat: H. D. Moore (St. A.) 1, K. B. Miles (C.C.) 2, T. Gaskell (C.WHS.) 3. Time, 88.6 sec. Second heat: A. Stewart (PHS.) 1, M. Wright (CAB.» 2, P Rafferty (C.TC.) 3. Time. 95.75ec. Final: Moore 1, Stewart X Wright 3. Time, 87.7 sec.

Senior Relay (4 x 55 yards freestyle).— First heat: LHB. 1, St. A. 2, C.T.C. 3. Time, 2min 10_9sec. Second heat: BH£. 1, C.C. X X.C. 3. Time, 2min 4sec. Final: BAS. (D. Eaton, B. Robertson, C. McFadden. M. Scott) 1, C.C. (P. J. Ellis, P. E Balfin, D

A. Lee, R. Allan) 2. St. A. (B. R. King, R. L. Munns. J. L. Graham, A. R. Turner) 3. Time, 2min 2.4 sec. 110 Yards Freestyle.—First heat: P. J. Ellis (C.C.) 1. R. R. King (St. A.) X G. Richards (LBS.) 3. Time, Imin lOSsec. Second heat: D. Eaton (BH.S.) 1, J. Fisher (X.C.) 2. P. Maxwell (St. B.) 3. Time, Imin 16.4 sec. Final: Fisher 1. Eaton 2. Ellis 3. Time, Imin 3.2 sec.

110 Yards Backstroke.—First heat: C. McFadden (BUS.) 1. D. N. Macready (C.C.) 2. L. Coxon (St. B.) 3. Time, Imin 285 sec. Second heat: T. Brown (C.T.C.) 1. A. Pablecheque (X.C.) 2, J. C. Manning (St. A.) 3. Time, Imin 35.1 sec. Final: McFadden 1, Macready 2, Brown 3. Time, Imin 15.5 sec.

110 Yards Breaststroke.—First heat: G. R. Johnson (C.C.) 1, G. Brittenden (BAS.) 2, K. Marryatt (X.C.) 3. Time, Imin 29.75ec. Second heat: R. Clarkson (C.WAS.) 1, B. Monk (LAS.) 2, P. McKeogh (C.T.C.) 3. Time, Imin 39Asec. Final: Brittenden 1, Johnson 2, Clarkson 3. Time. Imin 2X7sec.