SWIMMING FACILITIES AT TITLE MEETING CRITICISED

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28529, 7 March 1958, Page 25

SWIMMING FACILITIES AT TITLE MEETING CRITICISED

Criticism of some aspects of the organisation of the national senior swimming championships in Christchurch last month were contained in a report submitted by Mr Baxter O’Neill to a meeting of the council of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association last evening. Mr O’Neill was the council’s representative at the championships, which were organised by the Canterbury Swimming Centre. “The meeting was well-con-ducted, but a serious defect was the absence of a result board. The result board is called for by the championship brochure, and is fully dealt with there. Its absence was inexplicable,” said Mr O'Neill in his report. “A result was that lane times in the heats were not made available to spectators.” Miss Doreen Brown, who is the secretary of the Canterbury centre, replied that she was not aware the brochure was law. "My centre discussed the provision of a result board, but considering previous experience, felt it would be unsatisfactory. “At the Centennial Pool, the board would need to be the size of a house to be seen, and more efficient lighting would be needed,” said Miss Brown. “It is not our fault that the Centennial Pool is in its present state. We had no way of putting the board up without eating into the all too little 'seating accommodation.

“It is not correct for that report to state that lane times were not available,” continued Miss Brown. “They were available over the broadcasting system.” Mr O’Neill: I heard a complaint that the announcer could not be heard. The speaker system was deficient. '

Mr O’Neill’s report was approved with an amendment to the reference to lane times. Canadian Invitation

In a letter to the council, the immediate past president, Mr J. C. Kirkland, said he had been approached by the Canadian Swimming Association for the New Zealand swimmers competing at the Empire Games at Cardiff to stop off at Canada on their return to New Zealand. The Canadians were planning to hold an international carnival at the Empire Pool at Vancouver from August 20 to 24, in conjunction with the centennial celebrations of British Columbia. Mr A. J. Donaldson said the

New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association had recently asked the British Empire and Olympic Games’ Association if its team members could stop over in Europe for the world championships after £ the Cardiff games. “The association was informed that the charter of the team’s aircraft would still have to be met, as well as the return fare to New Zealand. “I feel it is time we looked into the matter of these chartered aircraft,’’ said Mr Donaldson. “If it is going to prevent our swimmers from taking part in international competition other than the games, it is defeating our whole object of sending representatives overseas.” Mr Donaldson was instructed to pursue the matter at ,the meeting of the Games’ Association. Hastings Carnival An invitation for New Zealand swimmers to Cardiff to compete in an international carnival at Hastings was received from the St. Leonard’s Pool Swimming Club (England). The council took no action, but said that the manager of the New Zealand swimming team could make his own decision when the team reached England. Nominations for manager of the swimming team to Cardiff will be called immediately. APPLICATIONS FOR RECORDS 45 Approved ByCouncil Forty-five applications for New Zealand records—the largest number ever dealt with at any one meeting—were approved at last evening’s special meeting of the council of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. One record application from the Auckland centre for W. Smith’s swim in the 400 metres men’s freestyle in 4min 51.2 sec, was refused by the council. The timekeepers had not signed the application and no watch testers’ certificate was attached. Several of the times in the earlier applications were bettered by later ones. The following is a list of those applications which now stand as the new records, with the place at wich they were set up in parenthesis : C. McFadden (Christchurch), 19min 56.75ec for the 1650 yards men’s free- : style; 4min 52sec for both the 440 yards men’s and intermediate boys’ freestyle (at Dunedin). D. Ramsey (Auckland), 59.95ec for the 110 yards men’s freestyle, 53sec for the 100 yards men’s freestyle. M. Saxton (Auckland), Imin 34.65ec for the 133 1-3 yards intermediate boys’ medley. E. North (Invercargill), 2min 50 sec for the 220 yards junior girls' C. Hilt (Auckland), 2min 47.8 sec for the 200 metres men’s breaststroke; Imin 7.Bsec for the 100 yards : men’s breaststroke. I. Burrow (Dunedin), 2min 47.9 sec for the 220 yards junior boys’ 1 backstroke; Imin B.ssec for the 100 yards junior boys' backstroke. D. Cruickshank (Waikato), Imin 2sec for the 100 yards men’s butterfly; 2min 47.65ec for the 220 yards men’s butterfly; Imin 12sec for the . 110 yards men’s butterfly (at Christchurch ). G. Wallace (Dunedin), 3min 5.2 sec for the 220 yards junior bdys’ breaststroke. A. Laurenson (Dunedin), Imin 41.2 sec for the 133 1-3 yards junior boys’ ; medley. J. McGuinness (Dunedin). 2min 18.2 sec for the 220 yards intermediate boys' freestyle. Jennifer Hunter (Dunedin), 2min i 32.55ec for the 220 yards intermediate girls’ freestyle. Susan Frankham (Dunedin), Imin 11.5 sec for the 100 yards junior girls’ backstroke. B. Morse (Dunedin). Imin s.lsec for the 100 yards intermediate boys' butterfly. P. Gould (Dunedin), 2min 39.45ec for the 220 yards intermediate girls’ backstroke; Imin 13.8 sec for the 110 yards women’s backstroke (Christchurch). Donna Nolan (Dunedin), 2min 41.2 sec for the 220 yards junior girls’ freestyle. B. Robertson (Dunedin), 2min 35 sec for' the 220 yards intermediate boys’ backstroke. Tessa Stavelev (Dunedin). Imin 9.Bsec for the 100 yards intermediate girls’ butterfly: Imin B.ssec for the 100 yards women's butterfly (at Auckland), fimin 30.3 sec for the 440 yards women’s medley (at Christchurch). Rosemary Dunlop (Dunedin), 3min 19.5 sec for the 220 yards junior girls’ breaststroke. Kay Sawyers (Christchurch). Imin 28.3 sec for the 100 yards women’s breaststroke. Most of the records were set up during the junior and intermediate swimming championships at Dunedin and the senior meeting in Christchurch last month.