Swimming PROVINCIAL RECORDS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29467, 20 March 1961, Page 17

Swimming PROVINCIAL RECORDS

Three Attempts Succeed Three Canterbury swimmers were successful in special attempts on privincial records at the Centennial Pool on Saturday. This week and next, several more attempts will be made on both Canterbury and New Zealand times On Saturday. G. Stringer broke the Canterbury 220 yards junior boys’ medley record held by himself. Stringer’s new time was 2min 47.8 sec, compared with his old time of 2min 49.75ec set up at the Canterbury championships in January. A. M"Donald equalled the required time of 28 ssec in the 55 yards junior boys’ freestyle and can now claiffl the record McDonald is better known as a breaststroke swimmer. Miss H Broughton, of the St. Albans club, joins a select band together with Misses S. Nicholson and E Edwards who share the Canterbury 55 yards junior girls’ freestyle record. Her time was 33sec. Shirley School Sports The following are the results of the Shirley Intermediate School's swimming sports:— Boys’ Events Junior.—Freestyle: D. Brown 1. P. Shaw 2. W. Gibson 3. Breaststroke: L. Squire 1. J Stafford 2, A. Grigg 3. Backstroke: B. Hanam 1, H. Anderson 2, M. Tanner 3. Intermediate.—Freestyle: F. Connor 1, B. Blackmore 2. I. Whitehead 3. Breaststroke: A McGill 1. A. Poore 2. I. Whitehead 3. Backstroke F. Connor T, D Gibson 2. A. Wilkie 3. Senior.—Freestyle: A. Faith 1. S. Carruthers 2. R. Hall 3 Breaststroke: S. Carruthers 1. I. Clinton 2, R. Forbes 3. Backstroke: J. Watkins 1. J Gibson 2. P. Weir 3. Girls’ Events Junior.—Freestyle: F. Stevens 1. C. Marshall 2. A. Page 3. Breaststroke: C. Hartwell 1. P. Husband 2. D. Hill 3. Backstroke: A. Page 1. F. Stevens 2 Intermediate.—Freestyle: J. McLaren 1. D. Whitley 2, D Crookbain 3. Breaststroke: R. George 1, P. Stowe 2. H Grogan 3. Barkstroke: R. George 1. D Crookbain 2, J. McLaren 3 Senior.—Freestyle: L. Lang-dale-Hunt 1, J. Roberts 2. R Cochrane 3. Breasistroke: J Roberts 1. M. Swords 2, P O'Callaghan 3 Backstroke: C. Roberts. Diving Boys.—G. Gibson 1. I. Whitehead 2. R. Hall 3. Girls.—R. Cockrane 1, J. Roberts 2. M. Clarke 3. Form Relays.—Form 1: room 14 1. room 13 2. room 17 3. room 18 4. Form 2: room 6 (A team) 1, room 8 2, room 6 (B team) 3. room 3 4.