SWIMMING PAPANUI CARNIVAL PROVES SUCCESS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29681, 27 November 1961, Page 12

SWIMMING PAPANUI CARNIVAL PROVES SUCCESS

*n>e rietui ot e euttMßtui carat* ▼al at the Centennial Pool the previous week, were conftrtned bgr perfonnancce at the Paoaout SwinMninc CSub*# poet on Saturday. The deb’s carnival attracted seven! leading competitors, includin« the New Zealand representatives, M. Bay and Mn S. Nicholson, end good swimxnine and several close finishes eventuated. Takinc into caoaideratiog the extra turns provided fey the 25-yaxd pool. «>e tW» generally were not etartlth>, but in most cases Cauae for quiet satiafaction at thia stage at the season. Men’s breaststroke wM-k* case in point,. G. JofttumL several times a CantMtetiS champion, swam MB' yards with great sect in TS-Ssec; a good time as he made his own pace -from start to finish. M. Hay was no less convincing in a 230 yards race. In finishing third, from a Msec handicap, he was timed at 2min 58.2 sec—only LSsec outside the Canterbury senior record held by I. B. MacDonald. Hay, competing in senior ranks for the first time this season, should overhaul MacDonald’s figure of 2min 56Psec before long. Seemingly swimming wall within herself, Miss Nicholson recorded Smin 253aec in a 440 yards freestyle event. Although this did not match her effort over a similar distance at the Centennial Pool it was still a good swim in view of het earlier exertion in a sprint race. She was timed at MJsec for 100 yards in dead-beating for first with the promising junior swimmer, M. Gould. Faster Time Gould went oh to win the 440 yards event, repeating his success at this distance at the previous carnival. On Saturday, however, his time was 9.4 sec farter. Two young swimmers from the Fendalton club who should achieve gratifying results In the under-13 section this season, R. Sandom and M. Johnston, were to the fore in freestyle races. Both were winners over 100 yards —Sandom in . 70ffsec and Johnston in 71.7 sec—and

I Johmtsti .Mro toutbed fli« > lh a jpßjtpM ■Wfotia,; I ■ GeotM’.eoanßued her pteass ia< btsMtiMroke form of the b 4Ml£,’.etfoivWL by •recording i 3mih M.Gec in winumg a 220 - “ d s MiM saibitgff* ; 7-ha&'' now s aUy tvtflcp witbin eight days. • . Barrow s ana JCta. -H. - Broughton. - - a J first-year senior from the St i Albans club, effected a 2sec improvement fe her time for taO M/tk freestyle. A toll . wjtfMxsat swimmer, she. gave iCSSMJfSk" “* l Abbreidittons;ueed O> the ret sums art; F.; FssidaHon; E„ Elmwood; U, Unwood: St A., ' Aly«Mb s., spreydon; P.. • Results were:— ’ ~ ( V r SecSion tiSo:’ M. ’ Johnston (F.) ifeo i 1 IWsMson t (K) ) 3. I 320' Yard's Breaststroke.—Sec- . ttoa one: I. JotaWon tF.) 1 D. > Stusrt (P.l ». tfime, 3:46.7. Sec--1 tion twos Miss R. George (S.l, 1 f°. U. W. Pearce (S.), 23sec, 2; I M. Hay (E.I. 40sec 3. Time, • 3132-8. , 100 tarda Butterfly.—Miss K ’ Harrow (S.) 1. Time. 1:293. t 440 Yards Frtnrtyle.—M. Gould r (St. A), Beec. 1: D. Johnston (F.k go, 2; P. Rarrow (S.), 4see, 3 '2SO mC Backstroke.-J. > Robinson (s 7 go, 1; Miss F. ’ Pearce (8 ). go, 2; A. Harrow 5 (S.k 40sec 3. Time, 3=10.4. S 100 Yards Medley.—W. Pearce . (8.) 1 Miss C. Johnson (F.) 2. , Time. l:t7S.. 100 Yards Backstroke.—Sec- . Section jt, . Robing (S.) ’ (S.)’3 D fectlon thrs* 1 A. Harrow (3.) 1. A. Harris S (E.) 2 Mtae •#. Dale (S.) 3. , Time, 1:14,7.’ Section four: W. ’ Williamson (fc.)* 1 P. Jones (L.) s e. Time, MU,? 1 100> Yanh BreaetiSroke. —Sec1 tion iontsj Mbs O.l -1, Mias M. Hcpper (8.) 2, Miss I. Johnson (F.) 2. Time. 133! Settfon jthrise: R. Bliss (8.) 1. ! Blackertt •mite. 2 ) Jb? S Scc1 3 Time. 1:13.5. 220 YjUjla Freestyle.—Section ‘ J* ; ..Z oh 2 !,o '!s x v R , Ettrick (S.) 2. S. Carruthers (8.) 3. Time, 3:0. Section two: ton J «». 1; Mnrwood. Msec. 2.