Ten Records Broken By Junior Swimmers

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31317, 13 March 1967, Page 15

Ten Records Broken By Junior Swimmers

It was certainly not swimming weather on Saturday, but the youngsters who had gathered at the Woolston Park pool for the first season of the Junior Olympics swam with such zest that 10 records were broken.

The best swimming was by the under-12 girls and the under-11 boys; competitors in these two classes established all the new marks.

Disqualification for an Incorrect turn after a record in the under-12 backstroke prevented Helen Sexton (Wharenui) from achieving a meritorious hattrick. She went on to win the freestyle and medley titles, establishing new figures in each event.

Kay Nielson (Wharenui), who was promoted to first in the backstroke event after Miss Sexton’s disqualification, made one of the finest swims of the session in winning the butterfly final. Her time of 26.8 sec, a record, was almost 4sec faster than the winner’s time in the under-12 boys' race. Wharenui’s crop of promising under-11 boys left no doubt as to their superiority in the section. Mark Harding won two finals in record times; Michael Lee gained a first and two seconds and Roy Gray a first and a second. It was not surprising that the club's teams won both the freestyle and the medley relay finals with record times. One of the most versatile competitors was Peter Adams (Spreydon) in the under-10 division. In four different strokes he gained two firsts, a second and a third.

Country swimmers had a successful day. The Amberley club had six swimmers at the pool, and each won a medal. One of the most successful was an Ashburton boy, John Barr, who, in four starts, won two gold medals, one silver and one bronze.

The meeting was opened by Mr M. A. Connelly, M.P., and the former New Zealand hockey representative, Mr J. C. Abrams, presented the medals.

Abbreviations in the results are:—

A., Amberley; Ash., Ashburton; Chev., Cheviot; R., Rangiora; Nth. 8., North Beach; S., Spreydon; E., Elmwood; J.P.,

Jellie Park; S.P., Sockburn Park; W. Wharenui. Results: BOYS' EVENTS Under 12 Two Lengths Backstroke.—R. Ross (J.P.) 1, J. Barr (Ash.) 2, J. Stanley (A.) 3. Time, 1:2.1. Three Lengths Freestyle.—G. Taylor (S.) 1, R. Ross (J.P.) 2, J. Barr (Ash.) 3. Time, 1:24.1. Two Lengths Breastroke.—N. ShiUto (E.) 1. Time, 1:15.5. One Length Butterfly.—J. Barr (Ash.) 1, P. Mitchell (S.P.) 2, R. Lovell-Smith (R.) 3. Time, 30.6. Four Lengths Medley.—J. Barr (Ash.) 1, R. Perry (E.) 2, P. Mitchell (S.P.) 3. Time, 2:19.1. Four Lengths Freestyle Relay.' —Jellie Park 1, Sockburn Park i 2, Wharenui 3. Time, 1:44.9. Four Lengths Medley Relay.— Sockburn Park 1. Time, 2:14.2. Under 11 Two Lengths Freestyle.—M. Harding (W.) 1 M. Lee (W.) 2. R. Gray (W.) 3. Time, 48.8 (record). One Length Backstroke.—M. Harding (W.) 1, R. Gray (W.) 2, G. Haines (W.) 3. Time, 28.0. Harding. 27.8, set a record in the heats. One Length Backstroke.—B. Bolland (W.) 1, M. Lee (W.) 2, J. Dixon (Nth. B.) 3. Time, 32.8. Three Lengths Medley.—M. Lee (W.) 1, J. Dixon (Nth. B.) 2. Time, 1:30.2. One Length Butterfly.—R. Gray (W.) 1, J. Dixon (Nth. B.) 2. Time, 27.3 (record). Four Lengths Freestyle Relay —Wharenui 1, Jellie Park 2, Sockburn Park 3. Time, 1:35.4 (record). Four Lengths Medley Relay.— Wharenui 1. Time, 1:52.1 (record). Under-10 Two Lengths Freestyle.—J. Little (Nth. B.) 1, B. Grossi (J.P.) 2, D. Dickson (Nth. B.) 3. Time. 1:0.5. One Length Butterfly.—p. Adams (S.) 1. Time, 40.8. One Length Breaststroke.—M. Trembath (J.P.) 1, p. Adams (S.) 2. Time, 37.5. One Length Backstroke.—P. Adams (S.) 1, J. Burn (E.) 2, G. Burgess (S.P.) 3. Time, 33.4. Three Lengths Medley.—A. Atkinson (S.) 1, M. Trembath (J.P.) 2, P. Adams (S.) 3. Time, 1:50.1. Four Lengths Freestyle Relay. —Jellie Park 1, Spreydon 2, Sockburn Park 3. Time, 1:55.4. Under-9 One Length Freestyle.—G. Prebble (W.) 1, M. Dixon (Nth. B.) 2, D. Taylor (W.) 3. Time, 31.6. One Length Backstroke.—R.

Croft (A.) 1, M. Lewis (S.) 2, J. Adams (S.) 3. Time, 36.4 GIRLS' EVENTS Under-12 Two Lengths Backstroke.—K. Nielson (W.) 1, S. Lundy (A.) 2, Z. Croft (A.) 3. Time, 1:4.5. Three Lengths Freestyle.—H. Sexton (W.) 1, P. Marks (J.P.) 2, J. Lausen (W.) 3. Time, 1:20.5 (record). Two Lengths Breaststroke.—J. Barton (S.) 1, B. Atkinson (S.) 2, S. Truscott (E.) 3. Time. 1:5. One Length Butterfly.—K. Nielson (W.) 1, P. Marks (J.P.) 2, M. Albertson (S.) 3. Time, 26.8 (record). Four Lengths Medley.—H. Sexiton <W.) 1. S. Truscott (E.) 2. B. Atkinson (S.) 3. Time. 2 9.9 (record). Four Lengths Freestyle Relay. —Wharenui 1, Spreydon 2, Jellie Park 3. Time, 1:33.6 (record). Four Lengths Medley Relay.— Wharenui 1, Spreydon 2, Elmwood 3. Time, 1:48.6 (record). Under-U Two Lengths Freestyle—S. Hunter (S.) 1, S. Johnston (S.P.) 2, C. Nash (JJ».) 3. Time. 54.8. One Length Breaststroke. —S. Bell (E.) 1, J. Parkhouse (W.) 2, R. Langley (W.) 3. Time. 35.2. One Length Backstroke.—S. Johnston (S.P.) 1, S. Bell (E.) 2, A. Wilson (W.) 3. Time, 29.7. Three Lengths Medley.—S. Hunter (S.) 1, S. Johnston (J.P.) 2, S. Bell (E.) 3. Time. 1:42. One Length Butterfly.—J. Parkhouse (W.) 1, A. Luscombe (Chev.) 2. R. Marks (S.P.) 3. Time, 30.7. Four Lengths Freestyle Relay. —Wharenui 1, Jellie Park 2, Sockburn Park 3. Time, 1:48.8. Four Lengths Medley Relay.— Sockburn Park 1. Time, 2:11.1. Under-10 Two Lengths Freestyle.—G. Smeith (J.P.) 1, S. Croft (A.) 2, N. Visser (S.) 3. Time. 1:1.0. One Length Backstroke.—C. Thomas (S.) 1, P. Truscott (E.) 2, G. Kerslake (S.P.) 3. Time, 32.6. One Length Breaststroke. —P. Trustcott (E.) 1, W. Dodgshun (E.) 2, K. Mustchin (S.P.) 3. Time, 34.2. Three Lengths Medley.—A. Lewis (S.) 1, P. Trustcott (E.) 2, G. Smeith (J.P.) 3. Time. 1:4R.1. One Length Butterfly.—P. Truscott (E.) 1, A. Lewis (S.) 2, H. Rowe (S.P.) 3. Time, 39.0. Four Lengths Freestyle Relay. —Sockburn Park 1, Spreydon 2, Wharenui 3. Time, 1:57.3. Undar-9 One Length Backstroke.—L. Rowe (S.P.) 1, R. Lundy (A.) 2, C. Kimm (W.) 3. Time, 55.2.