West German sets swimming record

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32525, 8 February 1971, Page 14

West German sets swimming record

(N.Z. Press Association i HASTINGS. The touring West German swimmers won all but one of the 11 events they contested against New Zealanders at the Hastings Aquatic Centre on Saturday night. However, times were generally disappointing, and only one national record was broken, by W. Kusch (West Germany), Who took o.6sec off the New Zealand visitors’ best time for the men’s 100 metres breaststroke, with Imin 11.4 sec. The old record of Imin I2sec was held by the Australian, I. O’Brien. Results:— MEN

200 metres freestyle.—H. Vosseler (W.G.), 2:4.3, 1; G. Schiller (W.G.), 2:5.8, 2; E. Speidel (W.G.j, 2:8.5, 3. 1500 metres freestyle.—W. Lampe (W.G.), 17:12.9, 1; M. Treffers (N.Z.), 17:18, 2; A. Kindred (Waikato), 17:47.6, 3. 100 metres backstroke.—W. Kusch (W.G.), 1:11.4, 1; S. Brown (N.Z.), 1:19, 2; B. Lewis (N.Z.), 1:19.7, 3. 200 metres backstroke.—N. Verweyen (W.G.), 2:22.5, 1; B. Knowles (N.Z.), 2:27.4, 2; D. Hellaby (Manwatu), 2:37.4. 3. 200 metres butterfly.—W. Mack (W.G.), 2:17.7, 1; G. Campbell (N.Z.), 2:23.5, 2; J. Coutts (N.Z.), 2:31.8, 3, 200 metres individual medley.— M. Holthaus (W.G.), 2:25.9, 1; S. Brown (N.Z.), 2:33.1, 2; M. Saunders (Bay of Plenty), 2:40.2, 3. WOMEN 100 metres freestyle.—H. Reinsck (W.G.), 1:3.8, 1; C. Whiting (N.Z.), 1:4.8, 2; J. Parkhouse (N.Z.), 1:5.4, 3.

400 metres freestyle.—U. Roemer (W.G.i, 4:55.3, 1; G. Boynes (N.Z.), 5:0.3, 2; B. Tinian (Hawke’s Bay), 5:3.1, 3. 100 metres backstroke.—S. PeUen (W.G.), 1:11.4, 1; K. Bormann (W.G.), 1:12.4, 2; A. Kraus (W.G.), 1:13.1, 3. 200 metres breaststroke.—N. Dunlop (N.Z.), 3:4.8, 1; B. Dollbaurn (W.G.), 3:6.8, 2; M. Mohi (Hawke’s Bay). 3:7, 3. 200 metres butterfly.—Roemer. 2:33.5, 1; Whiting, 2:37.2, 2; B. Williams (N.Z.), 2:37.5, 3.