SWIMMING

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33447, 31 January 1974, Page 10

SWIMMING

MEN 200 m Medley (World record, 2:7.17, G. Larsson (Sweden); Games record, 2:12.21, G. Macdonald (CAN).) Final.—l D. Wilkie (SCO), 2:10.11 (Games record); 2 B. Brinkley (ENG), 2:12.73; 3 G. Macdonald (CAN), 2:12.98; 4 R. Terrell (ENG), 2.T3.69; 5 N. Cleur (AUS). 2:15.00; 6 R. Jones (WAD, 2:17.83; 7 P. Hrdlitchka (CAN), 2:17.84; 8 J. Carter (SCO). 2:18.74. 100 m Butterfly (World record, 54.27, M. Spitz (U.S.); Games record 58.44, B. Macdonald (CAN).) Heat I.—l B. Macdonald (CAN), 57.67 (Games record); 2 R; Seymour (AUS), 57.77 ; 3 C. Cunningham (ENG). 58.92; 4 M. Edwards (ENG), 59.49; 5 J. Coutts (NZL), 59.81; 6 A. McClatchey (SCO), 1:0.09: 7 J. Ebito (NGR), 1:1.75. Heat 2.—1 N. Rogers (AUS), 57.81; 2 B. Robertson (CAN). 57.91; 3 B. Phillies (CAN), 59.33; 4 S. Nash (ENG), 59.51; 5 S. Maher (WAD, 59.54; 6 P. Smith (AUS), 1:0.0; 7 M. Toomev (NZL), 1:0.61. Fastest eight qualifiers.— [ Macdonald, Seymour, Robertson,’ Cunningham, Phillips, Edwards, Nash, Maher. 400 m freestyle (World record, 3:58.18, R. Demont (US); Games record, 4:6.23, J. Kulasalu (AUS).) Final.—l J. Kulasalu (AUS), 4:1.44 (Games record); 2 B. Cooper (AUS), 4:2.12; 3 S. Badger (AUS) 4:4.07; 4 M. Treffers (NZL),' 4:5.80; 5 B. Naylor (NZL), 4:10.88; 6 A. McClatchey (SCO), 4:12.32; 7 J. Fowlie (CAN), 4:13.38; 8 N. Dexter (ENG), 4:13.72. 200 m breaststroke (World record, 2:19.28, D. Wilkie (SCO); Games record, 2:26.29, D. Leigh (ENG).) Final.—l D. Wilkie (SCO), 2:24.42 (Games record); 2 D. Leigh (ENG), 2:24.75; 3 P. Naisby (ENG), 2:27.36; 4 B. Mahoney (CAN), 2:27.62; 5 G. Bush (AUS), 2:30.13; 6 N. Cluer (AUS), 2:30.56; 7 P. Hrdlitchka (CAN), 2:32.92; 8 M. Creswick (AUS), 2:37.31.

4 x 200 m freestyle relay (World record, 7:33.224 (US), Games record, 7:50.77 (AUST). Final.—l Australia. 7:50.13 (Games record'; 2 England, 7:52.90; 3 Canada. 7:53.38; 4 Scotland, 7:57.85; 5 New Zealand 8:01.03; 6 Wales. 8:31.53. Highboard diving Preliminary.—l A. Jackomos (AUS). 167.28; 2 D. Wagstaff (AUS), 162.48; 3 S. Cranham (CAN), 162.42; 4 M. Brown (ENG), 155.52; 5 R. Friesen (CAN), 150.27; I 6 G. Grout (CAN), 145.62. WOMEN 200 m backstroke (World record, 1:4.99, U. Richter (E. Ger.); Games record, 1:5.19, W. Cook (CAN).) Final.—l W. Cook (CAN), 1:6.37; 2 D. McGurr (CAN), 1:6.55; 3 L. Young (AUS), 1:7.52; 4 S. Lewis (AUS), 1:7.56; 5 D. Cain (AUS), 1:7.69; 6 B. Smith (CAN), 1:8.03;, 7 S. Hunter (NZL), 1:9.06; 8 G. Fordyce (SCO), 1:9.18. 100 m breaststroke (World record, 1:13.58, C. Carr (U.S.); Games record, 1:17.4, B. Whitfield (AUS).) Heat I.—l C. Gaskell (ENG), 1:16:62; 2 B. Whitfield (AUS), I 1:17.50; 3 A. Adams (WAL), I, 1:21.28; 4 J. Parry (WAD, 1:21.71; i: 5 J. Murphv (FIJ), 1:28.36. Heat 2.—1 C. Jarvis (ENG), 1:18.30 2 J. Lowe (NZL), 1:18.42; | 3 J. Lome (SCO), 1:20.03; 4 J. Latta (AUS), 1:21.40; 5 C. Tamlyn! (ENG). 1:23.41; 6 Siu Kuen Lo : (HKG), 1:26.78. Heat 3.—1 M. Stuart (CAN), ’ 1:17.97; 2 P. Beavan (WAD, ( 1:18.35: 3 S. Dickie (SCO), 1:18.35; 1 4 A. Smith (AUS), 1:18.69; 5 A. I •

Soroka (CAN). 1:20.98; 6 R , Ai-lang Lam (MSAI, 1:24.94- 7 J Perrott (FIJ). 1:26.38. Fastest eight qualifiers.—Gas- , keli, Whitfield, Stuart. Jarvis, Beavan, Dickie, Lowe, Smith. 200 m freestyle (World record, 2:3.56, S. Gould (AUS); Games record 2:5.77, S Gray (AUS).') Final.—l S. Gray (AUS) 2:4.27 (Games record); 2 J. Turrall (AUS', 2:6.90; 3 G. Amundred I (CAN), 2:7.03; 4 W. Quirk (CAN), I 2:7.06; 5 J. Parkhouse (NZL',I [2:8.80; 6 B. Holmes (CAN), 2:8.87: 7 V. Rickard (AUS). 2:9.01; 8 D [ [Walker (SCO), 2:10.02.

200 m butterfly (World record, 2:13.76, R. Kother (E GER); Games record, 2:24.67, M. Robinson (AUS).) I Heat I.—l V. Jaensch (AUS), [2:22.84 (Games record); 2 F. [Latendresse (CAN), 2:23.64; 3 D. I Ledgerwood (NZL), 2:26.06; 4 J. [Jeavons (ENG), 2:26.25; 5 P. [John (WAL), 2:29.67; 6 L. Ross (SCO), 2:32.36; 7 C. Tamlvn (ENG), 2:32.99. [ Heat 2.—1 S. Yost (AUS), i2:21.23 (Games record); 2 P. StenI house (CAN), 2:22.36; 3 L. Cliff [(CAN) 2:23.36; 4 G. Neall (AUS), [2:23.36; 5 K. Wickham (SCO), [2:25.83; 6 S. Hurn (WAL), 2:31.44; V. K. Chong (SIN), 2:37.66. Highboard diving Preliminary.—l B. Bovs (CAN),. 157.11; 2 B. Williams (ENG), I 156.24; 3 M. Barnett (AUS). 155.28; 4 L. Cuthbert (CAN), 150.39; 5 T. [York (CAN), 146.47 ; 6 F; Hotson (SCO), 139.32; equal 7 B. Donnett Riley (AUS) and G. Morley (AUS), 135.96.