N.I. swimmers attack records

Press, 21 December 1976, Page 26

N.I. swimmers attack records

i PA Masterton I Ihe Olympic swimmer Rebecca Perrott broke three New Zealand records in one race at Masterton. Miss Perrott was representing Wellington in the Miles Cup carnival, against Manawatu and Wairarapa. She set fresh national short-course marks for the (womens’ 220 yd freestyle, junior girls’ 220 yd freestyle, and junior girls’ 200 metres freeI style. The new womens’ 220 reI cord is 2:08.0. The old mark was 2:09.3. : Records were nudged and i knocked too when Auckland and Waikato swimmers met I m Auckland for the annual Caro Cup. i Graeme Wright (Waikato) i helped by his team-mates had la fine win in the men's 100yds

i: butterfly, l-li s time of 33.65ec equalled the national record, -■held by J. Courts (Hawkes: yißay). : ■ Gary Hurnng, al5 year old • ■ from Auckland, continued his I - record-breaking spree, taking yboth the men’s and junior • boys’ 100yds backstroke marks with a time of 56.1 sec. 1 His own junior record had d stood at 57.25ec, and the sen- . lior mark, held by N. Wiig |i (Auckland), at 56.2. . The women’s 100yds free-: style record teetered twice, | but remained intact. Monique . Rodahl equalled her own mark lof 54.8 sec, and at the end of ija heavy programme, Toni | i Grayburn (Auckland) was Lionly 0.1 sec outside this mark I when she won the junior: : 100yds freestyle. i; The two butterfly records had i I a close call: Bronwyn Smith! i (Auckland) was o.2sec outside * the national junior record,: :with her 60.6 sec for the! :100yds butterfly. Penny Me-1 Carthy (Auckland) bettered! the existing women’s record I for the 100 yards butterfly! j with 60.2 sec, but there is an ! even faster time awaiting rati-1 Ification — 59.35ec, set by] (Monique Rodahl last Wednes-! day.