Many points from women

Press, 14 March 1977, Page 3

Many points from women

’ It was not until 1970 that , women were admitted to the 11 ranks of the New Brighton Suri : Life-saving Club, and that was the result of a merger with the old Central Brighton womens f club. When it won the championship ! pennant yesterday. New Brighton i could be thankful for that merger of six or seven years iago. its women contributed 84 • points—2s more than any other : women’s section—and New Brighton’s winning margin over Taylor’s Mistake was only seven: Taylor’s Mistake got no points

•in ’ women's competition. ! The strength of Taylor's Mis- . take in junior events was uiideri lined by its scoring 50 more ■points than North Beach, which i dominated the various swimming i events. Waimairi had a handsome lead in senior mens events over [South Brighton and Taylor’s Mis- ! take The breakdown of leading points is:— 5 Senior. —Waimairi 111. South Brighton 84. Taylor's Mistake 83, • New Brighton 57. Junior. —Taylor’s Mistake 131, North Beach 81. New Brighton 30. South Brighton 50. Women.—New Brighton 84, Waimairi 59. South Brighton 37. Pennant totals.—New Brighton 1221. Taylor's Mistake 214. South 1 Brighton 171. Waimairi 170.