Swimmer shines
Kara Taumaunu (Wharenui) failed by O.lsec to make a clean sweep of the boys 13 years agegroup at the Canterbury swimming championships when he finished second in the last event, the 400 m freestyle, at Queen Elizabeth II Park last evening. Taumaunu swam in a faster section than the winner. Stephen i Grenfell (Wharenui). Grenfell’s ; time of 4min 45.35ec was just [O.lsec faster than Taumaunu's. ; Paul Rowe (Wharenuß easily I won the men’s 400 m freestyle ;but the time was relatively slow at 4min 17.5 sec. Grant Forbes (Pegasus' won his first swim in an individual event at the championships in the junior boys’ 400 m freestyle. He returned on Tuesday from a week of competition in Australia. Melanie Jones (Wharenui) had a comfortable win in the senior women’s 400 m freestyle and Rickie Binning (Wharenui) won the junior girls' title with similar ease. Kim Dewar (Wharenui) won her eighth title in the girls’ 13 years section by winning the 400 m freestyle.
Abbreviations used in the re-| suits are New Brighton (N. 8. Pegasus (P.), Wharenui (Wh.): I MEN Open 400 m freestyle: P. Rowe (Wh.) 4:17.5, 1; D. Robertson (Wh.) 4:28.5. 2; C. Ellis <Wh.t 4:30.0, 3. Junior 400 m freestyle: G Forhes *P.) 4:3.6. 1; G. Mason (P.« 4:40.7, 2; G. Grimshaw (N.BJ 4:58.0. 3. 13 years 400 m freestyle: S. Grenfell (Wh.) 4:45.3, 1; K. Taumaunu (Wh.) 4:45.4, 2; G. Connor (P.) 4:56.3, 3. WOMEN Open 400 m freestyle: M. Jones (Wh.) 4:35.6, 1; J. Clarke (P.) 4:46.9. 2; T. Turnbull (Wh.) 4:47.2, 3. Junior 400 m freestyle: R. Binning (Wh.) 4:43.0, 1 J. Neiman (Wh.) 5:11.9, 2; B. Gillard (Wh.) 5:41.1, 3.
13 years 400 m freestyle: K. Dewar (Wh.) 4:53.2, 1: E. Horner (Wh.) 5:9.8. 2; L. Kennedy (Wh.) 5:10J, 3.
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