Good week for swimmer

Press, 2 March 1981, Page 3

Good week for swimmer

I Margaret Hesketh, aged; 114, of Wellington, completed a lucrative week’s swimming: at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre on Saturday. Swimming in the penultimate event of the New Zealand open championships, the women’s 800 m freestyle, she won her fourth title in four days of competition. The previous week-end she had won eight titles in the 14-years section at the Hansell’s national age-group championships in Feiiding. To cap the week she was selected for a national squad of 27 to prepare for the Brisbane Commonwealth Games next year. Two titles came to Canterbury’ on the final day of the; championships. Kim Dewar, who. was unplaced in the; 100 m breaststroke on Thurs-j day, won the 200 m final on Saturday. Several national awards were presented on Saturday. For the first time in 19 years, and for only the second time since its inception, a diver won the "Swimmer of the Year” title. Anne; Farghar,. who. competed successfully in several competitions overseas last year and won the silver ■ plaque .at the New Zealand (Games in January, was; iaward the Baxter O’Neilli (Trophy.- ' j ; The Yaldhurst Shield., which is awarded to the] centre with the most titles,| was' shared by .Wellington! and Auckland, each with 12 wins. ... I Monique Rodhal, of Auck-1 dand, won the International Award for the best time by a New • Zealander in comparison with a world record. Rodhal’s time, of 2min 17.29 s in the 200 m backstroke final at the Norwegian championships in Oslo in July, 1980. won her the award. Ursula Cross, of Auckland, won the Harold Pettit Tro- ’ ohy for the best performance at the ooen championships. Her 100 m backstroke winning time was only o.Bs outside her national record.

[j Abbreviations ute-d in the fol. ipowing results are Auckland (A.), •IBay of Plenty (B.P.'i, Canterbury . (C.), .Counties (Ct.), Eastern Dis;|tricts, South,- Island (E.D.5.1.), 'Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay jfH.B.P.B.J, Manawatu (M.), Ne)I son-MariborougW (N.M.;, North.lland (N.), Otago (O.), Southland (».', Taranaki (T.), Waikato ' (Wk.), Wairarapa (Wp.l, WangaUr.ui (Wg-J, and Wellington iW.). ! WOMEN 4 J&Om butterfly (Holder: R. Per. rott. (W.)» 1:3.4. N.Z. record: P. ‘ McCarthy (A.), I:2.2).—Final:' R. > Tohill (A.). 1:4,7. 1; A. Hawvridge I (A.'i; 1:6.6. 2; S. Kirkup (A!), 1:7.3. ■ 3: A. Doig (W.), 4; T. Croad (MJ, 'l5; C. Andrews (WJ, 6. Consolation final; S. Willis (A.), 1:3.8, .11; M. J. Lecgerwood (O.K 1:11.1, :I2; S. Berryman (W’.i, 1:11.13, 3; S. iI Page (Wk.), 4; J. Pratt (A.), 5; K: ((Johnstone (H.8.P.8.), 6. I 2C-3m breastroke (Holder: R ’Tohil (O.), 2:453. N.Z. record: R. Binning tC.:, ’2:4l.3).—Final: K. ■ Dewar (C.), 2:50.9, 1; J. .Macaskil!; , (Fiji), 2:51.3, 2: T. Woodbury ' (W.), 2:52.9, 3: S. Mahon (A.’, 4; ■ D. Craig (O.i, 5; J. Dodie (M.), 6. ! Consolation final; D. Gaul I(E.DB.I.;; 2:57.4, 1; C. Haugh fS.i. 3:1.1. 2; T. Boon (A.), 3:3.0, 3; P. 1 Lockhart (A.!-, 4:' K. Griffiths .(O.i. 5: I. Hogg fB.P.', 6.. Sij-Om. freestyle (Holder: S. Bur ton (W’kJ. 9:21.3. N.Z. record: R Perrott (W.i, B:44.B>.—Fine.: M Hesketh (W.), 9:20.7, I; M. Jones 'C.)> 9:28.5, 2; L. Chamberlair. (Cl), 9:27.2, 3; M. Snell (Wk.).-4: T. Stenlev iC.I. a; A. Condie (S.) 6. ' ' ■ ' ' - ■ - 4 x 100 m medley relay (Holder, Wellington 4:33.9. N.Z. record Auckland 4:33.7). —Final: ■ Aucl. land blue. 4:37.4. I; Canterburj A, 4:38.3, 2; Wellington, 4:43.9, 3 Auckland white. 4; Otago A, a Waikato. 6. MEN I 100 m butterfly [Holder: P ißo'.ve (A.), 57.6. N.Z. record; P IRotve, .55.61.—Fina1: B. O’Neil i(W<), 59.6, 1; N. Jackson (W-. 159.9, 2: M. Smith (C.>, 1:2. 3; A jMosse (A.;, 4: G. McFarlane (O. 15; R. Wells. (Wk.), 6. Consolatior final: G. Gillard (C.). 1:3.3, 1; S ILamont tH.E.P.B.) 1:3.4. 2: K | Torrance (A.). 1:3.7, 3; A. Park (S.l. 4: P. Gee (S.), 5; M. Coekrof ■E.D.S.I.i. 6. I 200 m breastroke (Holder: B Austin (A.), 2:32. NIZ. record: N Harriman (A.), 2:26.5).—Fina1: M. Kalaugher (A.), 2:29.2, 1; B. Austin (A.), 2:3322. 2: R. Novak (A.l. 2:33.7. 3; G. Forbes (C.). 4; R. Lockhart (A.), 5: E. Lyon (A.?, 6. 1500 m freestyle (Holder: M. Davidson (A.), 16:39.3. N.Z. record: B. Naylor (0.1,15.52.6 i—Final: M. Davidson (A.), 16:40.6, 1; G. Ver. Laguet (New Caledonia), 17:9.4. 2: R. King (S.), 17:22, 3; D. Bluett (A.). 4: C. Melarrow (Wp.). 5; P. Tozer (C.), 6. 4 x 100 m medley relay (Holder: Canterbury A, 4:6.1. N.Z. record: Canterbury . A, 4:6.l).—Final: Canterbury -A, 4:7.9, 1; Auckland 1, 4:15.2. 2; Canterbury B, 4:19.2, 3; .Hawke's Bay-Poverty Ba;-, 4; Auckland 2,5; Otago A. 6.