Twelve new swimming records set

Press, 14 March 1987, Page 12

Twelve new swimming records set

Twelve meeting records got the chop at the Canterbury inter-secondary schools’ swimming finals at Queen Elizabeth II Park on Thursday evening. All but two were set by swimmers who used the meeting as part of their preparation for the B.N.Z. national open championships which start in the same pool next Wednesday. Most of the records had been set in the heats on Monday and Tuesday, but there were two records of note that were broken.

In the boys under 15 years 50m freestyle, Grant Harris (Christchurch 8.H.5.), broke a record that had stood for 17 years. Harris recorded 28.08 s in the final which bettered the record set by Robin McCabe, then at Riccarton High School, in 1970. In the girls under 16 years 50m backstroke Anna Simcic (Linwood High School) recorded a very good time of 31.69 s which broke the old record of 32.3 s set in 1979 by the former New Zealand representative, Melanie Jones. Philippa Langrell, a 14-year-old from St Margaret’s College and a candidate for a national butterfly title next week, powered the 50m butterfly in 30.98 s to break the under 15-years record of 31.61 s she set in the heats.

Linda Robinson (Papanui High School), swimming a secondary event, the 100 m freestyle, recorded Imin 2.275.

The other record breakers were Jason Power (Christchurch 8.H.5.), under-16, 50m freestyle; Sarah Harrow (Rangi Ruru), under-14, 100 m freestyle; Kate Stokes (Christchurch G.H.S.), under 15, 50m breaststroke; Jane Collins (Christchurch G.H.S.), under 16, 50m freestyle; Joseph Ward (Shirley 8.H.5.), under 14, 50m breaststoke; Dallas Hibbs (Shirley 8.H.5.), under 15, 50m butterfly; Matthew Davenport (Middleton Grange), under-15, 50m breaststroke; Fleur Pollitt

(Burnside H.S.) senior, 50m butterfly. Abbreviations used in the results are: Aranui H.S. (AR), Avonside G.H.S. (AV), Bumside H.S. (BU), Cashmere H.S. (CA), Cathedral College (CL), Christchurch B.H.S. (BH), Christ’s College (CC), Combined Country High Schools (CY), Ellesmere College (EL), Greymouth H.S. (GR), Hagley H.S. (HA), Hillmorton H.S. (HI), Hornby H.S. (HB), Kaiapoi H.S. (KA), Lincoln H.S. (LC), Linwood H.S. (LW) Mairehau H.S. (MA), Marian College (MN), Middleton Grange School (MG), Papanui H.S. (PA), Rangiora H.S. (RG), Rangi Ruru Girls’ School (RR), Riccarton H.S. (RC), St Andrew’s College (SA), St Bede’s College (STB), St Margaret’s College (SMC), St Thomas of Canterbury College (ST), Shirley B.H.S. (SB), Villa Maria College (VM). BOYS Senior Freestyle.— 100 m: M. Ford (BH), 1; C. Osborne (RG), 2; P. Bergman (STB), 3. Time, 56.57. 200 m: G. Schrader (BH), 1; P. Costello (AR), 2; G. Allison (BU), 3. Time, 2:5.80. 100 m Backstroke: L. Penrose (ST), 1; R. Smith (HB), 2; G. Saxton (BU), 3. Time, 1:5.38. Breaststroke: R. Wiseley (ST), 1; S. Pollitt (BU), 2; J. Baggaley (BH), 3. Time, 1:15.70. 50m Butterfly: A. Bell (BU), 1; C. Harris (BH), 2; J. Leek (MG), 3. Time, 28.64. Medley relay.— Christchurch 8.H.5., 1; Middleton Grange, 2; Burnside H.S., 3. Time, 2:7.41. 4 x 50m freestyle relay.— St Andrew’s College, 1; Rangiora H.S., 2; Christ’s College, 3. Time, 1:59.51. Under-16

Freestyle 100 m.— K. Giddens (BH), 1; L. MacDonald

(CC), 2; S. Bain (HB), 3. Time, 59.82. 50m freestyle.— J. Power (BH). 1; S. Ellison (MG), 2; N. Perham (MA), 3. Backstroke: P. Brady (STB), 1; C. Watson (HB), 2; R. Aucutt (CC), 3. Time, 31.42. Breaststroke: J. Wheeler (STB), 1; M. Parker (BH), 2; R. Anderson (BU), 3. Time, 36.63. Butterfly: M. Coates (BH), 1; C. Moore (RG), 2; A. March (CC), 3. Time, 31.62. 4 x 50m freestyle relay.— Christchurch 8.H.5., 1; St Bede’s College, 2; Bumside H.S., 3. Time, 1:57.43. Under-15 50m freestyle.— G. Harris (BH), 1; G. Humphries (BU), 2; R. Parris (ST), 3. Time, 28.08 (record). Backstroke: P. Hansen (BU) 1,1; G. Hurley (STB), 2; J. Richards (LW), 3. Time, 31.78. Breaststroke: M. Davenport (MG), 1; G. Marquet (LW), 2; C. Mene (STB), 3. Time, 33.78 (record). Butterfly: D. Hibbs (SB), 1; R. Broughton (BU), 2; H. Woolley (SA), 3. Time, 28.62 (record).

Freestyle 100 m.— N. Horgan (SA), 1; A. Worthington (CA), 2; T. Sowerby (SB), 3. Time, 1:1.91.

4 x 50m freestyle relay.— Shirley 8.H.5., 1; Burnside H.S., 2; Christchurch 8.H.5., 3. Time, 1:57.96 (record). Under 14

50m.—Freestyle: D. Ragg (RG), 1; T. Coombes (BH), 2; S. Rarere (AR), 3. Backstroke: R. Whalley (AR), 1; C. Southern (HB), 2; M. Talbot (CC), 3. Time, 35.18. Breaststroke: J. Ward (SB), 1; I. Crates (HB), 2; I. Cole (LC), 3. Time 33.61 (record). Butterfly: M. Hill (CA), 1; M. Collins (BH), 2; T. Woods (SB), 3. Time, 33.53. Freestyle.—loom: C. Gorden (LC), 1; J. Worthington (CA), 2; J. Darby (SA), 3. Time, 1:4.38. 4 x 50m freestyle relay.— Cashmere H.S., 1; Christchurch 8.H.5., 2; St Andrew’s College, 3. Time, 2:9.52. Diving Over 15 years: S. Belworthy (STB), 1; C. O’Dell (CA), 2. Points, 131.20. Under 15 years: N. Mills (CC), 1; D. Wundersitz (PA), 2. Points, 67.90. Girls senior Freestyle.—loom: J. Stokes (GH), 1; C. Wormaid (LW), 2; R. Lennon (VM), 3. Time, 1:7.13. 50m.—Freestyle: S. Dillon (SMC), 1; M. Arbuckle (RR), 2; N. Boyle (AV), 3. Time, 32.48. Backstroke; P. Marshall (PA), 1; C. Parris (VM), 2; R. Whalley (AR), 3. Time, 35.28. Breaststroke: M.

Timms (RG), 1; N. Lutton (MN), 2; D. Haycock (CY), 3. Time, 37.89. Butterfly: F. Pollitt (BU), 1; A. Mecken (AV), 2; A. Kessler (LW), 3. Time, 30.67 (record). Medley relay.—Linwood H.S., 1; Papanui H.S., 2; Villa Maria; College, 3. Time, 2:18.52; 4 x 50m freestyle relay.— Rangi Ruru, 1; St Margaret’s College, 2; Kaiapoi H.S., 3. Time, 2:12.69. j Under 16 Freestyle.— 100 m: L. Robinson (PA), 1; A. Marshall (LW), 2; M. Elston (AV), 3. Time, 1:2.27 (record). 50m.— freestyle: J. Collins (GH),-1; L. Taylor (VM), 2; M. Reynolds (HI), 3. Time, 28.79 (record). Backstroke: A. Simcic (LW), 1; M. Robertson (AV), 2; S. Crothall (HA), 3. Time, 31.69 (record). Breaststroke: E. Ross (BU), 1; J. Blyth (MA), 2; R. Spark (RG), 3. Time, 40.07. Butterfly: T. Ford (VM), U P. Mcßreen (GH), 2; T. O'Donaghue (BU), 3. 4 x 50m freestyle relay.— Christchurch 8.H.5., 1; Hornby H.S., 2; Avonside G.H.S., 3. Time, 2:11.12. Under 15 50m.— freestyle: V. Wiseley (VM), 1; T. Glintmeyer (GH), 2; K, Crothall (HA), 3. Time, 31.88. Backstroke: K. Stamers-Smith (SMC), 1; K. Campbell (MG), 2; A. Slee (GH), 3. Time, 38.55. Breqststroke: K. Stokes (GH), 1; F. Hart (VM), 2; L. Marshall (PA), 3. Time, 37.92 (record). Butterfly: P. Langrell (SMC),I; H. Kerr (GH), 2; A. Te Whetu (AR), 3. Time, 30.98 (record). Freestyle.— 100 m: J. Dalton (GH), 1; N. Taurua (LC), 2; S. George (AV), 3. Time, 1:3.73. 4 x 50m freestyle relay.— Christchurch G.H.S., 1; St Margaret’s College, 2; Villa Maria College, 3. Time, 2:6.35 (record). Under 14 50m.— freestyle: C. Croft (RG), 1; E. Jones (RR), 2; T. Ford (BU), 3. Time, 32.12. Backstroke: P. Fowler (VM), 1; N. Sanders (AR), 2; R. Tukapua (CL), 3. Time, 34.73. Breaststroke: S. Fahey (RR), 1; S. Ellison (MG) and M. Ross (BU), equal 2. Time, 38.62. Butterfly: S. Joyce (AR), 1; J. Renwick (BU), 2; N. Couch (AV), 3. Time, 32.73.

Freestyle.— 100 m: S. Harrow (RR), 1; R. Murray (AV), 2; K. Wouters (KA), 3. Time, 1:4.90 (record). 4 x 50m freestyle relay.— Rangi Ruru, 1; Kaiapoi H.S., 2; Burnside H.S., 3. Time, 2:9.03.

Diving Over 15 years: R. Jackson (RR), 1; C. Harley (MN), 2; S. Truscott (SMC), 3. Points, 103.35. Under 15 years: E. Davey (SMC), 1. Points, 64.40.