SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 69, 14 December 1907, Page 10

SWIMMING.

':' .'■'. . \-.. (By :Splash.)

•The Wellington ■ Club has- beon- presented .-ffith another cup by ■. its president, Dr. Chappie, to replace the., president's. ..cup which has been won outright hv tho Club's lato : Vice-Captain,. Mr. C. Hegglu'ri;--who isnow residing, in Blenheim.,,. The new :cup. ■will bo competed for on 1 the samo'conditions' b's 'tho previous cups presented by Dr. Dhapplo which havo beon won outright by .various members of tho Club. IJ ';■ ." ;'.''"'„'. Tho Wellington Club has also been "pr'<s eontcd with a cup 'by.Mr. W. jB. Missen, of the firm p{ ■ H.--W. -Lloyd 1 , jewellers! Rules are to bo drawn up in connection with tho competition for this trophy, but it has not yet been decided as'to what f6rhi tho competition will, take. .With tho Duthia Cup which th'o dub"possesses; and which, is set asido exclusively for competition amongst schoolboys, tho ': Wellington ' Club is' now tho possessor of thrco cups. Ihis should'assist itvory matori'allv 'in its' efforts to foster the art of swimming in the city. ... •- , . -' - ... , ■■■ ■~.■„-..■.,.-.•, ~ Low tides have been tho order of the week, but as tho'weather has bodnt'Jvrft-m, and'tlpf: tomparaturo of the water mild, swimmers" have been in good attendance, although tho water in tho enclosures has.been very..dirty, "by"reasOn''of its shallowness.' % • ' ■ . ■ ' '• A. D. Hill,'wJ]o'it will'-'be remembered was* swimming for Now South. Wales at tho carnival held in • connection with the -Exhibition in Christchurch last 'February,- recently covorcd 100. yards in 61' l-ssec. "Tho swim took place in Sydney whoro Hill'resides, and as the water was very roughthis may bo considered a very'excellent performance indeed... Hill is quite a lad,.and' has plenty of timohr which to qualify for championship honours. • -■•.■■- - .... , Swimmers will regret to hoar.of:the.death' of Mr. A. Mac Donald, ?rho has for' many years boon a vice-president- of tlio-Thorndon Club. Mr. Colin Mac Donald, who'has'been / closely associated with swimming in tho city for some years will have tho sincere sympahty of tho members.of the various clubs in Wellington in the bereavement which he , has sustained in tho loss of his fathor. ■'. The Thorndon Club hold a picnic at the Maori Pa, about two miles from" tho "Upper Fliiti; at'.the end of last week. Bathing and :!:■!•:!■•(-•; lilli'd in tho day, which was very ;•!-.;.>.ntbly spent by tho members of the Uul). - Tii<. Wellington Club, in. order to riieob (is much as possible the convenience of its Tmiriirion members, has .decided, tu held a 50 yards handicap at tho Thorndon Baths noxt wook. This Club carries on''its opera-, fcions at the To Aro Baths., which bath has. oomo to bo looked upon as its homo.'. The Club, however, hopes in this manner'to'in-' crease its membership and , to oxtond its. nsofulncss generally. '•••.■'■ .' Tho 100 yards championship of Queonsland vas decided at Brisbane.'.last month. .. D. Corrie scoured., -the-championship,—with - P. Loowo and It. Harrower second and third respectively.' There wore nino starters.

Corrio, who has boon champion for the 'ast three years, won somewhat easily by about four yards. Harrowor, who represented Queensland at tho Austrafasian Championship mooting at Ghristehurch in February last'was beaten for'sccond placo by a touch. The winner's time was 01 4-osee.

v ''At'tho'carnival at,which tho above championship was decided F. W. Springfield made an attempt to break the record for tho throe quarter.'milo distance This record by tho ,way"'is Springfield's own, but he failed to lowcy; his time on'the occasion in question being 19miu. 4 2-Ssec, Tho record time is ISriiin. 7see.'

' Tho London Schools Swimming Association; -which-., was formed about fifteen years ago, nowhas 10-18 schools ranged under its ,br.nner...-Iri,.thc course of a recent interview an,:pJß,cial. of. the Association stated its objects thus wo enconrago in every possible tho-.art of swimming in tho scunols-of- tho metropolis. Both boys and girls aro.taught ,-by tho teachers in tho school hours and after school. Life-saving is ,now,,a great, feature of our work. Wo .-.regard swimming,: firstly, as a means of improving -tho physical and moral welfare- of oui'-school-,,, children, and,- secondly, as a .means.pf , saving ..life, from drowning. ; Not -only, ..do '.wo. inculcate <in tho mind of tho young Londoner tho duty of giving a-holping hand ..to.-one in. distress, and foster that pluck so,necessary for a brave deed, but wo .provide.-tho.-means'-whereby pluck and ability bring; ..about., so. desirablo a result." Tho As3ociution.,-.has-,a-, r iloH of Honour, which now contains-., th 0,,,, names of seventy-six children, who havo not only risked their lives to savo others,; but have been able, by reason of tho -tuition, given to them, to rescue over seventy,.porsons from drowning.

At a recent mooting of the New South Wales 'Swimming' 'Association, Mr. /Cecil •■'H'ealej?'-Tuoved-- ; a resolution to the effect that :thb'-st'aHing'.;;of ['competitors should bo in ■accord 1 ;-with -thcV'practicc in voguo in Engdiind, T .the"'comp"etifcdrs to be warned by tho ■words "Get-ready," or tho question "Are you ready?,''-before tho pistol fired. Tho mover- contended' that wero his suggestion adopted;'' -essaying records, ,Would n bV much better served than at pre- ■ sent) and 'placed on- tho sanio footing with th'oso in other-parts of tho world. Tho resolutiih was. agreed to. . "/'At'' a 'recent meeting of tho council of tllo ) '.South;,'.AVa.les.''Swimming Association it r.ecoinmend the interstate and New Zealand associations to fix tho standard timo for tho 220 yds. breast stroko championship of Australasia, which-is to bo decided ;in';..connection; "with: tho Australasian championships in Western Australia in February, at 3min. 45soc. . Breast -stroke was defined to .moan.,tho competitor must swim'on tho. surface.of. the,, water 'on his breast, both hands..to,be/pushed! straight forward from ..th.Q.'isntro.of..the,.chest, and brought round to .the;.starting-point, shoulders to bo kept square to tho .body, and I 'tho kick of tho legs to 1)6. '.'frog's"'.stylo'; in swimming, that tho fapo turned;,sideways bd not allowed.

.-;Ata gala in •Glasgow in October, D. Billington, in 'an .exhibition swim, covered 440 yds. .in sinin.-'44- 3-ssec., .boating tho •Scottish-'record;' for tho distance by 25 2-sscc. ■'■■■

'~ Tho'ippydsi.'/Southcrn Counties Swimming ,Olmmpionship-was;won by H. W. haircloth .(Hollowa'y United 8.C.) at tho Camborwcll (London) baths'. ori'.'October 7 in lmin.- 7 i-sscc.'' JbuuHogson (Polytechnic S.C.) ;,Was .second; arid'.G: Innocent '(City of Londoh;; Police''JS.'C.)J' third. The Amateur lounging' Championship was also decided, tho winner'being H. W. Allason (Otter 5.0.), ;75ft,.'10}-iiii;' : •:''■••■••.'..■■" •':

.-' As..tho. All-round High Diving Championship, is.,now •■(says an'. Australian paper), the condition's should'.lio- interesting. Hero they are,, as recommended by tho-'committee appointed, to draw them up:— • 1. That-ithc numbor L of dives by each competitor bo live. 2. That each competitor be required to perform the following throe dives. (1) Stanrt-■iiig,.-diy-o>fr6m-, an altitudo of about 12ft.; (b) Standing 'dive from an altitudo of about 25ft.; (c). Running header from tho springboard at' riot -rhoro than 7ft.

3. -That each competitor bo required to. per-. ,form,ono",of the following dives (fourth divo in competition)': (a); Standing back'divo from springboard; (b) Jump, feet first, ■ from an altitudo,. of.,about .25ft.; (c) Swallow divo •from,.tho springboard. ■■ 14:"; That'.for';the-fifth dive, the competitors bo required, to perform one of tho following, .dives:,. (a), Buck screw divo forward. ,olf,tho..springboar(l; (b) Hand balance (and 1 .turn somersault,, off tho springboard; (c) corkscrew.;dive,'l turn, ; from tho springboard; ,(d) somersault, H turn,' from tho springboard; (e) somersault, 1 turn,' from an altitude of 25ft.,-(f) somersault, 1 turn backwards, from ; an altitudo of 12ft. •

, :,C, ilhat tbo following be adopted, as tho grado points to bo awarded tbo abovo dives: jTh'o dives mentioned in No. 2 (i.e., compulsory dives), I.point each; standing back dive from board, 2 points; jump, 25ft., 3 points; "sTCitllpv-diTO ;fronpbpard, .2 points; buck dive forward.from '.board, 4 points; hand balance a'rid'somersault;. 5 points; corkscrew divo from" b'pard',' 4 points; somersault, lj turn, from ■board,; 5... points; somersault, 1 turn, from 25 ft., 5 points; somersault backwards' from 12ft:, 4 points. . "' -6. : . That, tlip _■ attached regulations bo adopted.to govern the championship fo: