SWIMMING

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 104, 28 January 1924, Page 8

SWIMMING

CHAMPIONSHIP. MEETING RECORDS BROKEN SOME FINE FINISHES By Telegraph.—Press Associates. Wanganui, January 26. The New Zealand swimming championship meeting opened tins afternoon. There was beautiful .weather, and all arrangements at Victoria Avenue baths were excellent. There was a very large attendance ; sieating accommodation for two thousand has been provided. Some fine swimming was witnessed, though better times could have been put up in several cases if the winners had been pushed. The results were as follow: — MEN’S' 100 YARDS NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. First heat: L. Fairgay (Auckland). 1; V. Reid (Wanganui), 2; M. C. Stockley (Auckland), 3. Time, 64 3-5 heat: C. Claridge (Wellington), 1; W. F. Smith (Auckland), 2; D. Murrell (Wellington), 3. Also started: T. McKenzie (Hawke’s Bay). Time, 64 3-ssec. ’ Third heat: N. O. Batchelor (Canterbury), 1; J. Enwright (Auckland), 2; E.'Patterson (Wellington), 3. Also • started: A. Adamson . (Hawke s By). J. Jope (Wanganui). Time, 61 4-ssec. Final. Enwright 1 Batchelor 2 Smith ~ x 3 Time, 62 3-ssec. 220 YARDS INTERMEDIATE BOYS* CHAMPIONSHIP. First hbat: S. Lindsay (South Canterbury). 1: V. McTigue (Canterbury). 2; H. Barker (Auckland), 3. Also ( started: M. Ellingham (Hawke’a Bay). ■Time, 2min. 46 2-ssec. Second heat: N. Dowsett (Wanganui), 1; A. Stokes (Canterbury), 2 5 H. Rose (Hawke’s Bay), 3. Also started: W. Watson (Wellington), Time, 2min. 51 4-sseo. Final. Lindsay 1 Dowsett " McTigue - 3 Time. 2min. 43sec. LADIES’ 100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. G. Shand (Canterbury) I E. Stockley (Auckland) —... £ L. Freeman (Hawke’s Bay) ...... 3 Also started: D. Welsh (CanterbUTitne, 69 2-ssec. The winner could have clipped something off the time if she had desired. 100 YARDS JUNIOR BOYS’ CHAM? PIONSHIP. t First heat: A. Bridson (Auckland), 1: A. Malcolmson (Canterbury). 2; J. North (Canterbury), 3. Time, 77 sec. , Second heat: W. Cameron (Canter? bury). 1; L. Filch (Wellington), 2; R. Gilberd (Wanganui), 3. Time, 74 l-ssec. Final. Cameron Filch 7 3 Time. lmin. 14 l-ssec. 75 YARDS INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’BREASTSTROKE CHAMPIONSHIP V. Scotten (Otago) I E. Hannan (Canterbury) 2 P. Svenson (Wanganui) 3 Time, 67 4-ssec., a New Zealand reC °so’ YARDS .JUNIOR GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. First heat: L. Coutts (Auckland) 1- M. H. Fairev (Hawke’s Bay), 2; L. Broadhead (Wanganui), 3. Time, 34 3-ssec. Second heat:D. Magee (Auckland), 1; S. Breen (Wellington), 2; J.Clarkson, 3. Time 34sec., a New Zealand, record. . , Final. Coutts 1 Magee - ® Fairey — 3 Time, 34sec. MILE MEN’S NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. C. Atkinson (Canterbury) 1 L. Hill (Canterbury) 2 D. Murrel (Wellington) .......... 3 Also started: S. Bradley (Auckland), retired; E. V. Ounnol<l (Auckland)4 C. Wilson (Auckland). Time, 25min. 65SO °'dIVING CHAMPIONSHIP. The first stage was commenced, and the final will be got off on Monday night. „ _ NEW ZEALAND WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP. First round* Canterbury drew with Wellington, two goals each. 50 YARDS INTER-CLUB HANDICAP. Final. H. D, Hawkins (Wanganui) T A. L. Herdman (Wellington) ... 2 W. P. Sutherland (Canterbury) .. 3 Time, 31 2-sseo. OPEN DIVING. W. Keesing (Otago) I H. Walker (Otago) 2 Miss M. Foote (Otago) — 3 Fourteen competitors. QUEENSLAND RECORD LOWERED (Rec. January 27, 5.5 p.m.) Brisbane, January 26. In the Queensland 880 yards State swimming championship ed the Queensland record by 81 2-b sec., the time being 10mm. 59 4-5 sec. —Press Assn. BEAUREPAIRE WINS VICTORIA CHAMPIONSHIP. (Rev. January 27, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, January 26. The 100 yards swimming championship of Victoria resulted: Beaurepaire, 1 • Robertson, 2; Stedman, 3. Won by one and a half yards. Time, 61sec. —Press Assn.