SWIMMING TRIALS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 95, 16 January 1939, Page 13

SWIMMING TRIALS

Intermediate And Junior Championships SELECTING WELLINGTON REPRESENTATIVES Wellington trials for rhe selection of intermediate and junior swimmers to represent the province at the national championships which will open in Rotorua next week were held at Thorndon baths on Saturday afternoon. It was unfortunate that tlmre were no competitors in a number of Hie styles specified in the grades, but several of the aspirants were out of town. Had the national meeting been a week later, Wellington might have been represented in all grades and styles. Wellington representatives will bo announced nt a meeting of the Wellington centre tonight. Results of the races conducted in the trials are :— 100yds. boys’ intermediate: O. Vaughan, 1; T. Major, 2; N. Davey, 3. Time. 63. lOOyds. intermediate breaststroke: I. Robertson, 1: Harvey. 2: Forsyth. 3. Time, 220yds. intermediate boys: O. Vaughan, 1; T. Major, 2; Chambers. 3. Timo, 2.50. lOOyds. Intermediate boys: N. Davy, I. Time, S 3. lOOyds. junior boys: Gardiner, 1; Beasley, 2. Time, 78 4.5. 50yds. junior girls: E. Cowley, 1. Time. 38. lOOyds. intermediate girls: C. Alexander, I; M. McKechnle. 2; R. Will-lams, 3. Time, "0 2-5. 75yds. intermediate girls backstroke: Dickie. 1 ; Williams, 2. lOOyds. Intermediate girts backstroke: M. McKechnle, 1. Time. 2.0. WANGANUI CENTRE’S REPRESENTATIVES Dominion Special Service. WANGANUI, January 14. The following have been selected to represent the Wanganui Swimming Centre at the junior and intermediate championships to be held in Rotorua from January 26 to January 28:— T. Nixon (Central Club) : 50 and 100 yards, girls, freestyle. H. Davis (Gonville) : 100 and 220 yards, junior boys’, freestyle. R. Lovett (Gonville): 100 yards intermediate.

TWO RECORDS BROKEN Canterbury Championships By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. January 14. The Canterbury swimming championships were begun this afternoon when two records were broken. W. Hart broke the New Zealand record for the intermediate boys’ 100 yards backstroke by 9 l-ssec., and Miss R. Low broke her own provincial record tor the 100 yards backstroke by 4sec. Results : —

Open Events. 50 Yards, Men. —D. H. Symes, 1 ; H. Goldsmith, 2. Time, 25 4-5. 220 Yards. Men—A. T. F. Stokes, 1; L. Newell, 2. Won by a touch. Time, 2.32. 880 Yards, Men. —A. T. F. Stokes, 1. The only starter. Time, 11.32 3-57 100 Yards Backstroke, Women.—Miss R, Low, 1; Miss B. Graham, 2.- Time, 73, a Canterbury record. 100 Yards. Women.—Miss B. Rae, 1; Miss B. Graham, 2. Time, 2.75 2-5. Intermediate Events. 100 Yards Backstroke. .Boys.—W. Hart, 1 ; J. GandersoU, 2. Time, 73, a New Zealand record. 100 Yards Breaststroke, Boys.—J. Erikson. The only starter. Time, S 9 2-5. 220 Yards, Boys.—W. Hart finished second, 15 yards behind N. Davison, who was disqualified for breaking. Time, 3.0 4-5. 50 Yards, Girls.—B. Rae, 1; B. Hobson. 2. Time, 31. 4-5. Junior Events. 50 Yards, Boys.—O. Erikson, 1 ; J. Cairns, 2. Time. 34 4-5. 50 Yards Breaststroke, Giris. —P. Tilley. The only starter. Time. 52., 75 Yards Breaststroke, Boys.—R. Hemmingson. The only starter. Time, 65 1-5. The remaining championships will be decitied on Monday evening.