Swimming.

Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 16, 19 January 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)

Swimming.

[By Natatok.] Malcolm Champion, who won the whole of the New Zealand Championships at the Southern meeting, and who is now recognised as New Zealand's "crack," ha« been undergoing incessant training while in the South. As was previously mentioned in the Post, the New Zealanc Swimming Association has chosen Cham pion to represent the colony in the forth coming Australian Championship Meeting. He took .his departure for Melbourne on Thursday last, and takes with him the best wishes of a wide circle of friends. Aucklandeirs, it appears, were a good deal surprised to see Tyler (their representative) "beaten in the 220 yds and 100 yds, especially in the latter race. Excuse was made for him on the ground that ho had hurt himself by dipping on the side cf the dock. We do not know how. The injury, however, could not have been serious, seeing that in tho 100 yds Taco 'he finished a yard behind Champion in 66sec. It is interesting to note that when Lane, the Australian "crack," was in Christcihurch a few years ago his timo under the samo conditions was 694-ssec for tbe 100 yds, that is, 34-ssec slower than Champion's. Lane has, of course, improved a good deal since then, bud the comparison is nevertheless interesting. "JTatator," in the Sydney Referee, states that Fred Lano intends to give up -swimming as far as competing in races is concerned. He finds it telling on him too much — undermining his health, ia faypt — and thinks serious consequences might accrue if he continues racing. Ifc may be that a spell of five or six montlis ■will have the desired effect, in which case the littlo world-beater is sure to return to his favourite sport again. Ono thing is certain, and that is that Fred's retirement will be a distinct loss to Australasian swimming, for lie is not only i\ wonderfully good performer, but a, straight goer from tho ground up, and as well-behaved a young fellow as one might wish to meet.