SWIMMING.

Evening Post, Volume LXV, Issue 69, 23 March 1903, Page 7

SWIMMING.

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. [riIXSS ABBOOIATION ] BRISBANE, 22nd March. The race, for the Milo Swimming Championship resulted : — Oavill, 1 ; llamit ton, 2. Six Btartcd, but only theoo two finished. Cavill won by two yards. 'Time, Binin 45sec (? 28min 45scc). 100 yds Championship. — Cavill, 1 ; Craig (New South Wales), 2; llctherington (Queensland), 3. Won by a yard. Time, 59 7-lOscc. ' [Under nine minutes for ono milo is an impossible time. Tho world's re'eord for the distance is 21tnin 11 2-sscc, and belongs to Cavill f it was put up at tho last Australasian Championship Meeting on 3rd Alnrch last year. The timo foi tbe 100 yards is exceptionally fast. Although ' the official list of tho English Amateur Swimming Association gives F. C. V. Lana's time of 59 3-s:ec, put up on 9th October, 1902, as the world's record, Cavill covered the distauco in 58 3-6 sec at Horntcy in Septembor lost, and this timo is recognised by the Association in a footnoto. • Tlio two events mentioned abovo conclude the championships, the whole of which now stand in tho name ot It. Cavill, of Novr South Wales, who has ugnin shown his superiority over nil other i swimmers of the Commonwealth and New Zealand. Hia times for tho various championships, although not sensational like those at the last championship meeting, wero 'still abovo the average^ and would no doubt have been better had Lsuie been racing in the short events nnd Head in tho longer distances. The Now Zealand representative, J. K. Hamilton, caino through tho meeting with a very creditable record. Ho won the Plunging and Neitt Diving contents, aho tho 120 yVud« Handicap Race ; gained second plucc in tho mi!o, third in the 220 ynrdi and the 440 yards, ami fourth in tho 880 Hamilton (Xew Zealand) won the neat diving contest. OHUISTCTIUIUJII, 21»t March. Tlio 100 yds awimming trial held today by tho Canterbury Centre was won by F. Jhakc, who will wprosant the Centre at tho Auckland Club's meeting.