SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 10, 13 January 1933, Page 4

SWIMMING

JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES Sir. J. C. Blakeley, sole selector of Wellington's junior and intermediate swimmins representatives, has chosen M. Hopping and Miss B. Lewer to compete in junior events at the Invercargill championships to be held on 25th, 26th, and 2Sth January. M. Hopping,^ who belongs' to the Wellington Club, will swim in' the junior 100 yds and 220 yds, .and Miss Lewer will compete in the 50yds and 100 yds Iho SttT'v 1^ lis| L-e^V ia a member of the Hutt Valley _ Swimming Club; and it is-not yet certain whether she will be available ■ to travel. South. In the event Wiin s £n fSHopping T epresent i ■ NL° e- 1 Crump, who will- r'epresentrAuek-' land -m the intermediate -grade,-put up a pliebomenal performance'ia-breaking^ &c- - by-,Bwimming the, distance in 2min 26seo : ast Tuesday .The time t4^S been bettered in, New',.-Zealand, '"by G Bridaon, :n the senior grade. to-Januar^ 1831, Crump,- competing in the interm'edi' ■af^; and junior champion B hips. at Auckland woa. the; junior :; looydß:in/65sec; breaking the previous, rec6rd:by'4-5 S ec;:Ml£:heiiak? iftlf vrffl P"B6."^*. 0"* he: .should:-have kittle difficulty - } va> winning at 'Invercargill. national aOOyds faitd.'22oydß' champion and holder:.of rii'-Ne^-Zealand Tecords^ ,will • *ot-be: xompefe,g?fo7-^ fS^rV^' e:*e^?S»: *M will there- - fv ?? ■- ? -a^ le, to represent Auckland in the Dominion championships.' On niedi^ cal .advice he -.is refraining, from racing until nest season; . He ; has,been of corfsiderable v a ] U e to^Auckland in the past, as the following figures: show:—At' Welragton in 1929, heygained ttfelve of Auckland s 44 points for the-Yaldhurst Shield: at Greymouth the following year •'o of ,40 points; at Wahganui.'.in-1831,'25 of 77 points;. and at Timaru last, year,' 19 of 56 points. ■'••. {'■■ :■'. .