SWIMMING TITLES

Evening Post, Volume CCXV, Issue 13, 17 January 1938, Page 6

SWIMMING TITLES

JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE

TWO RECORDS ESTABLISHED

(By Telegraph—Press A>£oclatiou.)

NELSON, Jfenuary 16.

Two new records wer/c established at the New Zealand intermediate and junior swimming championships, which opened at the Nelson Municipal Baths on Saturday. Tiie weather was ideal, and there was.tin attendance of

1000. • / Honours in the fli.'st championship, the 75yds junior boys' breaststroke, went to Otago, wheii Peat won from Erikson '(Canterbury) by one foot, with Buckland (OAjago) only a touch: away, third. i The Auckland .Representative, Miss Grey, broke her >£>wn New Zealand: record of "2min 4fJ 3-ssec by 4-5 of a; second in winning the 220yds inter-., mediate girls' fr/>e-style event. Miss, Watts (Wellington) and Miss Ivmg (Hawke's Bay), \ who qualified in the: heats, did not 'compete in the final,: leaving four competitors. The Nelson water is considered slower than in some ■northern,, baths, and the winner was given a gfeat ovation for her ttne performance. The 100yds 'intermediate boys' i'rde-; style produced the most exciting race of the eventag, six competitors being within threei yards ot each other at tiaefinish. The heats in the morning indi-: cated that Bay of Plenty ;had twoi strong striyigs in Whiti and iMorrison.' This pair 3/ad >ov.er the first length, with! Cameron .'(Southland) turning only a yard belraid. Whiy led over the second lap, ,With Cameron and Morrison turning /ogether about two yards behind, and the remaining three almost in line /with them. Cameron swam brillian.tly over the final length to get on terms with Whiti, but .the Bay <of■ Plenty) representative .beat him by a. touch only, with Morrison .a foot .away." In winning the 50yds junior girls*! backwtroke in 37 Wsec, Miss B. Westerby/ (Southland) look 1 l-ssec oB her Own New Zealand record recently, established in .Southland. It was the flr. c;t time that a backstroke event had been decided at the championships. ; ' Though there was only one'competi-' tor for the .intermediate girls'' dive,' Miss R. Smith (OtagO) gave a brilliant: performance. Her one and a Jaalf; somersault off the -low boamd was iper-: feet. She was'given a rousing ovation.; For four lengths in the 220 yards \ junior bqyS' free-style, Nemetoß; (Auckland) and Mason (Wellington)! kept 'together, .but Mason twice wenti on to the lane Topes, and Wettleton; won ;by eight .yards. ! The 100 yards mtermec&ate ibqyS'i iiackstroke, included in the ships'ior ihe first time, was won toy; Gerrard (WjeUington), who finished' itwo feet in .front .ot Sates <aiic3fland^: after leading narrowly all ithe way,; Davy ;CNekon)) ■ was third.. . .' In .addition to the championship! events the Nelson centre club relay championship and handicap events, were included in iflie programme. Nel-i son won the'ipelay (from Blemlieim. D. ICerr won the qpen diving, IJoulstoni (Blenheim) .aad Marks and flansen; (Nelson) took the places in the 100yds; open handicap, and IMiss H. WilMns (Blenheim) won the 33 l-3y.ds handicap from Miss Westerly '('Southland) and' Miss M. Stewart (Otagp').. . | A .welcome to ;£he visitors was ex-l tended 'by Mr. F.. Boulton, president of the Nelson Swimming Centre, and the Mayor, Mr. G, L. Page, on behalf; ■of the citizens. Competitors were, taken: for a .motor drive on Saturday after-: noon and entertained at a picnic at Brightwater on Sunday. Results:— 75yds Junior Boys1' Breaststroke.— R. Peat (Otago), 1; G. Erikson (Canter-bu-ryi), 2; M. Buckland (Otago), 3. Time,' 61 3-ssec. •: ;220yds Intermediate -Girls' Freestyle. —K. Grey (Auckland), 1; C. Garvin (Otago), 2; J. Macdonald (Southland),' 3. Time, 2min 48 4-ssee—a new record.100yds Intermediate Boys' Free-style.. —J. Whiti Bay ot Plenty), I; J. Cameron "(Southland), 2; B. Morrison (Bayof Plenty), 3. Time, 60 3-ssec. 50yds Junior Girls' Backstroke.—B. Westerby (Southland), 1; Nani Kira (Bay of Plenty),.2; E. Goldthorpe (Otago), 3. Time. 37 4-ssec—a new. record. Intermediate Girls' Dive.—R. Smith Otago). The only competitor. 220yds Junior Boys' Free-style.—Jj C. Nettleton (Auckland). 1; D. Mason (Wellington), 2. Time, 2min 55sec. 100yds Intermediate Boys' Back-stroke.—-B. Gerrard (Wellington),!; D.i "Kates (Auckland), 2; N. Davy (Nel-i son), 3. Time, 82 l-ssec.