SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1944, Page 6

SWIMMING

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS

PA. AUCKLAND, January 20. Tho New Zealand swimming championships concluded today. The Otago representatives excelled in all events and placed their province in a strong position to win tho War Memorial Shield. .Members of the Newmarket Swinxming Club gave a spectacular display of diving from the high platforms. Miss 0. Hobson (Canterbury) again proved tho ' outstanding senior woman swimmer by winning the 220 yards championship. Miss Hobson won the 440 yards championship on Wednesday. The results of the final day were:— Senior. 220 yds Women's Freestyle (N.Z. record 2.40). —First heat: B. G. Westerby (Southland), 1; N. Griffin (Auckland), 2; J. Boughan (Canterbury), 3. Time, 2.59. Second heat: O. Hobson (Canterbury), 1; K. Grey (Auckland), 2; B. Evans (South Auckland), 3. Time, 3.4. Final: Miss Hobson", 1; Miss Griffin. 2; Miss Westerby, ,3. Won nicely by two yards, witli inches between second and tiling Time, 2.55. , 100 yds Women's Backstroke (N.Z. record:, 1.14 3_s)._3\liss X. Lane (Otago), 1; Miss B. G. Westerby (Southland), 2; Miss N. Gibbs (Nelson), 3. Won by a yard. Time, US 4-5. 100 yds Men's Scratch Invitation. —B. Clench (North Shore), 1; C. Ewen (Ponsonby), 2; C. Williams (Parnell), 3. ,Won by a foot. Time, 1.4 1-5. 1 • j Intermediated, 100 yds Backstroke, Girls (N.Z. record, 1.13 2-ii). —First heat: T. Heady (Wellington), 1; J. Kotua (Nelson), 2; B. Beadle (Southland), 3. Time, 1.28 2-5. Second heat: I). Ponder (Auckland), 1; P. Strang (Otago), 2; E. Marslin (Otago), 3. Time, 1.27 2-5. Final: D. Ponder, 1; T. Ready, 2; P. Strang, 3. A great race, witli inches between the placed girls. Time, 1.2S 1-5. 75yds Breaststroke, Girls (N.Z. record, 50 4-s).—First heat: M. Hughes (Otago), .1; H. Ross (Otago). 2; D. Garden (Wanganul), 3. Time, 07. Second heat: V. Brown (Otago), 1; L. Kearns (Otngo), 2; J. Hodges (Manawatu), 3. Time, 07 4-5. Final: Hughes 1; Koss, 2; Brown, 3. Won by a yard. Time, 1.5 2-D. 440 yds Freestyle, Boys (N.Z. record, 5.14 4-s).—First heat: T. Wilson (Oiago), 1; E. Woolley (Auckland), 2; B. Davidson (Auckland). 3. Time, 6.3. Second heat: P. Kotua (Nelson), 1; D. M. Anyon (Wanganui), 2; It. J. Methven (Nelson), 3. Time, U. 25. Third heat: C. Chambers (Canterbury), 1; L. Wilson (Otago), 2; D. B. Doake (Southland), 3. Time, ClO 3-5. Final: Chambers, 1; T. Wilson, 2; L. Wilson, 3. Chambers won a flue race by six yards. Time, 5.44 1-5. 100 yds Breaststroke, Boys (N.Z. record, 1.13 3.5) —First heat: V. Simonson (Otago), 1; R. 3. Isaacs (Otago), 2; H. Unger (South Auckland), 3. Time, 1.27 1-5. Second heat: V. Vial (Southland), 1; M. McGregor (Otago), 2; J. Doms (South Auckland), 3. Time, 1.21. Final r Vial, 3: Simonson, 2; Doms, 3. Won by five feet. Time, 1.22 4-5. Junior. 50yds Freestyle, Girls (X.15. record, 29 2-5). —First heat: J. Anderson (Wanganui), 1; M. Heather (South Auckland), 2; N. Taylor (Southland), 3. Time, 34.25. Second heat: K. B. Morreson (South Auckland), »1; L. Pene (South Auckland), 2; P. Ferguson (Wanganui), 3. Time. 32 2-5. Third heat: M. Tremaine (Manawatti), 1; P- Mortinson (Auckland), 2; B. Ferguson (South Auckland), 3. Time, 31 2-5. Final: Morreson, 1: Tremaine, 2; Mortinson, 3. Won by a foot. Time, 32 1-5. 100 yds Junior, Boys (N.Z. record, 60).— First heat: B. Gibson (Otago), 1; R. Smith (Canterbury), 2; I. Reynolds (Wellington), 3. Time, 1.11. Second heat: W. Pasley (Southland), 1; R. Edgar (South Aurkland). 2; R. Keepa (South Auckland ), 3. Time, 1.14 3-5. Third heat: R. Hntchwell (Wellington), 1; B. Ashby (Auckland), 2; D. Wltchman (Auckland), 3. Time. 1.17. Final: Gibson, 1; Edgar, "i, Pasley, 3. Won easily by two yards. Time, 1.8 1-5. Diving. Girls.—A. Goeffle (Wanganui), 21.77pt5, 1; M. Taylor (Southland). 10.24pt5. 2. Boys.—S. Williams (Otago), 23.9pt5, 1; B. Colcman (Nelson). 23.3pt5, 2; B. Beadle (Southland). 22.44pt5, 3. 100 yds Boys' Breaststroke (Js.Z. record, l.Io). —D Murdock (Wancainii), 1; D. Ashby (Auckland), 2; G. W. Knight (Southland), 3. Time, 1.31.