SWIMMING SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 21091, 2 May 1932, Page 3

SWIMMING SPORTS

TECHNICAL COLLEGE’S FIRST EFFORT THE BOYS’ SUCCESSFUL MEETING Falling in line with other schools and colleges by fostering swimming among the scholars, the King Edward Technical College Held its first swimming sports meeting at the Municipal Baths to-day. Nearly 100 boys took part in the programme of events, and this, the forerunner of the proposed annual sports meeting, proved successful iu no small measure. All races were keen, for each was more or less an interform competition, the boys taking part being chosen representatives of their classes. The standard was fairly impressive for the first attempt, and it will doubtless improve as the sports become properly established. The preliminaries of some of the racing were decided prior to the actual sports meeting, and since in the majority of cases the same lads competed the officials showed thoughtfulness in allowing time for a “ breather ” between a number of the events. Tbo boys have set a standard which the girls, whose meeting will be held early next term, may find it hard to surpass; but it will be interesting to find what will become of the suggestion that a combined girls’ and boys’ sports should be held in future years in place of the individual competitions. Results:— * 220 YARDS FREE STYLE. Smith (C2) ... 1 Walker (C2) >.. 2 Hawkins (G 3) 3 Seven competed. Time, 3min 37sec. 100 YARDS FREE STYLE. First heat: Smith (C2) I,' Gardener (82, E2e) 2. Time, 85sec. Second heat: Hawkins (G 3) 1, Chisholm (G2b) 2. Time, 88sec. -FinalSmith ... 1 Gardener 2 Hawkins , 3 Time, 87 l-ssec. 33 1-3 YARDS FREE STYLE. First beat: Walker (C2) 1, Gardner (12) 2. Time, 24sec. Second heat; Hawkins (G 3) 1, Eckhold (Elb) 2. Time, 22 l-ssec. Third heat: Chisholm (G2b) 1, Morton (BE3) 2. Time, 26sec. Fourth heat: Petrie (BE3) 1, D. M‘Coll (Gld) 2. Time, 26 l-ssee. Fifth heat: Gardener (82, E2e) and Edlin (E2m), equal, 1. Time, 22 2-ssec. Sixth heat: Smith (C2bd) I, Mallach (BE3) 2. Time, 20 2-ssec. Seventh heat: Watson (C2) 1, M'Kinlay (82, E2c) 2. Time, 25sec. —Final— Edlin ... ... ... 1 Smith ... 2 Hawkins ... 3 Time, 22 2-ssec. 33 1-3 YARDS BREAST STROKE. First heat: Alderton (C2) 1, Deuchrass (82, E2e) 2. Time, 28 4-ssec. Second heat: M’Kinlay (82, E2e) 1, Watson (G2b) 2. Time, 28 l-ssec. Third heat: Brasier (BE3) and Walker (C2), equal, 1. Time, 27 l-ssec. —Final— Walker ... ... 1 Alderton ... ... 2 Deuchrnss ... ... ... ... 3 Time, 28 l-ssec. 33 1-3 YARDS BACK STROKE. , First heat: M'Kinlay (82, E2e) 1, J. Robertson (BE3) 2. Time, 35sec. Second heat: Smith (C2bd) 1, Carter (G2b) and Gear (Bl), equal, 2. Time, 29 2-ssec. —Final.— Carter ... ... 1 Gear 2 M'Kinlay 3 Smith was scratched in the final, the time for which was 33sec. NEAT HEADER OFF LOW BOARD. Eckhold (Elb) 1 Smith (C2bd) >.. 2 Moir (Gld) ... ... 3 Fifteen competitors. INTERFORM RELAY. Form C2 (L. Taylor, Alderton, Watson, Walker, Duerdon, and Smith) 1 Form 82, E2e (M'Kinlay, Deuchrass, Gardener, Moore, Galbraith, and Bennison) 2 Form 12 (Gardner, J. Crawford, Smith, Newsome, Kemp, and Milburn) 3 Eleven teams, representing practically all,boys’ classes in the college, competed.