HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMERS

Evening Star, Issue 21093, 4 May 1932, Page 4

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMERS

GIRLS' MEETING BETTER THAN THE LAST RECORD PLUNGE-CHAMPIONSHIP TO 0. FERGUSON Good sport was provided yesterday afternoon at the Municipal Baths, when the annual swimming sports of the Otago Girls’ High School were held. Warmer conditions than experienced last year made the competitors keener in every way. Most of the racing was very close; at all times it was willing, and the novelty events dropped in at appropriate intervals brightened the proceedings. The thirty-two events were run off without delay, the standard of swimming being quite fair, whilst the diving, with the exception of an isolated case, was not so good. As usual the form competitions were the most rousing, Form V.N2 easily winning the school relay championship. In the other championship events sonic fine performances were witnessed, but there was none to equal the all-round excellence of Olga Ferguson, the Otago intermediate girls’ diving champion, who gave a versatile display, her exhibition of diving being especially pleasing. The only other feature of note was the surprisingly long plunge of Pat. Benzoin, who floated 50ft 3in, thus registering a school record and setting a standard probably never before surpassed by any New Zealand girl. Olga Ferguson won the school championship bv a fair margin, securing 19 points. Billy Juriss made a fairly good showing as runner-up with 12 points; whilst "others in the competition were placed as follow;—Sydney Wren 31 points, Kathleen Kerr 10 points, and Pat. Benzoni 8 points. Results:— 100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Olga Ferguson 1 Billy Juriss ... 2 Kathleen Kerr 3 Pat. Benzoni 4 Won by 15yds. Time, Imiu 28scc. 06 2-3 YARDS CD AMP KINSHIP, BREAST STROKE. , Billy Juriss 1 Olga Ferguson 2 Sydney Wren 3 Kathleen Kerr ... 4 Won by a touch. 33 1-3 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINT. Olga Ferguson ... * 1 Sydney Wren 2 Kathleen Kerr 3 Pat. Benzoni 4 A close race. Time, 24sec. 33 1-3 YARDS BACK-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP. Olga Ferguson 1 Kathleen Kerr 2 Pat. Benzoni 3 Sydney Wren 4 Time, 30 l-ssec. CHAMPIONSHIP DIVING. Olga Ferguson 1 Sydney Wren 2 Billy Juriss ... 3 Kathleen Kerr 4 CHAMPIONSHIP LONG PLUNGE. Pat. Benzoni (50ft Sin) ... 1 Billy Juriss 2 Sydney Wren 3 Kathleen Kerr 4 Miss Benzoni’s plunge was a school record. THIRD FORM 33) YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. S. Davies 1 D. Sharp 2 Five competitors. Won by 3yds. Time, 29scc. FOURTH FORM 33 1-3 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. A. Turnbull 1 J. Eastgato 2 Six competitors. Won by a touch. Time, 25sec. 33 1-3 YARDS BREAST STROKE. First heat: N. Laurenson 1, Joan Walker 2. Second heat: A. Thomson 1. C. M'Stny 2. —Final.— N. Laurenson 1 A. Thomson ... 2 L. Turner J Won by 2ft. 33 1-3 YARDS BACK STROKE. First heat: J. Thomson 1, J. Walker 2, K. Cloarv 3. Second heat: A. Thomson 3, L. Turner 2, J. Rao 3. —Final.— .). Thomson J A. Thomson 3 li. Cleary a 25 YARDS LIFE-SAVING RACE. B. Juriss and P. Benzoni ... 1 A. Thomson and J. Walker 2 J. Copland and M. Wood ... 3 NOVICE RACE. First heat; Elsie Brenmer T, P. Clarkson 2. Second heat: M. Moodle 1, O. Davis 2. —Final. — M. Moodio ... v. 1 P. Clarkson h.< 2 33 1-3 YARDS OBSTACLE RACE. First heat: K. Cleary 1, L. Turner 2. Second heat: N. Laurenson 1, J. Harrison 2. Third beat; J. Eastgato 1 The others were disqualified. Fourth heat; W. Clark 1, A. Thomson o. —Final.— N. T.auronson 1 A. Thomson 2 b. Turner 3 BALLOON RACE. First heat: J. Thomson 1, A. Turnbull 2. Second heat: W. Clark 1, J. Juriss 2. Third lieat: M. Wood 1, J, Eastgato 2. —Final.— W. Clark '... ... 1 J. Thomson ... 2 A. Turnbull ... 3 J. Juriss 4 COSTUME RACE. W. Clark 3 J. Walker 2 B. Wrother ... 3 FORM CROCODILE RACE. First heat: Form V.S 3, Form IV.AC 2. Second heat: Form VI. Upper 3. —r inal.— Form V.S 3 3V.AC 2 Form VJ. Upper 3 STANDING DIVE. Joan Walker 1 G. Thompson 2 W. Clark ... 3 Fourteen competitors.

RUNNING DIVE. \V. Clark 1 D. Wimpenny 2 Seven competitors. NEAT JUMP. (Third Forms.) A. Fasche ... 1 D. Lowery 2 M. Moodie 3 Eighteen competitors. THIRD FORM RELAY. Form lII.BL 1 Form III.AL 2 FOURTH FORM RELAY. Form IV.B 1 Form IV. AO 2 SENIOR RELAY. Form V.N2 1 Form Vi. Upper ... 2 FINAL RELAY. Form V.N2 1