SUCCESSFUL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Evening Star, Issue 21517, 15 September 1933, Page 13

SUCCESSFUL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

OFFICIAL OPENING OF Y.M.C.A. BATHS KEEN COMPETITION PROVIDED The official opening ceremony of the recently renovated Y.M.C.A. Baths was celebrated last night by a most successful mterclnb demonstration swimming carnival, which was conducted by special permission of the Otago Swimming Centre, the general* arrangements for the meeting being very well carried out by the newly-formed Zenith Club, which lias made a happy entry into Otago swimming. The opening ceremony was performed by Mr J. M'Ara (vice-president of the Y.M.C.A.), who, on behalf 6 f the board of directors, said that he was very pleased to see the baths once again in commission. A few years ago, owing to straitened circumstances, they felt compelled to close them down, and it was a matter for regret that they had not been available to the general public, and more particularly to their own members. The fact that the baths were now being opened again was duo in a large measure to the Zenith Club, which had approached the Y.M.C.A. and offered their support in every possible way if it would consider the reopening of the baths. The directors had gone into the matter fully, with the result that the baths were now being reopened. The speaker paid a tribute to Mr W. H. Buckland, and to members of the Zenith Club, who were almost entirely responsible for the renovation of the baths and putting them into their present fine condition at practically no cost to the association. Thanks were duo also to Mr, Dickie, one of the association members, who had assisted Mr Buckland in this connection He hoped the fraternity would welcome this additional accommodation, for there was room for two baths in a city the size of Dun-

edin. In conclusion, Mr M‘Ara thanked the Otago Swimming Centre for the assistance it had given, and also affiliated clubs.

An interesting programme of events was put through, and the first appearance of the Zenith Club in interclub events was marked by keen but friendly competition. The first Zenith swimmer to register a straight-out win was the New Zealand junior girls’ breast-stroke champion, Miss Q. Buckland, who swam a good race to win the 50yds breaststroke event, while another promising member of the new club, G. Field (a newcomer from Ashburton), deadheated for first place in the 50yds interclub event with G. Ruston, of the Dunedin Club. In his heat Field returned the good time of 27 2-ssec. The junior 20vds was won by the promising Kiwi swimmer, C. M‘Gregor, and the ladies’ 50yds by Miss G. Rix, of the Dunedin Club. The life-saving event went to Reg. Geddes (Kiwi) cud B. Isaacs (St. Clair), and the intercluh diving to N. Williams (Dunedin). As usual, the intercluh relay provided exciting racing, Kiwi No, 1 team winning from thb 6scc mark. A pleasing feature of the evening was the exhibition of breast-stroke given by the New Zealand intermediate champion and record-holder, Reg Geddes ; Th© organisation was a credit to tne secretary of the Y.M.C.A. (Mr J. H. Don Miller), and the secretary of the Zenith Club (Mr Don Harvey). Results: — 20 YARDS JUNIOR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ INTERCLUB HANDICAP. First heat: Miss C. Knowles (2seel 1, M. E. Buckland (3sec) 2. Three starters. Won by 2yds. Time, 13 2-ssec. Second heat: C. M‘Gregor (3sec) 1, W. W. Buckland (2sec) 2. Won by 3yds. Time, 11 2-ssec. —Final. — C. M'Gregor (3sec) 1 W. W. Buckland (2sec) 2 Miss C. Knowles (2sec) 3 Won by 2yds, a yard between second and third. Time, 11 l-sscc. 50 YARDS MEN’S INTERCLUB HANDICAP. First heat: T. Black (4sec) 1, C. K. Jenkins (7sec) 2. Three starters. Won by a touch. Time, 29 3-ssec. Second heat: G. Field (2sec) 1, G.

Harden (3sce) 2, Three starters. Won by 3yds. Time, 27 2-osec. Third heat; G. Boston (osec) 1, A. Thomas (2scc) 2. Three starters. non by 2vds. Time 30scc. Fourth heat: U. Holland (3see) 1 1). Colvin (7see) l. Three starters. Won by a foot. I mic. 29sce. Fifth heat: J. ,()._ Byrnes (scr) had a swim-over in 31 4-osec. Semi-finals. —First heat; G. Huston (osec) 1, G. Field (2sec) 2 J. 0. Byrnes (ser) 3. Won by a yard, a loot between second and third. luue, 31 l-ssce. Second iieat: A. Ihomas (2see) 1. T, Black (4soc) 2, O. Holland (3sac) 3. Won by 2yds, a-touch betwpen second and third. 'lime, 29 2-ssec. —Final. — G. ,Huston (usee) 1 G. Field (2sec) 1 A. Thomas (2see) 3 A fine finish. Field getting tip to share first place with Huston, Thomas barely a touch behind. Huston’s time was 3lsec and Field’s 28. 50 VARUS BREAST-STROKE INTERCLUB HANDICAP. First heat: Miss G. Hix (llsecl 1, Miss 0. Buckland (12sec) 2. Three starters. Won by a yard. Time, 44 l-ssce. Second heat: B. Isaacs (osec) I, J. Durand (Isec) 2. Three starters. Won by a foot. Time, 36 3-osec. —Final.Miss 0. Buckland (I2scc) 1 B. Isaacs (ssec) 2 J. Durand (Isec) Miss Buckland swam ’a good race to win by a couple of yards, Durand a yard back third. Time, 45 4-ssec. 60 YARDS LIFE-SAVING HANDICAP. (Second and fourth methods.) Reg. Geddes and B. Isaacs (2sec) 1 J. Durand and C. Durand (scr) ... 2 Four starters. Won comfortably. 50 YARDS LADIES’ INTERCLUB HANDICAP. Miss G, Rix (3sec) 1 Miss A. Gillies (ssec) 2 Mrs R, Galbraith (scr) 3 Fmir starters. Won by . a yard; three yards between second and third. Time, 34 2-ssec. INTERCLUB DIVING HANDICAP. N. Williams (3 points in) 1 G. Huston (2 points in) and P. Ruston (3 points in), dead-heat 2

Five competed. The competitors each did a running plain header and a voluntary, but, unaccustomed to the strange board, they did not reach a very high standard, though the -winner gave a neat display. 40 YARDS Y.M.C.A. SCRATCH RACE. (Under 16.) First heat: N. Williams 1, P. Miller 2. Three starters. Time, 26 4-ssec. Second heat: A. Poulter and G. David (dead-heat) 1. Time, 42 2-ssec. Third heat: A. Bills 1, E. Woods 2. Time, 31sec. Semi-finals: First heat: N. Williams 1, A. Bills 2. Time, 28aec. Second heat: P. Miller 1, A. Poulter 2. Time, 27 l-ssec. —Final.— N. Williams ... ... 1 P. Miller 2 Time, 26 2-ssec. 40 YARDS Y.M.C.A. SCRATCH RACE. (16 and over.) E. Toase 1 G. Hayden 2 Four starters. Toase won nicely. Time, 21 2-ssec. 40 YARDS CANDLE RACE. First heat: R. L. Cotton 1, A. Thomas 2. Second heat; D. Colvin 1, A. Williams 2. Final: D. Colvin 1, R. L. Cotton. 2. 160 YARDS FOUR-A-SIDE RELAY HANDICAP. First beat; Kiwi No. 2 (llsec) 1, Dunedin (scr) 2. Three teams started. Won on the touch. Time, Imin 43 3-ssec. Second heat; Kiwi No. 1 (6sec) 1, Zenith No. 1 (Bsec) 2. Three starters. One of the Zenith swimmers swam two sections of the race owing to the defection of one of the members of the team. Won comfortably. Time, Imin 33 3-ssec. —Final.— Kiwi No. 1 (E. C. Isaacs, A. Thomas, T. Black, and Reg. Geddes), 6sec 1 Dunedin (B. Kerr, E. Toase, J. 0. Byrnes, and G. Ruston), scr ... 2 Kiwi No. 2 (D. Pickard, C. M'Gregor, Miss A. Gillies, and O. Holland), llsec 3 Won by a couple of feet, third several yards away. Time, Imin 37 2-6 sec.