INTERMEDIATE SWIMMERS

Evening Star, Issue 21628, 25 January 1934, Page 11

INTERMEDIATE SWIMMERS

EGKHOLD'S FINISHED DISPLAY Praise for C. Eckhold, the Otago intermediate diving champion, is contained in the ‘ Manawatu Daily Times ’ in regard to Eckhold’s ( victory in the intermediate boys’ diving championship of New Zealand. The Palmerston North paper states: “Eckhold was the only entrant, and gave a finished display, going through all the compulsory dives in a style that showed complete familiarity with the art, as well as adding a number of voluntary dives in the evening. Thai audience was fully entertained by the exhibition. Despite the lack of competition,. Eckhold fully deserved his title.” In connection with the 100yds junior boys’ New Zealand championship, A. Pascoe (Auckland) finished first, but, after leading all the way. was disqualified for touching beneath the water. In the 33 l-3yds ladies’ handicap on the concluding night Miss M- Pockson (Otago), who haa 6sec, won the event in 23 2-ssec. In the 220yds intermediate boys’ championship, S. Jarvis (Otago), who was second in the 100yds and 440yds, won his heat bv 2yds in 2min 37sec, and in the final Crump (Auckland) won by 4yds from Johnson (Auckland), Jarvis being almost a similar distance back third. The winner’s time was 2min 29 2-ssec. A 50yds intermediate boys’ scratch race was held on the final night and was won by Crump in 26 2-ssec, Jarvis being second. On the second night J. D. O’Driscoll (Otago) won his heat of the 100yds breast stroke intermediate boys’ championship ill 82 3-ssec, D. Shanahan (Auckland) being third. The final was “ a great race.” O’Driscoll led over the first two laps, and turned first for tho final stretch, but Shanahan increased his speed and they swam practically together to the finishing mark. Amid great excitement Shanahan came with a fine effort to get the Verdict by a split second in 83sec. t The final of the 75yds intermediate girls’ breast stroke championship was another great race. Miss Pockson (Otago) drew level with Miss Low (Canterbury) at the end of the first lap. but could not sustain the effort, and under the pressure of the pace oyer the last 10yds lost her position. Miss Low got up nicely to win by a foot or two from Miss Merewethef (Wanganui), who finished just in front of the titleholder, Miss Pockson. The Otago team will return by the first express to-night. Several of the sw’immers will be competing at the Zenith Club’s carnival in the Y.M.C.A. Baths.