SWIMMING FINALS

Evening Star, Issue 22881, 12 February 1938, Page 9

SWIMMING FINALS

THREE MORE WINS TO ENGLAND RECORD TIMES BY BUYER ARB LEIVERS EMPIRE GAMES CONCLUDE TO-DAY SYDNEY, February 11. It was another quiet day at the Empire Games, merely the swimming finals being decided. The finals of the athletic and cycling heats will take place to-morrow, when the games will conclude. , In the finals of the concluding swimming events at the Olympic pool tonight, New Zealand competed only in the medley relay, 330 yards. Results: — . MEN’S BACKSTROKE. Oliver (England) 1 Kerr (Canada) f Taylor (England) 3 Won by two and a-half yards; half a yard between second and third. Time, Imin 7.9 sec, a Games and Australian record. Seven started. 1,650 YARDS FREE STYLE. Leivers (England) 1 Pirie (Canada) " Wainwright (England) 3 Won by 20 yards; 50 yards between second and third. Time lOmin 46.45ec, a Games and Australian record. _ Seven started. Wainwright, Leivers, and Pirie were together in that order for 220yds, the time being 2min 26sec. When the 440yds had been passed Leivers had gone to the front and established a comfortable lead from Wainwright and Pirie, who were_ together, the time being smm 6.lsec. Biddulph was fourth. Leivers gradually increased his lead from Pine, while Wainwright dropped back, but he was still 20yds ahead of Biddulph. Leivers spurted in the last lap and won comfortably. His time and that of Pirie, 19min 59.25ec, were both below the Gaines record of 20rain 3see, established by Leivers during his heat. 330 YARDS MEDLEY RELAY. England * South _ Africa ’ j Australia 3 Won by 10yds; 3yds between second and third. Time, 3min 57.75ec. Five teams started, including the New Zealanders, Misses M‘Donald, Dunn, and Leydoh. The last water polo match between Australia and the Rest of the Empire resulted in a win for Australia by 5 goals to nil.

TEAMS LEAVE NEXT WEEK

SYDNEY, February 11. The Empire Games teams will sail for home next week, Britain, Ceylon, and India by the Stratheden, New Zealand and Rhodesia by the Awatea and the Themistocles next Friday. Canada, Bermuda, and British Guiana will leave by the Niagara next Thursday.

THE GAMES OF 1542

TO BE HSLD IN CANADA The members of the British Empire Games Federation to-day placed on record their disinclination to participate in Olympia Games held in any country involved in war. New Zealand was represented at the Federation meeting. It was decided that the next Empire Games be held in Canada in 1942, provided that Canada submitted its application by December. It was agreed that a bowling tournament be included in future, the programme to be standardised to include athletics, boxing, cycling, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming, and wrestling. It was further agreed that England and the Dominions should endeavour to send judges for diving, wrestling, and boxing, these officials to be component parts of every team sent to the games.