SWIMMING

Evening Star, Issue 22892, 25 February 1938, Page 5

SWIMMING

V' LOCAL CLUB NOTES Dunedin Notes. Len Williams is making good progress. Harris White and Eric Hooper show promise of making good breast stroke swimmers. Congratulations to R. Lockhart and J. Miller on getting their 220yds certificates. Miss C. Clarke is a regular attender at the club hours and is training hard. She should do well next season. Eric Williams is showing improvement. L. Ingram is doing well. He should practise more with the paddle board.

J. Glen is making good progress as a breast stroke swimmer. The club is pleased to see Miss Alice Hill back in the water , after her rest. Roy M‘Taggart is a keen little member; also Greame Jenkins. Both are beginning to have more confidence in the water. The club' extends its congratulations to Jimmie Byrnes on his winning the harbour race, also the cup for fastest time. Jim also holds the Batt Cup. Club badges can now be procured from the secretary. Kaikorai. With the competitive swimming season drawing to a close, the club has formed a life-saving class, in which in-

struction for the tests of the R.L.5.0,-. is offered. Swimmers who can take new vantage of this instruction are asked * to advise the instructor or the secret tary immediately. . Life saving is an art which in th« past few years has become an pengable service to bathers, and it is almost a responsibility for competent, swimmers to acquire some proficiency? in its practice. ' An invitation has been extended tof club members to spend a week-end withl the Balclutha Club at Kaka Point.It is anticipated that work will be done in surf life saving, apd a swimming carnival will also Bo held at Balclutha* Those who wish to take advantage of; this offer are asked to advise the committee at once.