VARSITY SWIMMING TITLES

Evening Star, Issue 23834, 14 March 1941, Page 4

VARSITY SWIMMING TITLES

FOUR WINS TO P. I. FOX HIGHLY-SUGGESSFUL CARNIVAL The championship carnival conducted by the University Amateur Swimming Club at the Municipal Baths last night was one of the club’s most successful meetings in recent years, aud the standard generally showed improvement, the races being keenly contested by large fields in most cases._ _ A gratifying feature, 100, was the promising style revealed by many of the competitors. Winning tour events, P. B. Fox, the Varsity club captain, registered some very good performances, and his tussle in the 100yds with C. R. Buchanan was the best race of the night, Fox winning by a foot in 63 4-ssec. Fox went a solid race to win the 100yds back stroke in 75 4-ssec, and gave a confident display to carry off the men’s diving. He rounded these efforts off by carving out a smart 50yds free style to win the title in 28 l-ssec. Fox, who is a very capable all-round performer, is the well-known University A Rugby forward. C. R. Buchanan, who has won many New Zealand University titles while representing Auckland, was not troubled to win the 440yds men’s free style championship in 6mm 4sec and the furlong in 2min 47sec. One of the best performances in the men’s section was that of the former West End (Timaru) swimmer, J. Kendall, in the 50yds men’s fresher championship, won in 28 3-ssec. The junior medical team, in winning the 133 X-3yds four-a-side relay in Imin 12 4-ssec, also swam very creditably. The former Otago intermediate breast stroke champion, Miss Lynn Stockdill, won the 100yds women’s breast stroke title impressively in Imin 36 4-ssec, and handicap event clocked 26 2-ssoc for 33 l-3yds breast stroke. A dual winner was Miss J. Fraser, who took the 50yds free style championship in 33sec and later won the 100yds free style. At the conclusion of the carnival competitors and officials were entertained at supper in the Baths clubroom by students of the Home Science School. Results:—

33 1-3 Yards Men’s Free Style Handicap.—First heat: Poole (6scc) 1, Hewitt (ssec) 2. Time, 20 l-ssec. Second heat: B. Cornish (4sec) 1, l>avis (6sec) 2. Time, 19. 4-ssec. Third heat: Prior (ssec) 1, 0. Davies (Isec) 2. Time, 19 4-ssec. Fourth heat: Crump (Ssec) 1, Nicholson (Ssec) 2, Jameson (6sec) 3. Time, 20sec. Fifth heat: Kilpatrick (Ssec) 1, Bell (lOscc) 2, Black (ssec) 3. lime, 19 l-ssec. Sixth heat: G. Taine (Ssec) 1, Brinkman (6sec) 2, M’Gregor (7sec) 3. Time, 19sec. Seventh heat; Francis (Bsec) 1, M’Kenzie (3sec) 2, Paton (6sec) 3. Time, 21sec. Eighth heat: M. Wycherley (7sec) 1, Steele (Isec) 2, F. Akel (3sec) 5. Time, 19 3-ssec. Ninth heat: J. Munro (3sec) 1, R. Sinclair (2sec) 2. Time, 20sec. Tenth heat: Soper (6sec) I, B. Wilson (Ssec) 2, R. Ainge (4sec) 3. Time, 20 4-ssec. Eleventh heat: Kahleuburg (Ssec) 1, W. Pearson (lOsec) 2, Petve (Bsec) 3. Time, 21 l-ssec. Twelfth heat: J. Marshall (lOsec) 1, E. Peat (4sec) 2, W. Watt (3sec) 3. Time, 19 l-ssec. First semi-final: Poole 1, Prior 2, Kilpatrick 3. Time, 20sec. Second semi-final: Marshall 1, Wycherley 2, Francis 3. Time, 21 l-ssec. Final: Marshall 1, Wycherley 2, Francis 3. Time, 19 l-ssec. 33 1-3 Yards Women’s Free Style Handi-cap-First heat: N. Shepherd (3sec) 1, M. Holmden (scr) 2, P. Gavin (4sec) 3. Time, 22sec. Second heat: M. Wade (2sec) 1, E. Boyes (Ssec) 2, S. Curtis (Ssec) 3. Time, 21 3-ssec. Third heat: M. Hanna (Bsec) 1, M. Beattie (4sec), 2, H. Lyness (2sec) 3. Time, 21 2-ssec. Fourth heat: N. Davies (Ssec) 1, M. Scott (2sec) 2, E. Jury (Bsec) 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. Fifth heat; J. Gaspanch (Ssec) 1, S. Rout (Ssec) 2, J. Faul (lOsec) 3. Time, 24sec. Final; N. Davies 1, J. Gasparich 2, M. Wade 3. Time, 25 4-ssec. 33 1-3 Yards Women’s Breast Stroke Handicap.—First heat: S. Curtis (scr) 1, Time, 27sec. Second heat: L. Stookdill (3sec) 1, P. Stockdill (Isec) 2. Time, 27sec. Third heat: J. Fail (Ssec) 1, J. Gasparich (4sec) 2. Time, 29 2-ssec. Fourth heat; H. Lyness (Ssec) 1. Time, 29 3-ssec. Final: L. Stockdill 1, H. Lyness 2, J. Fail 3. Time, 26 2-ssec. 50 Yards Women’s Free Style Championship (freshers). —M. Holmden 1, J. Nimon 2, B. Wilkinson 3. Time, 36scc. 50 Yards Men’s Free Style Championship (freshers). —First heat: J. Critchley I, M'Gibbon 2, A. G. L. Bruce 3. Time, 32sec. Second heat: K. G. Taylor-Oannon 2, A. Cunningham 3. Time, 30 4-ssec. Third heat: O. Davies 1, D. Sharpe 2, Bowyer 3. Time, 30 2-ssec. Final: J. Rendall 1, O. Davies 2, J. Critchley 3. Time, 28 3-ssec.

50 Yards Men’s Free Style Championship. —First heat: R. M’Kenzic 1, H. D. Black 2, P. B. Fox 3. .Time, 28 2-ssec. Second heat; W. J. Hewitt 1, J. Rendall 2, J. Munro 3. Time, 31 3-ssec. Final: P. B. Fox 1, R. M’Kenzie 2, H/ D. Black 3. Time, 28 l-ssec. 50 Yards Women’s Free Stylo Championship.—First heat: M. Holmden 1, M. Wade 2. Time, 35 3-sseo. Second heat: J. Hollis 1, H. Lyness 2. Time, 37 2-ssec. Third heat: J. Fraser 1, M. Scott 2. Time, 34 l-sseo. Fi,nal: J. Fraser 1, M. Holmden 2, M. Scott 3. Time, 33sec. 100 Yards Men’s Back Stroke Championship.—P. B. Fox 1, P. Cotter 2, J. Rendall 3. Time, 75 4-ssee. 100 Yards Men’s Free Style Championship.—P. B. Fox 1, C. R. Buchanan 2, G. L. Gleeson 3. Time, 63 4-ssec. 100 Yards Women’s Free Style Championship.—J. >Fraser 1, J. Hollis 2, H. Jones 3. Time, 82 3-ssec. 100 Yards Women’s Breast Stroke Championship.—L. Stockdill 1, M. Wildey 2, P. Stockdill 3. Time, Imin 36 4-ssec. Women’s, Novelty (Apple Race). —J. Gasparich 1, M. Ongley 2. 133 1-3 Yards Women’s Interfaculty Relay Championship.—Arts 1, Massage 2, Home Science 3. Time, Imin 32sec. 133 1-3 Yards Men’s Interfaculty Relay Championship.—Junior Medical 1, Dental 2, Senior Medical 3. Time, Tmifi 12 4-ssec. Women’s Interhouse 133 1-5 Yards Relay. —Studholrae 1, St. Margaret’s 2. Time, Imin 33 2-ssee.

Men’s 200 Yards Intei’college Relay.— Knox 1, Solwyn 2. Time, Imin 51 3-ssec. 220 Yards Men’s Free Style Championship.—C. R. Buchanan 1, R. Logan 2, W. Walton 3. Time, 2min 47sec. ,

220 Yards Men’s Breast Stroke Championship.—N. P. Markham and J. Hay dead heat 1, G. Campbell 3. Time, 3min 32 2-ssec. This event was decided in heats, times being taken for each swimmer. The competitor returning the best time was to be declared the winner, and Markham and Hay returned the same figures in winning their respective heats, Campbell’s time in winning his heat being 3min 39 3-ssec. 440 Yards Men’s Free Style Championship.—C. R. Buchanan 1, S. Buist 2. Time, 6min 4sec. v Men’s Diving Championship.—P. B. Fox 1, N. Pegden 2, L. Blaikie 3. Women’s Diving Championship.—N. Shepherd 1, J. Williams 2, M. Beattie, H. Lyness,' and S. Curtis equal 3. Water Polo.—Knox College beat Selwyn College by 2 goals to 1. KIWI CLUB RAGES The Kiwi Amateur Swimming Club held further championship races at its club hour at the Municipal Baths last night. Results: — 100 Yards Intermediate Girls’ Back Stroke.—N. Lane 1, R. Johnston 2, M. Gilchrist 3. Time. 85sec. 100 Yards Women’s Back Stroke. —I. Purdie 1, E. Ahornethy 2. Time, 86 l-ssec. 100 Yards Intermediate Back Stroke.— W. J. Booth 1, R. Blanchett 2, I. Purdie 3. Time, 86sec.