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DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Per Press Association.; NAPIER, January 29. The New Zealand swimming championships concluded to-night, when further excellent swimming was witnessed. In thq. 440yds. Championship A. E. Baird. (Auckland) lowered the New Zealand record by 7 4-ssecs., wli-jlst W..Cameron (Wellington) lowered the 100yds intermediate boys’ championship record by 1-5 second. Results: —

440yds. Men’s Championship.—A. E. Baird (Auckland) ,1 D. Lindsay (Canterbury) 2, D. Pelham (Auckland) 3. Also competed, J. Enwright (Auckland), J. Cameron (Wellington). Won by three-yards. Time 5.30 4-5, a New Zealand record.

440yds. Ladies’ Championship.—Miss P. Page (Auckland) 1, Miss J. Bell (Auckland) 2, Miss E. Stockley (Auckland) 3. Also competed.—Miss R. Coppiestone (Canterbury). Won by three yards. Time 6.2 1-5.

100yds. Intermediate Boys’ Championship—W. Cameron (Wellington) 1, G. Bridson (Auckland) 2, L. Fitch (Canterbury) 3. Time 61secs. a New Zealand record. Won by a yard. x

66 2-syds. Invitation Scratch Race.— N. Dowsett (Wanganui) 1, C. Claridge (Wellington) 2, L. Smith (Canterbury) 3. Won by two feet. Time 37 3-5. Ladies’ Diving Championship.—Miss M. Foote (Otago)" 1, Miss P. Jones (Hawkes Bay) 2, Miss L. Coppiestone (Canterbury) 3. Also competed—Miss M. Morrison (Otago), Miss L. Hood (Hawke’s Bay).

50yds. Ladies’ Handicap Final.— Miss V. Edser (Napier) 1, Miss K. Miller (Otago) 2, Miss T. Lynch (Napier) 3. Time 33secs. 66 2-3yds Junior Boys’ Handicap.— J. Lyons (Canterbury) 1, L. Olds (Otago) 2, L. Blackford (Dannevirke) 3. Time 46 4-ssecs.

33 l-3yds. Junior Girls’ Handicap— Miss J. Malcolmson (Canterbury) 1, Miss B. Hanlon (Auckland). 2, Miss M. Beydon (Napier) 3. Time 21secs. Teams’ Flying Squadron, 500yds.— Auckland 1, Canterbury 2, Wellington 3. Only starters. Time smin. 17 2-5 secs.

Yqjdhurst Shield Points. —Auckland (holders) 71, Canterbury 27, Otago 13, Wanganui 8, Hawke’s Bay 7, Wellington 1, Manawatu 1.

War Memorial Shield. —Auckland 4, Wanganui 3, Otago 3, Hawke’s Bay 2, Wellington 2.

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Greymouth Evening Star, 30 January 1926, Page 5

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SWIMMING Greymouth Evening Star, 30 January 1926, Page 5

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