SWIMMING

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 February 1934, Page 7

SWIMMING

RUNANGA CARNIVAL RESULTS. The Runanga Swimming Club held a successful swimming carnival in the Ruiianga Baths last evening. There was a good attendance of spectators. Swimmers from the Greymouth, Reefton, Cobden, and Runanga clubs competed. The events were keenly contested. The boiler for heating the water in the baths was in operation for the first time, and proved' successful. Results: — Boys’ Learners’ Race. —A. Manderson 1; L. Wcrne and Coy dead heat 2. Girls’ Learners’ Race. —E. O’Neill 1; T. Burgess 2. Youths, 50yds.—R. Williams 1; C. Coxall junr. 2. Men's 33 l-3yds Handicap—First heat: W. Prentice 1; R. McDonald 2. Time 18 2-ssecs. Second heat: D. Robins 1; G. August 2. Time 19secs. Third heat: C. Coxall junr. 1; J. Crossman and F, Rolleston, dead heat, 2. Time 19 l-ssec. Fourth heat: G. Malcolmson 1; R. Quinn 2. Time 20 4-ssec. Fifth heat: C. Hughes 1; C. Coxall, junr., 2. Time 21 l-ssecs. Sixth heat: W. August 1; H. Bowes 2. Time 19 2-5 secs. Semi-final. —First heat: Malcolmson 1; W. August 2. Second heat: Robins 1; Rolleston 2. Third' heat: G. Wright 1; C. Coxall, junr., 2. Final: Malcolmson 1; Robins 2. Time 19 3-5 secs.

Telegram Race. —Crossman 1. Schoolboys, 33 l-3yds.—Coxall 1, Hughes 2. Time 19 3-ssccs. Girls’ 33 l-3yds Handicap—First heat Miss W. Murray 1; V. Armstrong 2. Time 21secs. Second heat: Miss M. Tallentire 1; J. Chamiey 2. Time 25 1-5 secs. Final: Miss M. Tallentire 1, Miss U. Murray 2. Time 24 3-ssecs. Ladies’ 33 l-3ydis Handicap.—First heat: Miss D. Auld 1; Miss M. Richmond 2. Time, 25secs. Second heat: Miss B. Brocket 1; Miss M. Tallentire 2 Time, 28secs, Final: Miss D. Auld 1. Miss M. Richmond 2. Time 26 2-5 secs.

Novelty Balloon Race.—First heat: G. Prime 1; Clark 2. Second heat: Miss M. Cullen 1, Miss M. Behan 2. Third heat: A. Vincent 1; L. McKane 2. Final: Prime 1; Clark 2. Men’s 66 2-3yds Handicap.—First heat: R. Unwin 1; G. Pope 2. Time, 48 2-ssecs. Second heat: W. August 1 Time, 48secs. Third heat: R. Prentice 1; G. Malcolmson 2. Time 48 2-5 secs. Fourth heat: G. Wright 1; It. Crossman 2. Time 48secs. Final: G. V,’right 1; W. August 2. Time 43 1-5 secs. • Ladies’ Dive.—Miss M. Griffiths 1: Miss V. Armstrong 2. Men’s Dive. —Honey 1: August and Williams (a tie) 2. Boys’ Dive.—Williams 1; Kennedy 2. Relay Race. —Reeftou (Prentice, August (2) and C. Coxall) 1; Cobden (Quinn, Bowes. Wright and Vincent) 2’ Runanga (C. Pope, R. McTaggart, R McDonald, P. Hart) 3. Time linin 19 3-5 sees. RECORD BROKEN. DUNEDIN, January 31. In the Otago Championship swimming event this evening, J. O’Driscoll (Dunedin) broke the New Zealand intermediate record established at Auckland in 1920 by N. Batchelor, by seven seconds, his time being 12min 19sec.