SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 January 1944, Page 3

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

LAST EVENING’S RESULTS

AUCKLAND, January 20

The second evening’s programme in deciding the New Zealand amateur swimming championships proved an overwhelming success. The Newmarket Olvmpic Pool was packsed with an enthusiastic crowd. Again the Otago representatives excelled in all events and placed the province in a strong position to win the Wav Memorial Shield. Members of the Newmarket Swimming Club gave :< soectacular display of diving from the. high platforms. Miss O. Hobson, of Canterbury, again proved the outstanding senior lady swimmer by winning the 220 yards championship. Miss Hobson won the 440 yards championship on Wednesday, and is a perfect stylist. The following arc the results of the senior events:— 220 Women's Freestyle (N.Z. record. 2.40): First heal: B. H. Westorby (Southland) 1; N. Griffin (Auckland) 2; J. Boughan (Canterbury) 3. Time 2.59. Second heat: O. Hobson (Canterbury) 1; K. Grey (Auckland) 2; B. Evans (South Auckland) 3. Time 3.4. Final: Miss Hobson 1; Miss Griffin 2; Miss Wester by 3. Won nicely by two yards, with incites between second and third. Time 2.55. 100 yards Women’s Backstroke (N.Z. record, 1.14 3-5): Miss N. Lane (Oltigo) 1; Miss B. G. Westerby (Soulbkmd) 2; Miss N. Gibbs (Nelson) 3. Won by a yard. Time 1.18 l-.T

!()() (yards Men’s Serai ch invitation; B. Clench (North Shore) I; C. Swen (l?r>nsoi)i.>'; 2: C. Williams (Parnell) 2. Won by u fool. Time 1 ‘I 1-5. INTER MEDIATE EVENTS. 100 yards Girls' Backstroke (N.Z. record, .1.13 2-5): First heat: T. Ready (Wellington) 1; J. Kotua (Nelson) 2: B. Beadle (Southland) 3. Time 1.28 2-5. Second Heat: D. Ponder (Auckland) I; ,P. Strang (Otago) 2; E. Marslin (Otago) 3. Time" 1.27 2-5. Final: Ponder 1: T. Ready 2: P. Strang 3. A great race, with only inches between the placed girls. Time 1.28 1-5. 75 yards Girls’ Breaststroke (N.Z. rccorcl, 50 4~ssec): First heat: M. Hughes (Otago) 1; H. Ross (Otago) 2; b. Garden (Wanganui) .3. Time i:7 2-ssec. Second heat: V. Brown (Otago) 1; L. Kearns (Otago) 2; J. Hodges (Manawatu) 3. Time 67 4-5 see.' Final: Hughes 1: Ross 2; Brown 3. Won by a yard, 'rime E 5 2-5. 440 yards Boys' Freestyle (N.Z. record, 5.14 4-5): First. heal: T. Wilson (Otago) 1; E. Woolley (Auckland) 2; B. Davidson (Auckland) 3. Time 6’3. Second heat: I’. Kotua (Nelson) 1; D. M. Anyon (Wanganui) 2; R. J. Methven (Nelson) 3. Time 6.25. Third heat: C. Chambers (Canterbury) I; L. Wilson (Otago) 2; D. B. Doake (Southland) 3. Time 6.10 3-5. Final: Chambers 1; T. Wilson 2; L. Wilson 3. A fine race. Won by six yards. Time 5.44 1-5.

1.00 yards Boys' Breaststroke (N.Z. record. 1.13 3-5): First heal; V. Simonsen fOtago) 1; R. J. Isaacs fOtago) 2; H. Unger (South Auckland) 3.’ Time 1,27 1-5. Second heat: V. Vial (Southland) 1; M. McGregor (Otago) 2; 'J. Dorns (South Auckland) 3. Time 1.21. Final: Vial 1; Simonson 2; Dorns 3. Won by five feet. Time 1.22 1-5.

JUNIOR EVENTS.

50 yards Girls’ Freestyle (N.Z. record. 29 2-ssec); First heat; J. Anderson (Wanganui) 1; M. Heather (South Auckland) 2; N. Taylor (Southland) .3. Time 34 2-ssec. Second heat: R. B. Morreson (South Auckland) 1; I. Pere (South Auckland) 2; P, Ferguson (Wanganui) 3. Time 32 2-ssec. Third heat: M. Tremaine (Manawatu) I: P. Martinson (Auckland) 2; B. Ferguson (South Auckland) 3. Time 31 2-ssec. FinalMorreson 1; Tremaine 2, Martinson 3. Won by a foot. Time 32 I-ssec 100 yards Boys’ Freestyle (N.Z. record, OOsec): First heat: E. Gibson (Otago) 1; R. Smith (Canterbury) 2; I. Reynolds (Wellington) 3. Time

.1.11. Second heat: W. Paisley (Southland) 1; R. Edgar (South Auckland) .2; R. Keepa (South Auckland) 3. Time 1.14 3-5. Third heat: ,R. Hatchwell (Wellington) 1; B. Ashby (Auckland) 2; D. Witchman (Auckland) 3. Time 1.17. Final: Gibson 1; Edgar 2; Paisley 3. Won easily by two yards. Time 1.8 1-5.

Diving, girls: A. Goeffie (Wanganui) 21.-77pts 1; M. Taylor (South land) 16.24pts 2. Diving, boys: S. Williams (Otago) 23.9pts 1: B. Coleman (Nelson) 23.3 pts 2; E. Beadle (Southland) 22.44 pts 3. 100 yards Boys’ Breaststroke (N.Z. record, 1.25): D. Murdock -(Wanganui) 1; D. Ashby (Auckland) 2; G. W. Knight (Southland) 3. Time 1.31.