RUNANGA PRIMARY SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL
The Runanga School swimming sports meeting was held in the Runanga swimming baths on Thursday afternoon in brilliant sunshine. The meeting was highly successful, and each event was contested keenly by the large number of competitors. A feature of the sports was the keen competition for the Manderson Shield, awarded to the school house gaining the most points in the tournament. Results were as follow:—
33 l-3yds Backstroke.—-First heat: John Grant, 1; June Grieve, 2; Ray Boots, 3. Second heat: Norma Pattison, 1; Richard Grant, 2; Nana Bell, 3. Final: J. Grant, 1; N. Pattison, 2; J. Grieve, 3. Time, 37sec; Junior Relay (for those unable to swim ' a length).—Miss Inness’s House, -1; Mr. Murly’s House, 2; Mr. Bignell’s House, 3. Dive (standing, running, and optional) .—Arnold Green, 1; John Tinning, 2; R. Freeman and R. Boote, equal, 3. infant Classes’ Running Race.— Maureen Mori, 1; Laurie Patterson, 2; Rita Brown, 3. 331-3yds Handicap, Freestyle.— First heat: Pat Greening, 1; Fay Medlin, 2. Second heat: R. Cairney, 1; L. Baxendale, 2. Third heat: R. Hambley, 1; I. Anderson, 2. Fourth heat: J. Tinning, 1; Norma Pattison, 2. Final: Tinning, 1; Anderson, 2; Pat Greening, 3. Time, 29sec. Long Plunge.—R. Freeman, 1; R. Boote, 2. Distance, 27ft. Learners’ Width—First heat: Beryl Cust, 1: H. Bell, 2; Nancy Gibb, 3. Second heat: G. Anderson, 1; Eleanor Jones, 2; Helen Vincent, 3. Third heat: Alison Kelly, 1; G. Waters, 2; May Hodgson, 3. Fourth heat: Evelyn Shotton, 1; Edith Waters, 2; Shirley Patterson, 3. Final: G. Anderson, 1; B. Cust, 2; E. Jones, 3. . 33 l-3yds Breaststroke.—First heat: R. Boote, 1; J. Tinning, 2; Joan Watson, 3. Second heat: Norma Pattison, 1; R. Grant, 2. Final: R. Boote, 1; N. Pattison, 2; J. Tinning, 3. Time, 34sec.
Corfu Dive.—A. Green, 1; R. Freeman, 2; R. Hambley, 3. School Championship, 50yds.— John Grant, 1; Ray Bdbte, 2; Arnold Green, 3. Time, 42sec. Senior Relay.—Mr. Murly’s House, 1: Miss Innes’s House, 2; Mrs. O’Leary’s House, 3. Manderson Shield. —Miss Innes’s House, 31pts, 1; Mr. Murly’s House, 27pts, 2; Mrs. O’Leary’s House, 17pts, 3; Mr. Bignell’s House, 15pts, 4.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 March 1946, Page 3
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