SWIMMING Evening Meeting Held By Grey Club
The Greymouth Amateur Swimming Club held a programme of events at the municipal baths last evening. Results: — Men’s 100yds Freestyle Handicap. —First heat: B. Priestly (8), 1; A. Richardson (19), 2; K. McMillan (19), 3. Time, 72sec. Second heat: P. Affleck (14), 1; J. Affleck (14), 2; R. Lovell (scr), 3. Time, 83sec. Final: B. Priestly, 1; A. Richardson, 2; K. McMillan, 3. Time, 75sec. Men’s 50yds Freestyle Handicap.— First heat: B. Priestly (scr), 1; R. Lovell (scr), 2; J. Affleck (3) and A. Richardson (4), dead heat, 3. Time, 31sec. Second heat: C. Ackland (1), 1; L. Wotton (5) and P. Affleck (5), dead heat. 2. Time, 30 2-ssec. Final: C. Ackland, 1; B. Priestly, 2; R. Lovell, 3. The three placed men finished practically in a straight line, with only inches separating them. Women’s 66 2-3yds Freestyle Handicap.—Miss A. Zampese (scr), 1; Miss M. O’Leary (scr), 2; Miss S. Jones (7), 3. Time, 57 l-ssec. Women’s 33 l-3yds Backstroke Scratch Race.—Miss A. Zampese, 1; Miss M. O’Leary, 2; Miss S. Jones, 3. Time, 31 2-ssec. 50yds Breaststroke Handicap.—C. Laing (scr), 1; J. McNulty (1), 2; A. Fairmaid (6), 3. Time, 35 2-ssec. D. Sheldon, who finished first, was disqualified for breaking his mark at the start. Dive.—B. Priestly (15 points), 1; E. Stackhouse (13), 2; K. McMillan (12), 3 - —
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Greymouth Evening Star, 6 February 1947, Page 9
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