SWIMMING Two Competitors Disqualified

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 February 1947, Page 5

SWIMMING Two Competitors Disqualified

(P.A.) INVERCARGILL, Feb. 12. The disqulification of Misses For-| syth (Otago) and M. Teague (Wellington), the two best intermediate breaststroke swimmers in the Dominion, marked the first heats in the New Zealand junior and intermediate Swimming championships which opened in the tepid baths this morning. In the 100 yards intermediate girls’ breaststroke event, both Misses Forsyth and Teague were winning their heats when they were disqualified for using the hook kick. Miss Teague would have very easily won her heat and probably the final. She is the holder of the Dominion record for the event. J. Jarvis (Auckland) swam brilliantly in the 100 yards junior boys’ backstroke to smash the New Zealand record by nearly 12 seconds. This is a new event and the previous record was the first one recognised. Finals of events decided are: — Boys’ Freestyle.—C. Barry (Nelson) I, P. McNally (Canterbury) 2, T. Borman (South Auckland) 3. Time, 61 4-ssec. 220 Yards Junior Boys’ Freestyle.— J. Jarvis (Auckland) 1, A. Child (Otago) 2, W. Todd (Canterbury) 3. Time, 2min 52sec. 220 Yards Intermediate Girls’ Freestyle.—M. H. Duncan (Canterbury) 1, V. Fish (Auckland) 2, E. Timihou (South Auckland). 3. Time, 2min 56 4-ssec. 75 Yards Junior Boys’’Breaststroke. —C. Nissen (South Auckland) 1, M. Tait (Auckland) 2, R. Dalton (Auckland) 3. Time, 58 3-ssec. 50 Yards Junior Girls’ Backstroke. —M. Wilson (Otago) 1, J. Cockroft (Southland) 2, M. Dodds (Nelson) 3. Time, 37? sec. 100 Yards Intermediate Girls Breaststroke. —FI. Boulton (Nelson) I, P. R. Travella (Canterbury) 2, M. Tweeney (Auckland) 3. Time, lmin 27 l-ssec. ' 100 Yards Junior Boys’ Backstroke. —J. Jarvis (Auckland) 1, I. White (Nelson) 2, C. Macdonald (Southland) 3. Time, lmin 20 3-ssec. 100 Yards Junior Girls’ Breaststoke. —R. Currie (Otago) 1, V. Bronlund (Auckland) 2. Time, lmin 36 4-ssec. 100 Yards Intermediate Boys’ Backstroke.—W. Pasley (Southland) 1, C. Gibson (Otago) 2, B. Kirby (Nelson) 3, Time lmin 11 4-ssec. Inter-Centre Flying Squadron Relay.—Wellington 1, Southland 2, Otago 3. Time, lmin 21 4-ssec. Intermediate Girls’ Dive. —W. Chapman (Wellington) 1, J. Hobbs (South Canterbury) 2, V. Wilson (Auckland) 3.- ______