SWIMMING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10509, 13 February 1928, Page 7

SWIMMING

N.Z.. LADIES DO WELL. (United Press Assn.) (Deceived Feb. 12, 5.5 p.in.) SYDNEY, Feb. 12. The ladies’ swimming carnival was held in warm, bright weather. Tke 100yds championship 'of New South Wales resulted : Ena Stockley (New Zealand) 1, Jean Cocks (Bondi) 2, B. Law (Sydney) 3.. Miss Stockley, set a hot pace from an even start, and had a comfortable lead at the end of fifty yards, with others almost in a , line. The New Zealander then went further ahead and never looked like being defeated, winning most comfortably, it was obvious throughout the race that the pace of. Miss Stockley was out of the ordinary. Her time, 1.6 1-5, was only one fifth of a second outside the Australian record held by Fanny Durack. 440yds New South Wales championship.—K. Millar (Nevif Zealand) 1, E. Davey 2, B. Law 3. Miss’Daves’; led in the early part of the race from Miss Miller, being three yards ahead at 220yds., but. before the swimmers had reached 330yds, Miss Miller becran to move up. Putting on a phenomenal burst she caught Miss Davey twenty-five yards from the finish. There was a desperate struggle to the touch, the New. Zealander gamin" the judge’s verdict, though many spectators were under the impression it was a dead heat. Miss Law was twelve yards away. Time a 6.3 9-10, half a second slower than Miss T anny Durack’s Australian record. Ella Smith won the State diving championship.