SWIMMING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 12199, 10 March 1934, Page 6

SWIMMING

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

SEVEN RECORDS LOWEREI)

The annual swimming carnival of the G.isboriie High School wfig conducted in the school baths. yesterday in rather wintry conditions. Despite the nomewhat adverse conditions some interesting swimming exceptionally good time* were 1 recorded. In all -seven records wer.e .lowered-. In the junior boys’ ’ 100yds championship J S. Dodgshun clipped 5 1-osecs. off 'the previous record of Imin 12 2-seec. In. the open championship, McKee and Bowifi clead-hsatecl i7i tlio record time of Itnin 6 4-ssec.,>. 2 l-ssoc lowey than, the record, made by D. ; Armstrong . and ,L. Martin last year.

The third record was in the 66 2-o yds. S'cniov girls’ championship, ivon by A. Pocoek 'in 50sec\ 5 3-75 sec. better than N. jmng’ridge’s time last year. In the hoys 33 l-3yd senior championship, Bowie clipped a second off the selmoi- record, and did the distance in 17sec. Immediately after. N. Henderson won fhe girls' 33 l-3vd junior championship in 22 see., also a second hotter than the record. Bowie secured hi-s third record when he got home by two feet in tli M beys’ 66 2-3vd senior championship. in 39 4-ssoc., clipping 2 l-sisoc. of the former record put up by T 5. Armstrong in 1933. In the boys’ 66 2-3 yd junior championship Svd. Dodgshun set now figures when he swam the distance In 43 l-Ssee., 1 3-5 hoc FnsW than the previous record made by M. McLernon in 1932.

The boys’ 100 yd championship provided the moist thrilling race; of t!Te afternoon. D. Bowie and G. McKee swam nock and nock for' the first two lengths. . Bowie gained a slight advantage on the third turn, and 'with TOvds to go was two feel in the iea<! and appeared a certain winner. McKee then spurted magnificent lv. overhauled Bowie, arid at the finish nothing could separate the pair.

The championship:* decided on most points secured in championship events, resulted as follow: Junior girls: N. Mender:on and M. Armstrong, equal, 7 points each. 1; V. Thomas and L. Campbell, equal 2 points each 3. Junior boys: S. Dodgshun, I*2 points 1; I). Leslie, <4 points 2: l>. Lange 4 points., 3- Senior hoys. f>, Bowie 13.) points 1; G. McKee, 10j points 2; M. McLernon 4 points

BOYS’ EVENTS.

S ENJOK C'H A M LTONSIi IP

220.vds: G. McKee J.; i). Bowie 2; >l. McLermm 8. 100yds: D. Bowie and G. McKee, dead heat. 1; M, .McLernon 3. Time, 1.0 4-5 vcc, a new record.

66 2-3.vds: D. Bowie 1; G. McKee 2; M. 'McLernon 3. Time 39 4-osec. a record.

33 1.-3yds: D. Bowie 1; G. McKee 2; M. 'AlcLeruon 3. Time 17see, a record.

'Senior Dive: D. Bowio 1; 11. Za ch-niah 2: -G. McKee 3.

junior, championship

100yds: ,4. Dodgsmnt 1 ; D. Leslie 2; Kells 3. Time 1.7 1-5 <oc, a record . 66 2-3yds-. Dodgslnin 1; Leslie 2; Lange 3. Time 43 1-ssec, a new record. 33 l~8yds: Dodgshun 1; Lange 2; Leslie and Kells clefTd-heat 3. Time, IS 3^osac. Junior Dive: Dodgshun 1; i’erstou 2; Lange 3. HANDICAP EVENTS. 100yds open: W. Yarley (sea-), 1; Short (7sec) 2; Green (4 sec) 383 l-3yds under 16: RicharcUon (3sec) 1; Sinclair (Msec) 2: Green (3 sec) 3. i 33 l-3yd c open: Zachariah (scr) 1; Bright (sc-r) 2: McLean (3 secs) 3. 66 2-3vds under 16: ,J. Lnngridge (1 sec) 1; W. Vorlcy Oscr) 2; Sinclair (3 sec) 3. Race: Grav 1; Blunt 2: i McMillan 3. ’ !

33 l-3yds Backstroke: Hyde (6 sec; 1; Varley (scr) 2j. Langndge (2 sec) 3. ' " >, t y . -■

“$6 2-3yds open: Sinclair (ftsec) 1 ; Varley (3«ec) 2 ; Maunder (ffc-itc) 3. Dive, under 15: Cumpsty 1: LaUgo 2; Smith 3.

Dive, open: Cumpsty .1; Lnngridpe 2; Smith 3.. \ 33 l-3vds, /iindor .14: Black (4see) 1; Pettit (2sec) 2; Lends ',S «) 3. Corfu Dive: Caldwell I; G. McKee 2/ ■ ' - Fot*m relay: 3B (Lange and Kells) Gseos 1; 6B (McLcrnon nmT Zaobamh) scr 2; 5A (Bowie and AIoKoe) scr 3. . House Relay, junior: Whataupoko (Leslie. Sinclair, Hillvard land “Bn:four) 1; Kaiti (Dodg&hun, Kells C.'Smith anj Wylie) 2; House (Bo°cock, Bruce. Halbert and Black) 3. House Relay, seniors: Kaiti (Bowie MeLemoii, Sinclair and Zacliariab) 1 ; Waikanao (Smith. Allen, Tucker, .end Lange) 2; Whataupoko (Leslie, Lauigridge, Short and McKee) 3.

GIRLS' EVENTS. SENIOR CH A 5IP!0 NS 111 P. 100yds: Barhoure 1; <l. Coleman 2; A- Caroon GO 2-3yds: A. Pocock 1: A. Carson 2; J. Barhou're 3. Time. JOscc., a record. 33 l-3yds: A. Pocock .1 ; T. .Hutton 2 5 A. Carson 3. Senior Dive: P, Hudson 1 A. Pocock 2; T. Hutton. 3. JUNIOR Cl LA Mid UNSHIP GO 2-Syds: N. Henderson 1; AJ. Armstrong 2; A’. Thomas 3. 33 1-ijyds: N. Heudersou I; Al. Armstrong 2; T. Lewis 3. Time 22 tee, a 'record. Junior Dive: M. Armstrong 1; C. Campbell 2 : N. Henderson 3. HAND! CA P EV ENTS. •83 ].-3yds breaatstrokef P. Hudson l; N. Henderson 2: M. Armstrong am] J. Muirhead. dead heat 3. 33 ]-3yd:; ba.okstruke: C. Campbell 1; J. Muirhead 2: L. Cogg-vave 3. 33 j-3yds under 15: N. Hendei'sois (•scr) 1: T. Lewis (2.sec) 2; ,1. Burnard (nsec) 3. Beginners-’ Race : B. Edwards !• Haitkin 2; B. Haughtoji 3. GG 2-3vds open: T. llatfui’ (scr) 1 ; A. Hea-slip (3sce) 2. 33 l-3ydsj open: N. Henderson (scr) 1: T. lewis (3see) 2; .j. Bur* ria'rd (osec) 3.

Corfu Dive: C. Campbell I. Open dive.—J. Burnard 1. J. AJuirhead 2, J. Adair and T. Lewis dead heat 3. Novelty event.— X. Henderson and C. Campbell 1, P. Hudson and A. Hea-slip 2. Form relay: 4 A (M . Armstrong and N. Henderson) scr 1 ; 3 Prof. (.3. Burnard and B. Thomas) 3r.ee 2; 4 Com. (J. Shaw and A- Pocock) ser 3.

House Reloy, junior. AVliataupoko (M. Armstrong, T. Lewis. C. Cainpbell and J. Burnard) 1; School (Z. "White, P. Prentice, B. Johliu. ant R. Martel) 2; Ivaiti (N. Henderson. V. Thomas, L. Coggrave and J. Forster) 3. Honig Relay: senior-; AVliataupoko, (A. Heaslip, P. Hudson. N. Holland and At. EmmeTson) 1; Ivaiti (A. Carson, A. Slight A Pocock and JColeman) 2; School (.T. Barboure) T. Hutton. S. AA r ilson and Af. Scott) 3.