SWIMMING

Grey River Argus, 19 February 1932, Page 8

SWIMMING

New Diving Rules At a meeting of provincial delegates and divers attending the New Zealand senior swimming championships at Timaru, it was decided to recommend the New Zealand Swimr*>ng Council to adopt the new diving hand book of the International Federation.

Mr. P. Coira (Wellington) presided, and there were also present Mrs F. Thompson, Misses D. Brown. (Christ church), L. Eggers (Dunedin), Messrs W. Keesing (West 'Coast), J. Mclndoe (Dunedin), Mathieson (Dunedin), M. Walker (Dunedin), R. Calder (Dunedin), A. Morrison (Timaru), F. G. Raymond (Timaru), W. Walton (Timaru), M. E. Lyons (Christchurch), L. Kenny (Auckland), B. O’Neill (Christchurch), R. W. McLay (Dunedin), E. Evans (Dunedin), Gt Tipler (Christchurch), L. Ann and (Christchurch) and T. Patton (Christchurch)

The chairman said that the conference had been called to see if something could not be done to bring the I rules of diving up-to-date. It had been apparent for the last few years that [the rules were obsolete and out of Idate. Unfortunately, the latest handbook issued by the International Federation was in the hands of very few members. As the new rules were international, he was of the opinion that they should be adopted in their entirety. There were several alterations in the new rules. One was that no compulsory dive might be repeated as a voluntary dive. Each dive could only be done once, off any board. Another important question was that, of marking. The new system provided for five judges, a referee, and two secretaries. Each judge would be given a series of numbers from 0 to 10, and at the conclusion of each dive he would hold up the number he thought the dive should be marked for. The highest and lowest awards would be struck out and the average marking would be taken from the remaining three. The winner of the contest was the one who received the greatest number of points. In the event, of a tie, the awards would be made to the competitor securing the greatest number of points in compulsory dives,and in the event of a. further tie tne greatest degree of difficulty would be taken into consideration. If a diver executed a dive other than that announced no points would be given. Another point raised was that a take off with oho foot was now not permitted iif spring board diving.

An alteration had been made in the number of dives. Me u wore required to do. five, compulsory and five voluntary and ladies three compulsory and three voluntary dives. Thp motion, amended as a recommendation to the New Zealand Council that the rules be put into effect at once the Centres obtain copies of the handbook,was carried unanimously. A further motion was carried that at •each championships the judges should hold a conference to set the dives for next year.