SWIMMING Aucklander Wins Five Titles at N.Z. Junior Championships

Grey River Argus, 21 February 1949, Page 3

SWIMMING Aucklander Wins Five Titles at N.Z. Junior Championships

P.A. NAPIER, Feb. 20 When W. M. Amos i.AucKiand), sprinted away from the field in the last length to win the boys’ 220 yards freestyle, he won his fifth title at the iiciiiunai jernor swimming championships • concluded on Saturday evening. In none of the races was he hard pressed. After a heavy programme for most of the competitors, they were tiring, and no records wen? a.oKen in the concluding session. Several of the times, however, derc close. A special trophy was presented to ?>liss \V. Griffin, of Auckland, who beat both the senior and the junior women’s records for the 220 yards’ freestyle on the first day. She won a second title on Saturday night. Results:- - Boys. 220 yards freestyle.—W. M. Amos (Auckland) 1; P. McNally (Auckland) 2; C. Ross (Taranaki) 3. Time 2min 31sec. Boys’ 220 yards backstroke.—W. M. Amos (Auckland) 1; R. Gibb (Canterbury') 2; J. Blackwood (Waikato) 3. Time 2.52 2-5. Boys’ 100 yards breaststroke.T. Eagle (Auckland) 1; T. Duncan (Waikato) 2; M. Tait (Auckland) 3. Time (d.lsec.

Boys’ diving.—S. Carew (Wanganui) 31.19 points 1; C. M. Hilton (South Cantepoury) 32.99 points 2; P. Preddy (Southland) 32.33 pmirn ■ . Girls’ 100 yards freestyle.—W. Griffin (Auckland) 1; K. Jacobi (Auckland) 2; M. Menzie (Southland) 3. Time bbsces.

Girls’ 220 yards backstroke. —M. Vvnson (Otago) 1; J. Cockroft (Southland) 2; A. Kirby (Nelson) Time, 3.10 1-5.

Girls’ 100 yards breaststroke.—P. Ald'idge (Wellington) 1; R. Currie (Otago) 2, V. Day (Wellington) 3. Time 90.1 secs.

Inter-Island 400 yards relay for th? Stalag Shield.—North (J. Blackwood, T. Eagle, W. M. Amos, Misses M. Buchanan, P. 'Aldridge, and W. Griffin) 1: South (R. Gibbs, L. Winter, P. McNally, Misses M. Wilson, R. Currie. and M. Menzies), 2. Time 4.4-1 4-5.

Boys’ 50 yards invitation scratcl m. Moore (South Cante' buiy) 1; O. Woodham (Southland) 2 B. McLean (Hawke’s Bay) 3. Tim?. 27 3-ssecs. Water polo.—South Island 6, North Island 3. The teams were:—North: M. Tait (Auckland), T. Eagle (Auckland), A. Harkness (Wellington). Blackwood (Waikato), P. Kiely (Wellington), J. Reille (Wellington): emergency. R. Dalton (Waikato). South: P. Lamb (Otago). P. McNam (South Canterbury). K. McAuley (Otago), R. Gibbs (Canterbury). S. Williams (Otago), G. Palmer (Nelson) ; emergency, G. M. Moore (South CanterburvL