HAWERA SWIMMING CLUB

Hawera Star, Volume L, 20 December 1930, Page 3

HAWERA SWIMMING CLUB

COLOUR, CHANGE APPROVED. NEW BADGE ADOPTED. ■At a special genei-al meeting of the Ha we r a Amateur Swimming Club last evening it was decided to change the club colours from dark and light blue to black with a gold badge. Mr A. W. Lawijf the club president, explained that the principal reason for the change was the desire for uniformity in the club costume. Difficulty had been experienced in the past in obtaining costumes of the two blues, but with the proposed change that difficulty would disappear. In the absence of Mr AV. A. Spragg, who had previously given notice to move that the change be made, Mr Lawn sponsored the motion. It was seconded by Mr S. Anderson and carried without discussion.

The choice of a club badge led to eonsderable discussion, two designs being submitted to the meeting and both holding attraction as an emblem. One design showed the word “Hawera” and the letters .“A.5.C.,” together with the figure of a diver within a circle, sideways from, which .rose the outline of a single wing. The other design showed the letters “H.A.S.C.” entwined in a monogram flanked by fern leaves and surmounted by an outline of Mt. Egmont. Both designs were executed hv members of the club. The respective costs eventually proved the decisive factor and the wing design was adopted. SUCCESSES RECALLED. CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFICATES. The successes of. the Hawera Amateur Swimming Club ut the Taranaki Centre champonship last season m taking 10 of the 19 titles, besides making a dead heat of another first place and securing 11 second and four third placing®, were recalled at a social held in the Savoy, Tea Rooms last evening, when cerifieates awarded by the centre to champions and runners-up were presented. To music provided by ail orchestra consisting of Miss M. Tapp und Messrs AV. Carter and S. Anderson a list of dance numbers proved replete with enjoyment throughout the evening jmograinme, the principal feature of which was the presentation ceremony. Congratulations to the various competitors at the championships were voiced by the club president (Mr A. AV. Lawn), who also expressed the hope that interest in the sport would he maintained in the season just com- | mencing and that the club would susI tain its fine reputation. The certificates were presented by I Mrs E. lliggs, the list being as follows : Miss E. Kelson, junior girl 50 yards free style champion (record time), j Miss N. Duckworth, intermediate gill 50 yards free style champion (record time). Miss S. Seaver, lady 50 yards breaststroke champion; intermediate girl 50 yards breaststroke champion. I , M iss J. Murray, lady diving champion. Miss P. Murray, runner-up lady -diving championship; runner-up junior girls l 50 yards free style championship. Miss V. Ryan, runner-up ladies’ 50 yards breaststroke championship. ! S. Anderson, men’s 50 yards free style equal champion (record time). AA\ Mnndy. men’s 100 yards breaststroke champion (record time). J. Oliver, men’s diving champion. I. Job-son, intermediate hoys’ 100 yards free style champion (record time); runner-up men’s 220 yards free style championship. A. Ryan, runner-up men’s 880 yards chamnionship; runpei-up mile championship. C. Ambury, runner-up men’s 100 yards- breaststroke championship. F. Campbell, runner-up men’s diving championship. F. Clarke, runner-up intermediate boys’ 100 yards breaststroke champion shin. Tv. McGlashan, runner-up junior bovs’ 50 yards free style championship. In addition to the successes shown in the list of certificates. Miss P. Murray won the girls’ diving championship and the Hawera team won the flying squadron title, while Miss T. - Cann was runner-up in the girls’ dive, j COMPETITION PROGRAMME. Following the special general meeting of the Hawera Amateur Swimming Club last evening a short programme of competitive events was arranged at, the baths with the following results : Girls’ 25 yards handicap.—Jessie Beamish (4sec) 1, Betty Smith (scr) 2. Men’s 25 yards, handicap.—l. Jobson (scr) 1, M. Spavin (2-sec) 2, C. I Dawdle (scr) 3. ~ Relay, 125 yards.—Miss. E. Kelsen’n team 1, Miss S. Ryan s team 2.