SWIMMING CHAMPS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 February 1939, Page 7

SWIMMING CHAMPS.

FAST TIMES RECORDED. VETERAN’S GOOD PERFORMANCE (By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, Last Night. Fighting for championship lauiels, the leading swimmers of the Dominion provided many thrills at the Invercargill municipal baths last night for the concluding events of the New Zealand swimming championships. No records were broken, but this was to be expected, considering the acknowledged slowness of the water in Invercargill, There were many fast times during the evening and the standard of performances was excellent. In her second senior championship race Joyce Macdonald brought Southland its second title of the contests by winning the 200 metres women’s backstroke championship, firmly establishing her claims to the honour of being the leading middle distance and distance swimmer of the contests. A. T. F. Stokes/ the Canterbury veteran, who has made such a wonderful “come-back” this year, won the quarter-mile men’s freestyle championship in convincing style from L. Newell, of Canterbury. Stokes gave an excellent performance, winning by seven yards. Another veteran swimmer showed superiority over younger rivals in the 100 yards men’s breastroko when L. Smith, of Wanganui, won by a touch from W. Dyson, Otago, eight times breaststroke champion of New Zealand. iSmith gave one of Ms best performances in beating a very strong field. The Annette Kellerman Cup, an openwater race, swum at Bluff to-day, was won by A. V. Osmond, of Haivke’s Bay. The water was very cold and only three of the starters finished. The Yaldhurst Shield, for the province gaining the most points in the championship events, was won by Otago. Results: — 100 yards men’s breaststroke. —First heat: W. Dyson (Otago) 1, J. C. W. Davies (Taranaki) 2, H. Horsfall (Canterbury) '3. Won by 2ft. Time, 76 1-5. Second heat; L. Smith (Wanganui) 1, K. Spry (Wellington) 2, K. Shaw (Southland) ,3. Won by a yard. Time, 76 2-5. Final: Smith 1, Dyson 2, Spry 3, Won by inches. Time, 75 3-5. 110 yards men’s freestyle.—First heat: A. Pascoe (Auckland) 1, A, T. F. Stokes (Canterbury) 2, W. Johnson (Southland) 3. Won by a yard. Time, 5.32 3-5. Second heat: L. Newell (Canterbury) I, P. Mathieson (Auckland) 2, D. C. Berry (Southland) 3. Won by a touch. Time, 5.32 1-5. Final: Stokes 1, Newell 2, Mathieson 3. Won by six yards. Time, 5.15 2-5. 100 yards women’s freestyle: Miss C. Garvin (Otago) 1, Miss K. Grey (Auckland) 2, Miss I. .Purdie (Otago) 3. Won by a touch. Time, 65 3-5. 220 yards women’s breaststroke: Miss W. Dunn (Otago/ 3, Miss G.. Lynch (Southland) 2, Miss J. Hannon (Southland) 3. Won by a yard and a-half. Time, 3.25 1-5. 200 metres women’s backstroke: Miss Joyce Macdonald (Southland) 1, Miss Islay Purdie (Otago) 2, Miss Denise Mulvey (Southland) 3. Won by 60 feet. Time, 3.7 3-5. Men’s diving; Ewert (Bay of Plenty) 95.39 points 1, D. Kerr (Nelson) 82.11 2, A. Branks (Southland) 75.63 3. Women’s diving: Miss G. Eix (Otago) 1; only competitor. 500 yards flying squadron inter-centre relay: Auckland 1, Southland 2, Otago 3. Won by four yards, nine yards between second and third. Time, 5.3 3-5. The water polo competition final was won by Otago. Annette Kellerman Cup: A. V. Osmond (Hawke’s Bay), Imin., 1; W. B. Milne (Taranaki), Imin., 2; G. M, Robertson (West Coast)> 2min. 30sec., 3. Time, 21min, -27 2-ssecs. Five mile junior championship: H. R. Baldwin (Auckland) 1, R. H. Knight (Canterbury) 2, C. R. Evans (Canterbury) 3. Won by three length and a length. Time, 12min. 13secs. Half-mile junior championship: H. R. Baldwin (Auckland) 1, H. Williams (Hawke’s Bay) 2, J. G. Croft (Otago) 3. Won by a length and a wheel. Time, Imin. 8 2-ssec. Teams championship:-'Wellington (A, Pennington, T. Roe, J. Wilson, R. Ulmer) smin. 57 2-ssees. 1, Canterbtiry 6min. 17 l-ssecs.