SWIMMING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 8 September 1923, Page 9

SWIMMING.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION

! The council of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association met recently, Mr. W. E. D. Bishop presiding;. There were also present: Messrs J. W. Toomey (Canterbury), C. Bryant (Wanganui'), W. H. Benson (Otago), F. G. Dunn' (South Canterbury), J. Cameron j (Hawke's Bay), A. R. Jacobsen (Mana- • |watu), J. R. Buchanan (Nelson), and: B. O'Neill (honorary secretary). I ! The rules relating to the New Zea- j land championships were amended to ' provide that the cost of championship medals shoiild be a first charge against championship meetingSj and that th«

3 : profits from meetings should be divided 1j in the proportion of 60 per cent, to i the controlling centre and 40 per cent. - to the council, r On the application of the Wanganui ? Centre the following programme for f tlie New Zealand championships -was - approved:—JTirst day, January 26, - iy24: One-mile championship, iOOyus lades' championship, 220 yds mtcrmedi- ' ate boys' championship, 50yds junior • girls championship, 100 yds junior boys- - championship, 75yds junior girls' breast stroke championship. Second day January. 28: 2l>oyds New Zealand chanV I pionship, 880 yds intermediate boys' championship, 75yds intermediate giris' i championship, 50yds junior girls' breast , stroke championship, 75yds junior boys' \ breast stroke championship, 150 yds { back stroke champ.onsnip, 22O\ds ladies' breast stroke championship, divino--5 championship for intermediate bovsT , ihird day, January 30: 880 yds chain-i j pionship, 220 yds breast stroke cham- . pionship, 100 yds intermediate girls' : championship, open diving champion- ' !r}n Pj, yds Junior girls> championship t 440 yds junior boys' championship 44() s yds ladies' championship, ladies'' div- . ing championship. 100 yds intermediate boys championship. Fourth day, Feb- > ruary 1: 440 yds championship 100 yds , intermediate championship, open diving s championship (final stage), 220 yds ' • ladies championship, --,500 yds flying • squadron race, water polo final. ' • The following were fixed as the com- • pulsory dives for the next New Zea- ' iand diving championship. :—Open national championship: Pike dive, stand- (?°! 17)' half scre^' backward (No Id), hunch dive, running (No. 10), and borer -forward,, running (No. 22) Ladies' championship: Header, forward ' standing (No. 5) ;> header backward (No' S); forward jump, standing (No. 1): header, forward, running (No 6) Intermediate boys (for the Benson Cup): Header backward (No-. 8); pike dive, • running (No. 18); header forward, runl ?x" S fix 0' "^ > and huncb dive running , (ISO. 10). " I