GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 74, 24 February 1938, Page 12

GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL.

ANNUAL SWIMMING SPORTS. In gloriously fine weather the annual swimming sports of the Palmerston North Girls’ High School were held yesterday afternoon. The senior championship was won by B. Cowley and B. Spear, who were equal with 12 points, E. Henderson being runner-up with 8 points. J. Watchorn was the winner of the junior championship with 23 points, and J. Hart with 11 points was runner-up. The house points resulted as follow: Brown 94J, Red 61L Purple 47-J-, Orange 44£, Blue 19J, and Green 13. Results are as follow:

Form 111, 25 yards freestyle.—M. Beattie (Orange) 1, G. Cook (Brown) 2, N. Oliver (Purple) 3; time, 18-Jsec. Senior championship, 25 yards freestyle.—B. Cowley (Brown) 1, E. Henderson (Brown) 2, M. Williams (Purple) 3; time, 16sec. Junior championship, 25 yards freestyle.—J. Watchorn (Red) 1, J. Hart (Orange) 2, G, Sankey (Brown) 3; time 15sec. 1

Double oar. —E. Henderson and B. Spear (Brown) 1, B. Walker and D. Dean (Blue) 2, N. Oliver and N. Esau (Purple) 3; time, 21sec. Form 111, 25 yards breaststroke.— M. Niven (Purple) 1, N. Esau (Purple) 2, N. Oliver (Purple) 3; time, 21sec.

Senior championship, 25 yards backstroke.—B. Spear (Brown) 1, B. Cowley (Brown) 2, C. Wilson (Purple) 3; time, 19 2-ssec. Junior championship, 25 yards backstroke. —J. Watchorn (Red) 1, J. Hart (Orange) 2, M. Sheppard (Purple) 3; time, 20 4-ssec. Musical tyres (novelty event).—J. Watchorn (Red) 1, M. Whyte (Red) and P. Remington-Jones (Blue), equal, 2. Forms IV, V and VI, 25 yards freestyle.—J. Allan (Brown) 1, A. Seifert (Brown) 2, M. Aikman (Red) 3; time, 18sec. Plate diving.—J. Watchorn (Red) and B. Cowley (Brown), 6 plates, equal, 1; J. Reed (Brown), 5 plates, 3 Senior championship, 25 yards breaststroke. —E. Henderson (Brown) 1, B. Spear (Blue) 2, C. Wilson (Purple) 3; time, 20 l-ssec. Junior championship, 25 yards breaststroke. —J. Watchorn (Red) 1, E. Richardson (Orange) 2, M. Abraham (Purple) 3 ; time, 20 l-ssec. Senior championship dive. —M. Williams (Purple) 1; D. Dean (Blue) N. Dron (Brown) 3. Junior championship, 75 yards treestyle.—J. Hart (Orange) 1, G. Sankey (Brown) 2, E. Richardson (Orange) 3; time, Imin. 6 4-ssec. Senior championship, 75 yards freestyle.—M. Goodwin (Orange) 1, B. Cowley (Brown) 2, B. Spear (Brown) 3; time, Imin. 4 3-ssec. Junior championship dive —J. Watcnorn (Red) 1, E. Richardson (Orange) 2, N. Randall (Orange) 3. Forms IV, V and VI, 25 yards breaststroke.—M. Aikman (Bed) L B. Moor (Green) 2, B. Booker (Brown) 3; time, 20 4-ssec. Long plunge (senior championship). —M. Murray (Green) 1, B. Spear (Brown) 2, B. Cowley (Brown) and J. Reed (Brown), equal, 3. Long plunge (junior championship). —B. Smith (Red) 1, J. Watchorn (Red) 2, M. Sheppard (Purple) 3. House crocodile (six swimmers).— -Brown 1, Purple 2, Red 3. —E. Henderson and B. Spear (Brown) 1, M. Abraham and M. Niven (Purple) 2, J. Watchorn and B. Smith (Red) 3; time. 26sec. House relay.—Purple 1, Orange 2, Bed 3., , ~ T Cork bobbing (novelty event).—J. Allan (Brown) 1, M. Cozens (Purple) 2, M. Aikman (Red) 3.