SWIMMING SPORTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 73, 23 February 1945, Page 2

SWIMMING SPORTS

Three school records (senior and junior long plunge and the 53 1-3 yards intermediate backstroke) were broken at the annual swimming sports of tho Palmerston North Girls’ High School on Thursday afternoon, when the standard of swimming and diving was high. The junior long plunge record of 36ft Sin, established in i 943, was eclipsed by Ift llin. by D. Lovell, and in the senior long plunge. G. Taylor exceeded the previous record by 45ft 2in established in 1943. by 9iu. The 1943 record of 26 3-ssec. for the 33 1-3 yards intermediate backstroke championship was lowered by M. Tremaine by 6 2-ssoo. The champions were: Senior, P Marken : intermediate, M. Tremaine: junior. B. Tutty. 'The cups were presented by Mr G. Tremaine, deputy-chairman of the Board of Governors. Members of the staff were the officials, gnd Mr W. C\ Nichols judged the diving. . ' The results are:—Senior championship, 33 1-3 yards freestyle, P. Macken 1, M. Downie 2. N. Hodges 3; intermediate championship. 33 1-3 yards breaststroke, J. Ward 1. M. Tremaine and N. McKenzie, equal, 2; junior championship 33 L 3 yards backstroke, B. Tutty 1, K. Borriu 2 E Wilton 3; diving, junior open, M. Yates 1,1). Lovell 2, G. Baldwin 3; senior open, 33 1-3 yards freestyle B. Oherrie 1, V. Bailey 2 R. Mae Donnell 3; junior open 33 1-3 yards breaststroke, B. Aelieson 1, J. Kyle 2, Baldwin 3; senior championship 33 1-3 yards backstroke. P. Macken 1, M. Downie 2, N Ilodces 3; intermediate championship 33 1-3 yards freestyle, M. Tremaine 1, G. Taylor 2, N. McKenzie and L. Skinner equal 3; junior championship 33 1-3 yards breaststroke, K. Wilton 1, C. Humphreys 2 V. Dean 3; diving, senior open, R. Gold 1, M. Allen 2, B. Cherrie 3; diving, junior championship. E. Wilton 1. P. Snelling 2, M. Brace 3; senior championship. 100 yards freestyle, P. Macken 1, M. Downie 2, N. Hodges 3, intermediate ■ chant juonehip 33 1-3 yards baekstroko, M. Tremaine 1 (record), G. Taylor 2., L. Skinner 3; junior championship 66 2-3 yards freestyle, B. Tutty 1, C. Humphreys 2, P. Snelling 3; senior open 33 1-3 yards breaststroke, B. Booth 1, J. Dean 2, D. Henderson 3; junior open 33 l-3yds freesytle, D. Lovell 1, 11. Eyre 2, B. Aelieson 3; diving, senior championship, P. Macken 1, M. Downie 2, N. llodges 3; junior long plunge. D. Lovell 1 (record), B. Acheson and M. Watkins, equal, 2; diving, intermediate championship, J- Ward 1, L. Skinner 2. M. Tremaine 3; junior championship 33 1-3 yards freestyle, B. 7 utty 1, P. Snelling 2, C. Humphreys 3; intermediate championship 33 1-3 yards freestyle, M. Tremaine 1, G. Taylor 2, L. Skinner 3; senior championship, 33 1-3 yards breaststroke, P. Macken 1, M. Downie 2, J. Mae Donnell 3; senior long plunge, G. Taylor 1 (record), J. .Tenkinson 2 M. Tremaine 3; championship results, senior, P. Macken 1, M. Downie 2, N. Hodges 3; intermediate, M. Tromaino I, J. Ward 2 G. Taylor 3; junior, B. Tutty 1, E. Wilton 2, C. Humphreys and P. Snelling, equal, 3; “catch the train,” J. Dean 1, J. Mae Donnell 2, V. McPhail 3; life-saving. D. Henderson and B. Cherrie 1, P. Macken and J. Dean 2, M. Tremaine and G. Taylor 3; House crocodile. Blue 1, Brown 2, Purple 3; House relay. Brown 1, Orange 2, Purple 3. Results of House competition: Brown 68pts, Orange 54, Purple 53, Blue 28, Green 24, Red 21.