TECHNICAL SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6844, 23 February 1929, Page 11

TECHNICAL SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS

Meeting Yesterday

Pupils of the Palmerston North Technical school mustered in force at the Municipal baths yesterday afternoon, the occasion being the school’s annual swimming sports. Miss Nola- Milverton, at tile end. of the carnival,was announced the girls’ swimming champion -while C.. Siddells won the like honour on the boys’, side. The club championship went to. Taonui, whose members, boys and girls, scored 55 points, Ngapuhi was -runner up with 3)i points, then came Bangitano .13 points and Arawa, 8. Following are the results:— Girls’ 33 1-3 yards championship: Nola Milverton 1, Neta Hoskings 2, Iris Blundell" 3: Time, 24Sees. Boys’ 33 1-3 yards championship: Siddells 1, C. Thomas 2, L Carruthers and Hands, deadheat 3. Time, 24 8-ssccs.

Girls’ low dive: Nola Milverton 1, Phyllis Davison 2, Ruth McLeod 3. Boys’ low dive: White 1, Marshall 2, Webb 3. Girls’ 66 2-3 yards championship: Nola Milverton 1, Iris Blundell 2, Eileen Revere 3. Won by two yards each way. Time, 54secs. Girl beginners race,. 25 yards: Ngacro Blundell 1, Pearl Davison 2, Eunice Thacker 3.

Boy beginners race: Stewart 1, Lashlie 2, Smith 3. Time SOsccs. Won by four yards. Girls’ 100 yards championship: Nola Milverton 1, Jean McDonald 2,, Eileen Peters 3. Time lmin 31secs. Won by 15 yards. Boys’ 100 yards championship: Siddells 1, R. Hands 2, I. Carruthers 3. Time, lmin 25 4-ssccs. Won' by ten yards. Girls’ 33 1-3 yards handicap: Winnie Barnes 1, Joan Dwyer 2, Margaret Adamson 3. Time 33secs. Won by a yard. ... Boys’ 33 1-3 yards handicap: Metcalfe 1, Tucker. 2, Campbell 3. . Time 26 2-ssecs.

Girls’ high dive: -iris Blundell 1, Nita Hosking 2, Nola Milverton 3. Boys high dive: Metcalfe 1, Carruthera 2, Woollett 3. Girls’ breaststroke, 33 1-3 yards: Nola Milverton 1, Eileen Revere 2, Nita Hosking and Joan McDonald, dead heat 3. Time, 29 2-5 secs. Won by a yard. Boys’ breaststroke, 33 1-3 yards: McLeod 1, Siddells 2, Opie 3. Time, 32 2-ssecs. Won by a yard. Girls’ handicap; 60 2-3 yards: Gwen Budden 1, Kathleen McMurchee 2, Time, lmin 26 l-ssecs. Won by five yards. Boys’ handicap, 66 2-3 yards: Jensen 1, Chin 2, Tucker 3. 'Time, lmin ssccs. Won by one and a half yards. Club Relay Race (Girls): Taonui (N. Hosking, J. McDonald, NT. Milverton and E. Anderson) 1. Ngapuhi 2, Rangitane 3. Won- by a yard. Time, lmin 47 2-ssecs. Club Relay Race (Boys): Ngapuhi (Hands, Mclvor, Campbell and Siddells) 1, Taonui 2, Rangitane 3. Won by. five yards, Time, lmin 45 2-ssecs.