SWIMMING

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6844, 25 February 1929, Page 8

SWIMMING

Primary Schools Hold Annual Championships CAMPBELL (CENTRAL) IS BOYS’ CHAMPION PATTY SPORLE (FEILDING) EASILY WINS GIRLS’. Warm summer sunshine and a cloudless sky smiled upon the Manawatu primary schools’ swimming championships which wore held on Saturday afternoon in the baths of the Terrace End school. Favoured by such pleasant conditions, the success of the carnival was assured, for entries were exceptionally heavy and the organisation in capable hands. Tho only disappointing feature of an otherwise most successful afternoon was the lack of support on the part of the general public. The racing was most interesting and deserved a much larger audience than it received. There was, however, no lack of numbers or enthusiasm ou tho part of the. youthful barrackers, who let no competitor want for encouragment. The events were, in tho majority of cases, closely contested while particularly in the. girls section, some very fast times were recorded. The girl’ championship was won by Patty Spoilo, of Foilding Convent School, who secured 20 points, while the runner-up was D. Munn, of College Street with 8 points. Patty "‘•Sporle put up a particularly fine performance which is referred to elsewhere in the Fc-ilding section. The boys’ championship was more eioselv contested and was won by C. Campbell of Central (13 points) with his schoolmate J. Hopkins, three points behind. Campbell secured first place in the 50yds and 75yds, and second place in the 150yds events. Results in tho various events wero as follow, the schools to which the competitors belong are designated, “C” Central, “Col”, College St., “Alan” Manchester St. *T.E.” Terrace End, “Lyt.” Lytton St.

Boys’ Events. 50yds—1st heat: Campbell (C.) 1, Colbourne (C) 2. Time, 38 2-Ssees. Second heatt Tims (T.E.) 1, McMurray (Col) 2. Time, 38-secs. Third hc-at: Burns Alan) 1, Dauick (Col) 2 Time, 41 2-ssecs. Final: Campbell 1, Tims 2, Colburne 3. Time, 38 2-ssecs. Won by a yard. 75yds— First heat: Campbell (C) 1, Tim-s (2), Hopkins (C) 3. Time, 64secs. Second heat: Colbourne 1, AtcAlurray 2. Alutch (T.E.) 3. Time 64 2-ssecs. Final: Campbell 1, Colbourne 2, Tims 3. Time, 63 2-5. Won by three yards.

100yds: Hopkins 1, Hankins (Col) 2, Tims 3. Time, 93sccs. Won by two yards. 150yds: Hopkins 1, Campbell 2, MeMurray 3. Time, 150 2-5. Won by seven yards. 50yds breaststroke: Colbourne 1, T. Coates (T.E.) 2. Time, 48secs. Diving: H. Mutch (T.E.) 1, Campbell (C.) 2. There were 12 competitors the judges being forced to call on four competitors to dive again in order to decide.

Boys’ 100yds relay championship: College St. (D. AlcAlurray, I. Hankins, K Dauich, E. Greedy) 1, Central 2, Terrance End 3. Time, 75secs.

Girls’ Events. 25yds—First heat: P. Sporle (Fig. Con) 1, D. Alunn (Col) 2, M. AlcKenzie (C) 3. Time, 18 l-ssecs. The winner cut 3 l-ssecs off standard time. Second heat: N. Harrison (Man) 1, B. Parks (Lyt) 2, F. Edwards (Col) 3. Time, 20 2-ssecs. The . first two competitors broke standard time (22secs).

Final: P. Sporle 1, N. Harrison 2, D. Alunn. Time 18 3-ssecs. All three placed competitors broke standard time.

50yds—First heat: P. Sporle 1, D. Munn (Col) 2, Time, 41 4-ssecs. Both girls broke standard time, the winner cutting off 3 l-ssecs. Second heat: N. Harrison (Man) 1, M. McKenzie (C). 2. Time, 47 1-5. Pinal: P. Sporle 1, N. Harrison 2, D. Munn 3. Time, 45secs. The winner covered, the distance in standard time. Won by a yard. 75yds: P. Sporle 1, D. Munn 2, M. McKenzie (C.) 3. Time, 75 2-ssecs. The first girl took 5 3-ssecs off the standard time for the distance while the second competitor also broke standard. The race was won comfortably. 100yds: P. Sporle 1, D. Munn 2, J. Tucker (Col) 3. Time, 98sees. The winner did the distance in 4secs below standard time. Won by ten yards. 25yds breaststroke—First heat: G. Goodrich (C.) 1, Time, 23 2-ssecs. Two competitors were disqualified. Second heat: K. Edwards (Col) 1, P. Hebden (T.E.) 2. Time, 25sees. Final: G. Goodrick 1, K. Edwards 2, P. Hebden 3. Time, 25secs.

Diving: B. Parks (Man) I, D. Munn (,Col) 2. Pour competitors, the standard being considerably below that shown in the boys’ section.

Girls’ 100yds relay championship: Terraco End (P. Hobden, E. Freney, B. Dudley and B. Pierard) 1, Central 2. College St. 3. T:me, 94 3-5.