BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6849, 2 March 1929, Page 11

BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS

Penman Senior Champion [ Yesterday afternoon, the Boys’ High School swimming sports were held in the school baths. The senior championship was taken by Penman with nine points, Riddell with six points being runner-up. Millar and O’Shea tied for third with one point each. Neilson, with seven points, took the school's junior swimming champion. Apatari was runner-up with six points, while Fletcher and MeCqrkindale notched threo and two points respectively. Events were got off expeditiously under the direction of the schoct staff. Detailed results are:— Senior Championship Events. 50yds.: Penman 1, Riddel 2, Millar 3. Time, 31 3-5. 100yds.: Penman 1, Riddell 2. Time, 74 3-10 secs.

225yd5.: Penman 1, Riddell 2, O ’Shea 3. Time, 3min. 24sec. Junior Championship Events.

25yds.:'First heat, Neilson 1, McCorkindalc 2. Time, 14 1-5. ■ Seeond heat: Apatari 1, A,. Fletcher .2, —. Rodgers 3. Time, 14 3-5. Final; Apatari 1, Neilson 2, Fletcher 3. Time, 14 3-10sccs. 50yds.: Apatari 1, Neilson 2, Fletcher 3. Time, 33 : 2-5. 100yds.: Neilson 1, Rodgers 2, Fletcher 3. Time, 1.15 3-5. Handicap Events. 25yds. open: Tremewan (lsec.) 1, Cooper (3sec.) 2, Smith (3sec.) 3. Time, 17 2-ssecs. 25yds., under 14: Allen (ssec.) 1, P. Smith (scr.) 2, Bary (4sec.) 3, Time, 20 2-5.

25yds. (14-15): McLean (4see.) 1, Lees (3sec.) 2, Kenning (lsec.) 3. Time, 20secs. - 25yds., under 16: Lang (4sec.) 3, Chin (scr.) .2, Davenport (3sec.) 3. Time, 16 3-ssec. 50yds. open breast-stroke: Simpson (3sec.) 1, Roe (2see.) 2, Webster (s<fr.) 3. Time, 46 3-10 secs. Learner’s race: Wareham 3, Cater 2. 50yds. open: Ducker (scr.) 1, Cooper (4sec.) 2, Delany (2sec.) 3. Time, 37 1-5. 25yds. breaststroke, under 14: Boag (scr.) 1, Sinclair (3scc.) 2,\ Sandham (2sec.) 3. Time, 25 3-5. 75yds. three-stroke: Simpson (4sec.( 1, Metcalfe (scr.) 2, Webster (Ssec.) 3. Time, 1.15 1-5. 25yds. breaststroke, open: L. Bradley (scr.) 1, Cumming (4secs.) 2, Webster (scr.)3. Time, 24 1-10. 50yds., under 16: Hatch (lsec.) J* Rees (4sec.) 2, Dawick (2sec.) 3. Timer 43 1-5. .. .

50yds. backstroke handioap: Taylor (4sec.) 1, Stancombe (scr.) 2, Bowler (4sec.) 3. Time, 66secs. • 100yds. open handicap: Henderson (ssecs.) 1, Metcalfe (scr.) 2, Delany (3sec.) 3. Time, 1.33$ secs. 25yds. breaststroke, under 15: Kenning (2sec.) 1, Pattle (scr.) 2, Petrie (4secs.) 3. ' Life-saving race: Webster and Gabites (Bsec.) 1,- Rowe and .Hfidebrandt (scr.) 2. Time, 1.46 secs. (. . Diving. Neat header: A. Fletcher 1, Webster 2, Neilson 3, Long plunge: Brown (scr.)' 45ft. 10$ins. 1, Coulton (Sins.) 2,'C. Taylor (3ins.) 3. , . ;

Fancy diving: Fletcher 1, Hildebrandt 2, Evans S.