VISITORS NOT COMING
SUBSTITUTES APPOINTED
POPULARISING SWIMMING,
AUCKLAND, This Day,
Advice has been received by the hon. secretary of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association that the proposed tour of New Zealand by two Australian lady champion swimmers has been cancelled.
The Association originally extended an invitation to Misses Claire Oould■well and Ettic Robertson, and when it was learned that the former was not available, asked for Misses Robertson and Edna Davcy. Miss Davcv is, however, required to swim for New -South W-alcs in the Australian championships to be hold shortly, so the tour has been allowed to lapse. In its negotiations for the visit, the Association had in mind the popularising of swimming in the smaller centres and, in order not to disappoint the many applicants for carnival (dates, it has arranged a Dominion tour by Misses Eva Stocklcy (Auckland) and Kathleen Miller (Dunedin), These two swimmers will commence in Dunedin about February 12 and will tour northwards a» far as Dargaville, whore they should arrive at the end of March. Miss Stockier is the 100 yards free style and backstroke champion and record holder of New Zealand and
Australia, and Miss Miller won the 220 yards and 440 yards Dominion ladies’ championships last week in very fast time, Mrs Miller has been appointed chaperone.—Press Assn.
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Northern Advocate, 31 January 1927, Page 6
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