SWIMMING CARNIVAL TO-NIGHT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 30 January 1936, Page 2

SWIMMING CARNIVAL TO-NIGHT

EXHIBITION OF BACKSTROKE BY L. MOOREHOUSE OLYMPIC GAMES REPRESENTATIVE To raise funds to send a team of swimmers from Nelson to the National Championships, a special carnival is bemg staged at the Municipal Baths to-night. A most interesting programme lias been arranged, including free style, backstroke, breast-stroke swimming, and plain and fancy diving events. A special feature is the appearance of Mr H. Moorehouse, Olympic Games representative, who will give an exhibition of the latest back-stroke style as now used by all champions in racing. This exhibition will be an education in itself as demonsRating the remarkable advance that has been made in speed swimming of late years. The carnival will conclude with a game of water polo between selected teams. This game has caught the enthusiasm of specators locally and the thrilsl and excitement cannot be surpassed by any other game. For the first time for almost thirty years Nelson has been represented at a National Swimming Championship meeting. Misses L. and G. Leyien, and J. Frank competed at the intermediate championships at Hamilton at the beginning of this week, and performed very creditably for a first appearance. Frank gained second place in a. heat of the 220 yards championship, having to accept defeat by that experienced champion, Jarvis, of Otago. Misses L. and G. Lcvien each gained second places in their heats of the 100 yards championship. These representatives have, shown that they need only experience in first class company to enable them to annex some championships for Nelson. Application has been made bv the local centre to the N.Z. Amateur Swimming Association for the N.Z. junior and intermediate championships to be held at Nelson in January of next year, and it is certain that the excellent performances of this year’s representatives at Hamilton will cause the Nelson centre’s application to be received very favourably. The staging of a championship meeting in Nelson would be a great benefit to the city, as some one hundred or more visitors from all parts of New Zealand would be apeparing. The carnival to-night is to assist in defraying the expenses of the team which visited Hamilton. All the competitors are foregoing their trophies and it is hoped that generous public support will be given.