SWIMMING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13453, 1 June 1907, Page 8

SWIMMING.

C. M. Daniels, the American champion, has announced his intention of competing in some of tho British swimming championships again this year, Ho will, however, only be in England about three weeks, arriving just in time to swim in the 100 yds and 220 yds, and departing after tho decision of the mile. In tho Now York !Athletic Club's bath, Daniels, paced by C. H. Truberibach, recently set uv fresh, American records for. 120 yds of lm. 12 3-Ss., as. against his own previous best of lm. 145., and for 150 yds of lm. 34 2-55., as against his own previous best of lm. 365. An announcement has boon made by M. Desgrango, editor of tho Auto (Paris),. that he will select throe of tho best Frot-ch long-distance swimmers, who will essay to swim tho Channel this year on tho relay system. '\ Tho method to be adoptee' is quito simple. Tho first swimmer will ie> main in the water until, owing to exhaustion or inability to make headway against the currents, lie is compelled to abandon tho . attempt, whereupon the second will take his place. Tho latter will be relieved by the third swimmer, if necessary, in like manner. A' condition of the swim is,. that a swimmer, onco having abandoned tho attempt; shall not return to the water. Ait international challenge accompanies the announcement of M. Dcsgrango's proposal. Those three French swimmers (whoso names are not given) are prepared to meet the best; trios of other nations in lao attempt. . , ~ . :■;-.■ . '. This Slate (says tho Sydney Sportsman) has given birth to some of tho greatest swimmer* tho world has ever seen—the, Cavills (Percy and. Dick), Fred Lane, Cecil' and Reg Healy, ' George Read, and th*> greatest Roman of them all, poor .Barney Kic-ron. Again, look at our lad*: Cook, 61 l-ss. for a ,100 yds; Barry, McQueen, Hardwick, Hill, and that, marvellous ; distance boy, who lowered Billington's 1000 yds record on Saturday last, Oscar Dickman. Name our budding champion I Why, they come in so fast that it is tiresome work trying to keep a tally. The times these boys put up on every occasion when they open out would make Englishmen stare, for tho boys' record for England was lm.' •19,1-ss. last season. In Sydney kiddies nob 12 years of ago can do that time, and take spell half-way. . The young Melbourne athlete, G. A'.* Wheatley to wit, who toured New Zoalanuwith Shrub!) and Duffey, has taken up his; .residence in Sydney, and will bo available for the Australasian championships, to be held at llobart.