CHAMPION SWIMMERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20472, 25 January 1930, Page 13

CHAMPION SWIMMERS.

NEW ZEALAND CONTESTS.

THREE AUCKLAND SUCCESSES*

TWO TITLES FOR BRIDSON,

[BY telegraph.—press association*.] GREYMOUTH, Friday.

Tho Dominion amateur swimming championships wero commenced this morning at the Municipal Baths and wore continued in fine weather this evening before a largo attendance. Results are:— 50 YARDS JUNIOR GIRLS. First Heat. —D. Smith (Ashbarton), 1; Strong (Auckland), 2. Also started: Rodges (South Canterbury), M. House (Wellington). A close finish. Time,3ss.! Second Heat. —D. Rainey /Auckland), 1; M. Sutherland (South Canterbury), 2. Also started: Olds (Otago), Low (Can«, terbury). Won easily. Time, 35 2-ss. Final.—E. Rainey, lj D. Smith, 2; T.Strong, 3. Won by a touch. Time, 33 3-ss, a New Zealand record. The win? ner was slow to begin, but finished well. Strong was 2ft. away.

100 YARDS MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP. First Heat. —Bridson (Auckland), 1; Moorhouse (Canterbury), 2; Bolam (Canterbury), 3. Won by yards. Time; 513 2-ss.

Second Heat.—Stokes (Canterbury), 1; Claridge (Wellington), 2, Enwrightj|| (Auckland), 3. Won by 2ft. Timej; 62 l-ss.

Final.—Bridson, 1; Stokes, 2; Claridge, 3. Won by 3yds. Moorhouse also Btarted. Time, 58 3 -ss. Th-> winner led from the outset. Stokes put in a game challenge on the final lap.

220 YARDS INTERMEDIATE BOYS. First Heat.—R. Gillate (Wellington), 1; J. 0. Hattersley (Canterbury), 2. Also started: M. Redman (Hawke's Bay), M. Souten (South Canterbury). Time, 2m 55 4-ss.

Second Heat. —E. McConville (Canterbury), 1; A. Thomas (Auckland), 2. Tho only starters. Time, 2m 50 3-ss. Final. —McConville, 1; Gillate, 2; Hattersley, 3. Won by 12 yards. Time, 2m 41 l-ss—a New Zealand record. The winner led from the outset, gaining in every lap. 100 YARDS JUNIOR BOYS. Final. —R. Geddes, 1; N. Jarvis, 2; N. Crump, 3. Won by three yards. Time, 66 l-ss. The winner led throughout. 400 YARDS LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. : Final.—Miss K. Millar (Wellington), 1; Miss M. Jepson (Otago), 2. Won by over 16 yards. Time, 6m 22 l-ss. Miss Farquhar (Auckland) also competed. Tho winner made no race of it. ■ ONE MILE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP. G. Bridson (Auckland), 1; A. Stokea 1 (Canterbury), 2; H. Bailey (Otago), 3.-' Time, 24m 31 3-ss. Also competed: H. Mulloy (West -Coast). The winner led all tlie way. His nearest attendant was Stokes, who hung on for half a mile, after which Bridson established a big lead and finished over a lap ahead of Stokes. Tho third man several laps:away.

OPEN PLAIN DIVE. R. C. Calder (Otago), 1; B. Young (Auckland), 2; W. Kcesing (West Coast),

LADIES' INTER-CLUB HANDICAP. Final.—Miss Y. Smith, 2s, 1; Miss J., Bremer, scr, 2; Miss A. Rodgers, Is, 3 ; Won by two feet. Time, 355.

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS' "bREAST- J STROKE CHAMPION SHIP. Final. —M. Mathieson (Otago), 1; M.Ryder ((Auckland), 2. Won very easily by 6yds. Time, 64 2 ss—a New Zealand - record.

50 YARDS MEN'S HANDICAP. Final.—J. Macdonald, ss, lj J. Enright, scr, 2. Time, 31s.

WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP. Auckland (3) beat Otago f2), Wellington (3) beat West Coast (1).

NOTES ON THE KACING.

OUTSTANDING COMPETITORS,,

BRIDSON IN FINE FORM. [Br TELEGRAM. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. J GREYMOUTH, Friday. Tho outstanding competitors at tho New Zealand amateur swimming cham* pionships which commenced in the Muni* cipal Baths this evening were R. GeddeS and Miss M. Mathieson (Otago), .MisJ K-. Rainey and G. Bridson (Auckland)! and E. McC'onville (Canterbury). In the first race, the 75vds intermediate girls' breaststroko championship, t!i{| Otago girl, ]Miss M. Mathieson, Te(J throughout from Miss J. Webster (Audi* land) to annex tho title in the splendid timo of 64 3-ss, which reduces her ov.aj Dominion record by 2-ss. Chief interest centred in the lOOvrii}, men's championship. Once again it waSan exciting raco. The confidence of Con* terbury supporters was placed in A. T* Stokes, who was expected to fully extend the brilliant, Aucklander Bridson.' ThS two men were together up to about, the 60yds mark, but after that the issue wa« never in doubt, Bridson going ahead to win easily 3vds in the fast, time of 58 l-ss, compared with I. W. Cam* eron's record of 56 4-ss. Stokes madfl a fine showing, being timed to take 61u t which is a little slower than his best, 59 5-ss. Tho other starters, Claridgej and L. Moorchouse, were at their best, but could not getr anywhere near Bridson or Stokes. A great performance, was put .up l>y, the 12-year-old Auckland junior., Edna! Rainev, who captured the 50yds. junior; girls''title in 35 l-ss. This is 3-5s better! than tho record established in Dunedini two years ago by Z. Howarth (Watiga* nui). Inches only separated the placed pirls, so that D. Smith (Ashburton) and E. Strong (Auckland) must have done good times. After his brilliant swimming since iths commencement of the season Bridson'S defeat by Stokes in the • one mile men's championship would have come as a great surprise. Bridson was simply tho Bridson as Aucklanders know him, and swimming a great race without showing any; apparent signs of fatigue "at any stage, ha led throughout, to win finally by 36yds.. from Stokes in 24m 31 3-ss, which 11 16 4-5s outside D. P. Lindsay's record,-