BRILLIANT SWIMMING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21116, 25 February 1932, Page 12

BRILLIANT SWIMMING.

SPRINT BY MISS STOCKLEY. RECORD TIME MADE IN SYDNEY. A brilliant ICOyds. sprint was made by Miss Ena Stockley. former New Zealand lady champion, in Sydney last. week. As first girl for Sydney Club in a 500 yds. teams' race championship, Mi.ss Stockley completed (he hundred yards in 645, breaking Miss Jean Cocks' New South Wales record by 4-ss. The watches of six officials agreed upon Miss Stockley's time, but, unfortunately, having been done in a relay race, it cannot bo granted recognition ns a record. Miss Stockley holds the New Zealand standard of 655. In the couise of her kv,im Miss Stock-ley covered 50 yards in 28 l-ss. eclipsing the Australian and New Zealand record of 23 2-ss, held jointly by herself and Miss V. Armstrong. Sydney. The opinion is held in Sydney that in a pool offering better conditions for competitions than the Coogee Aquarium Baths, in which the teams' race was decided. Miss Stockley would be capable of taking only 62s for 100 yards. After nine years (is a competitive swimmer, the ex-New Zealand girl is still in the very front rank of the world's foremost lady swimmers. Sho is now tho main hope of New South Wales in a 100-metres scratch race at a carnival in connection with the Bridge Games next "month. Among the competitors will be the Olympic Games nominee. Miss Frances Bull, of Melbourne, who recently won the Australian championship in the sensational record time of 62 3-ss.