SWIMMING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21758, 24 March 1934, Page 9

SWIMMING

PRIMARY SCHOOLS' SPORTS The anfciua! championship carnival of the .Auckland Priraafry Schools' Swimming and Life-saving Association will be at the Calliop6 Dock this morning. Heats and semi-finals will be held. The following surfmen have been assigned by the Surf Life-saving Association for duty:—H. E. Vail (captain), J.- Webb, L. Strude, K. Massey, W. Raraey, I. Munroo (North Shore), 'G. Cameron (Brown's Bay), K, Kea.r XTakapuna), ; i " " ~~" ~" ! - WAITEMATA CLUB'S CARNIVAL The first contest for the Walmsley Shield, a trophy presented by Mr. Harold Walmsley, will be decided at the \Vaitemata Aniateur Swimming. Club's carnival in the. Tepid Baths on Monday evening. The shield is for an inter-club relay race of 233 1-3 yards, seven men a team. ' • In addition to a good programme 6f handicap events, four swimmers will attempt to set new Dominion records. The New Zealand backstroke champion, W, Wharcaitu, has been brought to Auckland specially to make an attack on the 150 yards record of lm 46 S-ss, held by.G. Low, of Canterbunr. Miss Barbara Lewin. the Auckland sprint champion, will try to make fresh figures for 100 yards and. 100 metres freestyle. The record for 100 yards is 64 4-ss, ; held by Miss Farquhar, and that for 100 1 metres i? 71 4-ss. by Mias E. Stockley. A. Pascoe will endeavour to beat L, Olds' junior boys' record for 440 yards, of 6m 47 3-ss, and Miss M. Black will attack the junior girls' record for 50 yards of 30 2-ss. held by Mies D..Symon, of Invercargill. Whareaitu, who_ is one of the fastest free-gtyle sprinters in the Dominion, and. holds the national record for 50 yards, will race against N. Crump and R. Prankham m the 60 yards open handicap. _ . HARBOUR RACE Handicaps for the Ponsonby Amateur Swimming Club's three-mile harbour race from Chelsea to Shelly Beach baths this afternoon have been declared as follows: —C. Buchanan, scr: G. Smith,,2m; A. Raper, 8m; T. Res, 8m 80s; J. Briggs (holder), S. Jack, L. G. Smith 4m: W. Clarkson, E. Midgeley, A. Kay, C. Dawson, G. Donaldson, 4m 80s; H. R. Watson, C. J. Sidford, 6m: W. Gibbons, A. Day, 6m 30s: A, McDougall, 7m; J. Riohardson, A. Crawford, 8m; J. Leatlrerby, 8m 30s; J, Watson, A. E. Davies, 9m; Miss K. Bull. 9m 30s; W, Keat, 10m; P. Underwood, A. Beard, J. Butcher. 11m; J. Green, T. Bell, R. Sharp, R, Henry. 12m; H. Goldsmith, G. "Usher, 13m; C. Sknner, R Conway. R. Smith,. J. Tait. A. Mosedale. 14m; J. Richards, 14m 30s; R. R. Webster, 17m; R, Todd, 19m;'Miss M. Park, 20m'; P. ;Neale, 22m. : UNIVERSITY' CONTESTS Through qualifying in special trials. Misses Jean Thomson and Mary Gillies .have been, included in the Auckland University swim-, ming team to compete at the-inter-university tournament, in Chriatchurch -at Easter. They were debarred frfcm swimming- at the University Club's, oarnival last - Tuesday evening becauso.they were members of outside clubs. In their absence. Miss J.' Armstrong won the ladies' free stylo events, but both defeated her in the time trials. > ; •