SCHOOL SWIMMING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23591, 27 February 1940, Page 11

SCHOOL SWIMMING

DILWORTH CONTESTS ONE RECORD BROKEN The annual swimming sports of Dilworth School were held in the Tepid Baths yesterday morning. Outstanding features were the breaking of the record for the 50 yards freestyle, 13 years and under 11. b.v L. W. Williams, and a close finish to the interhouse relay, which was won by Armagh .House in lm .12s. The house points were as follows: —-Tyrone (T.), 2!>Y 2 ; Armagh (A.), 28; Dunjrannon (D.). 20%; Donegal (Do.), 15. Fol-

lowing were the results: — Beginners' Race (width of hath).—L. W. Richardson (A.). 1;. L. O. Clark (A.), 2; W. W. Hanson (D.). Time, 12 3-ss. ."((Yds. ]•"> years and over.—D. S. Beattie (Do.), 1; R. B. 11. Blake (T.), 2: 0. N. Whitcombe (T.). .'5. Time, 31 -I-."is. to l.> vears: T. K. Tin ulta in (A.), 1; C. S. Froude (Do.), 2; D. G. Blake (T.). 3. Time, 32 2-ss. 13 to II years: L. W. Williams (D.), J; D. G. Simons (D.). 2; L. J. Burns (T.), 3. Time. 33 3-5s —a record. 12 to 13 years: A. .7. L. Oavey (D.), 1; 0. G. Taylor (T.). 2; B. .7. Whitton (D.), 3. Time, -10 3-ss. 11 to 12 years: D. I. Cleave (T.). 1; V. S. Smith (Do.). 2; D. A. Groves (A.), 3. Time. 44 I -OS.

2."i Yds, 10 to 11 years.—L. W. Richardson (A.), 1; L. G. Clark (A.). I. S. Robertson (T.), 3. Time, 22 l-."s. Under 10: W. W. Hanson (D.)._ 1; Ti. E. Blake (T.). 2; R. C. Cole (A.). 3. Time. 21 4-ss. 1.33 l-3Yds Inter-llouse Relay.—Armagh, 1: Tvrone. 2; Donegal. 3. Time, lm 325. Neat Dive. —F. ff. Homersham (T.), 1; D. R. Farrell (Do.), 2; R. B. H. Blake (T.) and L. W. Williams (D.). equal, 3. 22()Yds School Championship. L. W. Williams (D.). 1; D. G. Blake (T.), 2; D. G. Simons (D.), 3. Time. 3m -J3s. A water-work demonstration of rescue and release methods was sriven by a squad of life-savers under the control of D. S. Beattie.