SWIMMING CARNIVAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12622, 6 December 1926, Page 11

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

RACES AT TE ARO BATHS FANCY DIVING DISPLAY. The Te Aro Baths were the Mecco of all swimming enthusiasts on Saturday afternoon, wnen the Wellington Swimming Centro held a carnival, which was a great success. There were many entries and the handicappers had their work cut out all afternoon. The races were keenly contested, there being some remarkably close finishes. The swimmers were all in good form, especially Rix Trott, who is fast making a narno for himself in the swimming world. Watson, Least and Buxton were also in good form. The ladies* inter-club race and their diving competition were well done and received much applause from the onlookers. N The following are the results s—--50yds First-class Inter-club. First heat: Mclvor (seec), 1; Hill (49ec),2; Murrell (scr), 3. Time, 32sec. Second heat: Rix Trott (lscc), 1; Turner (3sec), 2. Time, 35 4-ssec. Final: Mclvor (ssec), 1; Turner (Ssec), 2; Hill (46ec), 3.Time, 30 4-ssec. 50yds Second-class Inter-kilub Handicap. —First heat: Buxton (2sec), 1; Spry (scr) and Allan (4sec), dead-beat, 2. Time, 33scc. Second heat: Raven ( —sec), Pearce (lscc), 2; Dudson (2sec), 3. Time, 33 4-ssee. Final: Buxton (2sec), 1; Raven (Ssec), 2; Spry (Ssec), 3. Time, 33 4rs6ec. 100yds Inter-Club Breaststroke Handicap.—Mason (lsec), 1; Humphy (3sec), 2; Ross (lOsec). 3. Time, OOsec 50yds Ladies' Inter-Club Handicap.— Miss Hall (seec), Institute, 1; Miss Butcher (scr). Institute, 2; Miss Raven (6 sec), 3. Time, 4)osec. . ICOyds Inter-Club Handicap. First heat: Murrell (scr), 1; Watson (9sec) and Allan (6sec), dead-heat, 2. Time, 60 4-ssoc. Second heat: Rix Trott (6 see), 1; Leaek (Bsec\ 2; Blakely (9sec), 3. Time, 60 l-ssec. Final: Rix Trott (3sec), 1; Leask and Blakely, 2. Time, 60sec. Plain Diving (men).—Hicks, 75 points, lj Headland, 70 points, 2. 50yds Boys' Handicap—Rose, 1; Hewitt, 2j Ames, 8. Time, 36 2-ssec. 50yds Ladies' Balloon Race. Miss Raven, 1. . . Boys' Diving.—Rose, 42 points, 1; Haines, 41 points, 2. . , Ladies' Diving.—Miss Wilkie, 62 points, 1; Miss Radford, 59 points, 2. Relay Race, 200yde. Four men teams (each man ewim 50yds).—Lyall Bay D, 1; Maranui C, 2; Wellington Veterans, 3. Time, 2min 14sec. A feature of the carnival Tvas the fancy diving exhibition by Mr Hicks and others. Somersaults, swallow, sandpike, Charles Chaplin, splosh and double dives were among the various displays.