IN SENSATIONAL TIME

NZ Truth, Issue 1306, 22 December 1930, Page 13

IN SENSATIONAL TIME

Swimming

Gordon Bridson Hits Out In Great Trial Swim FIREWORKS AT CHAMP. TIME (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) In a practice swim at the Auckland Tepid Baths the other day, big Gordon Bridson, the New Zealand swiinming champion over all distances from 100 yards to one mile, established a time far and away ahead of anything that has held m the Dominion

"■TRUTH" has it on the authority of study the American training methods em- * swimming judges that Bridson ployed m Canada. covered 100 yards m 55 1-5 sees. Back m Auckland, he is training under What is more '(Truth "onan « th t, eyes of experts, and promises to agnation of 'Brldson's surpnsi™ aC R f, Ve^, c " er «»«n8» this seas on career and his saienala form at thl - Bm Cameron. ex-New Zealand chamorelent t^me Is orenaiprf ?n » a 5 thaf pion> now m Australia, was able to do it wiM not 'be Hi ?f a y riH«nn L ound 56 sees - ov er the 100 yards, but he r t epe V at S , n a O n d be eve S n rf ?mpr n o g veL f St Brids™" 6 ° f the amaZinS Versatll^ Of llT^ ASoklwd and thT iSS"z!T What ' is more ' Bridson is eivingeviBridson has been training keenly ever al:)Ie *o reproduce his best form. Cameron since last season, when he astonished all was a failure as a member ol the AusNew Zealand by winning all the Domin- tralian team m Canada, ion and Auckland titles and engaging the Just how good Brldson's unofficial two redoubtable Australians, Noel Ryan time is can be realised when it fs and Owen Griffiths, ma' series of con- stated that Johnnie Farrell, formerly tests extremely creditable to the Auck- of Auckland, and now of Perth, West ! lander, considering the number of races Australia, was fortunate If he cover, ne hart competed m beforehand. • ed 100 yards m 60 sees., though he Then Bridson went to the British Em- waß m New Zealand championship J pire Games m Canada, and, though he class. . . ) did nothing phenomenal against the best Bridson has not competed so far this Empire talent, he swam second to his season. He is having a spell from trainold rival, Noel Ryan, once or twice. The ing over Christmas, and will not be seen point is that Bridson gained wonderful properly m action until the New Year, experience and had an opportunity to Watch out for fireworks then!