SWIMMING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15384, 22 February 1912, Page 4

SWIMMING.

s NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. II — ,[ (Pr.R United PriKsa Association.) d CIIRISTCIIURC'II, February 21. K The annual conference of the Swimming s Association delegates was held this mornh ing. It \fiu <lecided to recommend tho e council to establish a New Zealand diving y championship, including running, stand't ing, springboard, and lugh (lives, n It was agreed to urge the council to :r secure representation on the Australasian g Council. ie. A recommendation wao adopted to ex--10 chide from amateur swimming persons I; who take part in professional Football. \ Regarding the payment of travelling i- expenses, the delegates recommended the ii, council to facilitate an interchange of y swimmers as far as possible. •c It was agreed that under the ince rules y a competitor lie deemed to have finished o when he has touched the winning pout •e with otic hand clearly out of the water: m that the ollicials at a meeting should not. Ie have power to alter the order of chain1. pion?lii|v,; that the period for applications ;c for records be extended to 11 day?; that e- the frog-kick be insisted on in the brea.itm stroke championship. d The standard for tlm ladies' champion2. ship ww recommended to bo fixed at lmin •i' Msec for the 100 yards and 2min 45sec for o the 220 yards. n It was agreed that the New Zealand re championships for 1914 he allotted to id Hawkc's Uav.