SWIMMING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19977, 20 December 1926, Page 12

SWIMMING.

WELLINGTON CARNIVAL. (Peb United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, December 19. The 1 Wellington swimming centre held a successful carnival yesterday. In two faces previous records were broken. Results: — 50 Yards Ladies. —Miss Davis (14seo) 1, Miss Lambert (9sec) 2. 50 Yards Championship.—Claridge 1, Watson 2, M’Hardy 3... Time. 26sec. A record for the race, 50 Yards Handicap.—Watson (3sec) 1, MTver (4sec) 2. 100 Yards Breast-stroke. —Claridge \aci) 1, Riddell (3sec) 2. Time, 77sec. 220 Yards. —Rix Trott (scr) 1, Eversleigh (14sec) 2. Time, 2rain 35 l-ssec. Rix Trott’s time _ was Bsec better than the previous Wellington record. 100 Yards Ladies’ Race.—Miss Brody 1 Ladies’ Diving.—Miss Imandt 1. 220 Yards Relay Race.—Wellington A, Hutt, Lyall Bay. Water Polo. —Probables 3, beat Possibles 1. JAPANESE IN AUSTRALIA. (Press : Association —By Telegraph—Copyright.) BRISBANE, December 19. (Received Dec. 20, at 5.5 p.m./ The visiting Japanese swimmers Taikaishie and Saito at the Swimming Association’s carnival easily defeated the Queensland champions in the 100 metres backstroke and 400 metres scratch races, the times being Imin 21 l-ssec and smin 21 4-sseo respectively. ' WOMAN CREATES NEW RECORD. (Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, December 19. (Received Dec. 20. at 5.5 p.m.l The ladies’ 100 yards backstroke championship of New South Wales was won by Miss M. Mealing in Imin 21 3-Ssec—an Australian record. ,