AMATEUR SWIMMING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21196, 29 November 1930, Page 19

AMATEUR SWIMMING.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIPS. BEGG AND OLDS CUPS. BOTH TROPHIES TO ALBANY STREET.' , T* 16 Municipal Baths was again packed the concluding session o£ the Otago primary school*’ swimming £S ons fc ps * wa ? held * With three exfinals only of the various races were swum off, the heats having been decided on the previous evening As was the case on the first night, some «3 e 3 uv emle swimmers showed good P“j se T and J°ur records went by the W- In the girls under 14 years relay the Forbury team clipped 4 1-5 seconds oil the previous best time of 2min \? d &»al of the mixed relay the Normal team repeated its per.formanoe of the previous evening and broke the record (Imin 47sec) by onefifth or a second. S. Jarvis, wno, on the previous evening, had lowered his brother Wyter * record, for the 125 yards boys under 12 championship by three-fifths of a g a i9 U7 am well in the final, although his time was slower than in tne neat, he succeeded in swimming the distance m 16 1-5 seconds—two-fifths of a second under the record time. A new 225® w . aß al ?° established in 125 yards championship by 0. Rix, who covered the distance in 17 2-ssec—-r. 2-0 of a second faster than the record JWut up by M. Pockson last year. In toe final of the same race she put up anqk ?5°T performance in registering 3-586 C for the distance. Twelve. finalists came forward in the fVJ, diving championship, and every one ?Lthem gave a most creditable display, indeed, a marked : improvement was noticeable in-, both the boys and girls’ diving over last year’s standard, and although a few of the competitors showed t 11 eD towards bver-eagerness, all of them showed a remarkably good knowledge of flight and entry. _ As has been the case in previous years, tne competition for the Begg Cup, which is. ff!ven annually for the school gaining the highest aggregate . points, resolved itself into a struggle between Albany street (the holders) and Normal, the former school proving the victors with 29 points, whilst Normal, School scored 25 points, - Albany Street was also successful in winning the Olds Cups for the Standard V boys and girls’ relays.During the evening an exhibition of diving was given by Mrs E. C. Isaacs and Mr H. B. Walker, and Miss A. Flemxiyr and Matbieson gave a display of fancy swimming, both items being enthusiastically applauded. The following are the results:— . 25 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. (Boys under 11.) , Record: W. Jarv|| (Albany Street), D, Roydhouse (Mornington) 1 R. Walker (Normal) ~ ~ 2 W. Bucklanfi (Albany Street) 3 n Won by three yards each way. Time, 21 1-fisec. BOYS' DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP. S. Hall (Arthur Street) ~ X C. Ecthold (Kensington) .. 2 N. Leckie (Moray Place) ..3 WIDTH OF BATHS CHAMPIONSHIP ■ : (Girls under 12). O. Buckland (Albany Street) 1 D. Turnbull (St. Clair) .. ~2 M. M'Fadden (Caversham) .. S SENIOR RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP (Boys under 12). Record: Albany Street, Imin 29sec. , First Heat.—Normal 1, St. Clair 2, Arthur Street 3. Time, Imin 43$sec. Second Heat.—Albany Street 1, Moray Place_ 2,. Musselburgh 3. Time, Imin 44 1-Seec. Final. Albany Street .. .. .. . 1 Normal .. . ’ 2 St.Clair .. .. .. ... ..*’3 Time, Imin 42 2-ssec, GIRLS’ RELAY \ (Under 14). Record; Normal School, 2min 4 4-ssec. First Heat.—Albany Street 1, Macandrew Road 2. Time, 2min 14 L6sec. Second Heat.—St., Ciair 1, Normal A 2, M u r . a .y Flace S. Time, 2min 13sec. a I£ ird a? eat /T Fo $ ury L Normal B i!, Arthur Street 3. Time, 2min 0 3-sseo. Final. ' Forbury .. .. i St. Clair ... -.. " " 2 ’ Normal .. .. 3 ' Time, 2min 2sec., , 66 2-3 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP (Girls over 14), .Record: P. Taylor (Macandrew Road). CO 2-ssee, V. Roycroft (Albany Street) 1 , M. Dunn (Albany Street) .. 2 T. Smith (Albany Street) .. 3 Time, 66 3-ssec. MIXED RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP (Under 14). Record: Albany Street, Imin 47sec. Normal A .. i Albany Street .. .. ” 9 Arthur Street .. .. .| ” 3 Time, Imin 46 4-ssec—a record. 25 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. , (Boys 'under 12.) Record: W. Jarvis (Albany Street). , •10 3-ssec. ! S. Jarvis (Albany Street) .. l H. Duff (Forbury) - 2 T* Roydhouse (Mornington) and A. Moore (Normal), equal ; ’ g Time, 16 l-ssec—a record^ 66 2-3 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. (Boys under 14.) - M. Macassey (St. Clair) .. 1 r (Kaikorai) ~ 2 J. Broadfoot (Albany Street) 3 lime, ,54 4-ssec. GIRLS’ DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP. > 0. Ferguson (Moray Place) 1 i* Gordon (Forbury) + I. Williams (Normal) .... y JUNIOR BOYS’ RELAY CHAM- • PIONSHIP. First heat: Normal 1, Arthur Street 2. AibSS air“l ! 3 Sl - o, * ir *• a. Final. Normal .. .. .. ~ j Mornington | • • • • Arthur Street .. ”. 3 OLEfIB CUP RELAY. Boys. Albany Street ...... i St, Clair '* j. Normal ” 1 Girls. Albany Street ..... 1 Arthur Street ~ .. ’* *’ 5 St. Clair ” 3 33 1-3 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. (Boys under 13.) Record: W. Jarvis (Albany Street), 19sec, S. Jarvis (Albany Street) .. l S* Rustqn (Normal) 2 E. Simkin (Kaikorai) * 3 Time, 22 l-ssec. 33 I ‘ 3 CHAMPIONSHIP. (Girls under 14). Record: P. Renshaw (Moray Place) 25 3 : ssee. 5 Semi-finals. First beat: E. Morrison (Normal) 1 D Seeond beat: A. Gillies (N.E.V.) 1, D Ttol, M b 2"L St " et) P ' Cl »” dl “ .3. Final. E. Morrison ...... i A, Gillies * 2 D. Powell '*. ** 3 Time. 20 3-6 sec. 50 YARDS BREAST-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP. (Boys under 14). Record: L. Olds (Normal), 41 3-ssec. G. Munro (Normal) i J. Roybouse (Mornington) .. 2 D. Alderton (Albany Street) 3 Time, 48sec. 100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. _ , „ (Boys over 14). Record: D. Olds (Normal), 74 2-ssec. »fi eat: F, Chisholm (Normal) 1,

Second heat: J. Hamji (Albany Strest) LE, Payton (Kaikorai) 2. Tima. Imin 38 4-sseo. * Final. Chisholm i Hand .. ” 2 Payton .. . 8 Time, Imin 33 3-ffseo. 33 1-3 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Record: R, Geddes (Moray Place), 20 4-ssec, N. Sword (Arthur Street) .. 1 M. Macassey (St.Clair) .... 2 L. Smith (Albany Street) ..• 3 Time, 21 4-ssec. 25 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. (Girls under 13). Record: M.’Pockson (Kensington), 19 4-ssec. heat: O. Rix (Forbury) 1, A; Gillies (N.E. Valley) 2, O. Ferguson (Moray Place) 3. Time, 17 2-6 sec—a record. Second heat: R. Jarvis (Albany Street) 1, 0. Millar, (Port Chalmers) 2, I. Gordon (Forbury) 3. Time, 19 4-ssec. . Final. O. Rix 1 R. Jarvis 2 A, Gillies ....... 3. BEGG CUP. Albany Street, 29 points .. 1 Normal. 25 points 2 St. Clair, 10 points 8