AMATEUR SWIMMING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21543, 15 January 1932, Page 8

AMATEUR SWIMMING

KIWI CLUB’S CARNIVAL GEODES BREAKS BREASTS T ROKE RECORD NEWALL WINS 440 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP A large attendance, record entries, and keen racing, combined to make the Kiwi Swimming Club’s annual carnival, held in the Municipal Baths last evening, one of the most successful aquatic features staged in Dunedin this season. Interest in the meeting was keener than usual, in view of the fact that it marked the last appearance of the intermediate and junior swimmers chosen to represent Otago at the New Zealand Championships before their departure for Wellington, and the form displayed by at least two members of the team, W. Jarvis and R. Geddos, indicated that in their case at least the selectors have made no mistake in their choice. . , The feature of the carnival was the attempt by the Otago and New Zealand intermediate champion, R. Geddes, on the New Zealand intermediate boys breaststroke record of 77 4-ssec, established by C. Heard in 1923. Swimming with a beautiful sweeping stroke, Geddes covered the first lap in the remarkable time of 20 seconds, the 66 2-3 yards in 45 2-5 seconds, and the full distance in 76 2-5 seconds, thus lowering the record by the decisive margin of 1 2-5 seconds. At the conclusion of his record-breaking swim, Geddes was greeted with a hearty round of cheering. Another record went by the board in the Six-a-side Relay Championship, the Dunedin Club’s team lowering the Otago figures of Imin 52sec by 1 2-ssec. W. JJarvis, the speedy young intermediate, also put up an outstanding performance in the 50 Yards Handicap, in which, oft the scratch mark, conceding 16 seconds to the limit swimmer, he recorded the splendid time of 27 2-5 seconds, covering the first 33 1-3 yards in 16 1-5 seconds—the fastest time registered over a lap in the Municipal Baths for many years. Included in the programme was the 440 Yards Otago Championship, m which five competitors faced the_ starter. \. Newall. who took the 220 Yards Championship at the provincial meeting a few weeks ago, winning by a length in 6mm The following arc the results: 33 1-3 YARDS HANDICAP. (Under 14 years.) First heat. —W. M'Casker (Bsec) I. Miss I. Lingstone (Bsec) 2, S. (scr) 3. Five starters. Won by three yards, with a yard between second and BucHand leg vards, with a yard between second and third. Time, 24 2-ssec. Final. W. M'Casker \ W. Btickland Miss Lingstone " Won by two yards, with a yard between second and third. Time, 25 2-asec. 100 YARDS BREASTSTROKE HANDICAP.

First Heat —F. Pearson (lOsec) 1. Miss G Rix (16sec) and J. Durand (3sec), equal, 2. Five starters. Win by five yards. Time, 84 l-ssec. , . Second Heat. —J. O’Driscoll (lOsec) 1, Miss 0. Bnckland (22sec) 2, C. Durand (scr.) 3. Five starters. Won by a foot with two yards between second and third. Time, 89 4-ssec. Final. Pearson * O’Driscoll “ Miss Bnckland 3 Won by two yards each way. Time, 83 2-ssec. 33 1-3 YARDS HANDICAP. First Heat.—H. Adams (6sec) 1, A. Murdoch (3sec) 2. Six starters. Won by a touch, with a yard between second and third. Time, 20 3-ssec. Second Heat—A. Eckhold (ssec) 1, H. M'Gregor (3sec) 2. Six started. Won by a touch, with a foot between second and third. Time, 20 3-ssee. Third Heat.—W. M'Allen (4sec) 1, W. Jarvis (scr.) 2. Five starters. Won by a bare touch, with a foot between second and third. Time, 21 l-ssec. Fourth Heat. —S. Jarvis (4sec) 1, V. Aldous (ssec) 2. Five starters. Won by a foot each way. Time, 21 l-ssee. Fifth Heat.—W. Mason (Csec) 1. J. O’Driscoll (3see) 2. Five starters. Won by a yard each way. Time, 21 4-ssec. Final. Eckhold 1 Adams 2 W. Jarvis 3 Won by a tsuch each way. Time, 20 l-ssec. 33 1-3 YARDS LADIES’ HANDICAP. First Heat. —Miss 0. Barry (4sec) 1, Miss M. Pockson (scr.) 2, Miss P. Taylor (4sec) 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Seconod Heat. —Miss J. Taylor (4sec) 1, Miss G. Rix (Isec) 2, MiSs J. Taylor (4sec) 3. Four starters. Won by a yard with a foot between second and third. Time, 24 3-ssee. Final. Miss J. Taylor 1 Miss G. Rix .. 2 Miss O. Barry 3 Won by a foot, with a yard between secooud and third. Time, 24 4-ssec. 50 YARDS HANDICAP (Under 17 years). ■ First Heat.—H. Adams (9sec) 1, J. O’Driscoll (4eec) 2, Miss M. Pockson (6sec) 3. Five starters. Won by a foot, with a yard between second and third. Time, 34 l-ssec. Second Heat.—W. J. Jarvis (scr) 1, P. Mathieson (ssec) 2, W. W. Auckland (12sec) 3. Five starters. Won by a touch each way. Time, 27 2-seec. Third Heat.—E. Toase (ssec) 1, J. Barry (ssec) 2, S. Jarvis (ssec) 3. Four starters. Won by a foot, with two yards between second and third. Time, 30 4-ssec.

Fourth Heat. —J. Gardiner (14sec) 1, P. W. Harkess (6sec) 2, R. Walker (9sec) 3. Only starters. Time, 38sec. Final. Gardiner 1 Tease .. 2 Adams 3 Won by two yards, with a yard between second and third. Time, 37sec. BLINDFOLD RACE. J. O. Byrnes 1 T. Turnbull 2 R. W. M'Lay 3 33 1-3 YARDS BACKSTROKE HANDICAP. First Heat.—R. Nuttall (2sec) 1, M. Taylor (3sec) 2, A. Thomas (Isec) 3. Five starters. Won by a yard, with a foot between second and third. Time, 24see. Second Heat. —P. Mathicson (4scc) 1, J. O’Driscoll (4sec) 2, S. Fogg (scr) 3. Four starters. Won by a foot each way. Time, 23 2-ssec. Final. Mathieson 1 O’Driscoll 2 Nuttall 3 Won by a foot, with a touch between second and third. Time, 24 3-ssec. 66 2-3 YARDS DUAL RELAY HANDICAP. First Heat. —M. Taylor and Miss J. Taylor (ssoc) 1, J. Barry and Miss U. Barry (7sec) 2. A, Thomas ami Miss M. Poekson (scr) 3. Five starters. Time, 43sec. Second Heat. —A. Murdoch and Miss M. Bewlcy (7sec) 1, W. Jarvis and Miss G. Rix (scr) 2, D. Newall and Miss P. Taylor (4acc) 3. Time, 45sec. Final.

Murdoch 1 Taylor 2 Jarvis 3 Time,, 44 l-ssec. LIFE-SAVING HA NDI CAP. H. Isaacs and V. Newall (4sec) 1 J. Swan and S- Fogg (3sec) 2 J. Faulks and I. Turnbull (ssec) 3 Five couples competed. Timq, 2min 13sec.

440 YARDS OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIP. V. Newall (Dunedin) 1 E. Turgis (St. Clair) 2 M. Taylor (Kiwi) 3 Also started: 13. Kerr and R. Nuttall.' Newall turned first about a yard ahead of the others, who reached the end together. The first 100 yards went by in 73sec, and by this time Newall had drawn out to a 15 yards’ lead over Turgis and Taylor, who, in turn, were about a yard in front of Kerr. Kerr, who was swimming the backstroke as a workout for the senior championship meeting next month, was keeping up with the others in great style, while Newall was forging ahead to such purpose that lie had a lead of a length with a lap to go. Nuttall retired at the end of the eighth lap. Newall, swimming easily, maintained his advantage and gained the decision by a length, Turgis beating Taylor by two yards for second place. Time, Cmin 13sec. RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP. Six a-sido. 33 1-3 yards each. (Title-holders, Kiwi Club.) Dunedin (B. Kerr, V. Newall, J. Byrnes, R. Nuttall, W. Jarvis, R. C. Calder) , 1 Kiwi (J. H. M'Gregor, M. Taylor, A. Thomas, R. Geddes, P. E. Mathieson, N. Hamilton) 2 St. Clair (I. Turnbull, V. Aldous, W. M'Allen, T. Rodgerson, C. Durand, E. Turgis) 3 The only starters. Eor the first three laps there was little between Dunedin and Kiwi, but Byrnes put in a fast fourth length for Dunedin, and thereafter the issue was never in doubt, Dunedin winning by eight yards in the fast time of Imin 50 3-ssec—an Otago record. OTAGO CENTRE MEETING A special meeting of the Otago Swimming Centre was held on Wednesday night to complete arrangements for the despatch of the representative teams to the championship meetings at Wellington and Timaru. Mr J. L. M'lndoe presided. It wag stated that J. Barry and Miss G. Rix had been added to the junior team, and that the necessary finance for the fare of these swimmers had been guaranteed. The centre decided to defray the travelling expenses of the five swimmers oiginally selected, billets in Wellington having been offered. Members of the senior team attended the meeting and the chairman explained that on account of the state of the centre’s finances it would be necessary to make a special effort to defray the cost of the trip to Timaru. The polo team would be announced next week when 10' men would be selected. It was decided that the proceeds of the carnival on February 2 should be put towards the cost of sending the senior team to Timaru.