SWIMMING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22136, 14 December 1933, Page 4

SWIMMING

By Newoni.

COMING EVENTS December 19—Otago intermediate and Junior. Championships, Municipal Baths. •• ~ December 26.—Macandrew, Bay regatta. January ll—Kiwi Amateur Swimming Club’s carnival. ’ ; ' January .13—Kiwi Amateur Swimming Club’s Harbour Kace, _ >. January 19, ,20, and 22.—New Zealand Junior and .Intermediate' Championships,- at Palmerston North. ■ r , January 25,^Zenith, Amateur Siyimmmg Club’s carnival. V . February 13.—Dunedin 5 ; Amateur. Swimming Club’s carnival, , , . ■ . Club hours: Mondays, Sfv Clair and St. Kilda Life-saving; Clubs; Tuesdays and Kiwi AmatcurSwimming Club; Wednesdays and Fridays, Dunedin Ama : teur Swimming- Club; .Saturdays, Qtago Centre water polo practice. Club hours from 8.45 to 9.45 p.tn. at the Municipal Baths. Zenith Amateur Swimming. Club, at Y.M.CA. Baths: Mondays, and Thursdays, 7 to 8.30 p.m.; Tuesdays. M 5 to 9.15 p.m.; Wednesdays, 0.30 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 to 8.30 p.m. '• , v - - '■ CHAMPIONSHIP PROSPECTS * Always the, mbit interesting bwimining fixture of the yeß the forthcoming intermediate and junior champioojlnp nieeting» which is to- be'held on. Tuesday,; promises to provide some exceptionally , interesting competition. In the intermediate boys class,there are some particularly promising lads, including such sound o F me F,® as the Jarvis brothers, Jack O.Driscoll, J. Barry, and 6. Munro, .although,, or course, Walter Jarvis,;who ; will he swimming for the last time as an intermediate in championship swimming, would appear to be assured of retaining-his 100 ana 220 yards crowns. It would not be surprising, indeed, to see him turn- in round about 57 seconds for the ,100- yards. Probably his strongest opposition ; over , these two distances will come from his. brother Sydney, who, after his record-breaking swim over the 100 yards at\ the beginning of the season, looks, capable of breaking the minute,, Walter’s best- time for, the furlong is 2mih 38 2-sscc, and as Sydney has, aiready cut out the (distance, in- only two. seconds under this time, a . great tussle should; ensue -betw-eep the pair for the 220' Yards Championship.',- , r J O’Driscoll, whose rise on; the swimming ladder has been somewhat meteoric, is- another. good prospect, among the, intermediate boys, but while it is. doubtful if he can hold the Jar vises, over the 100 and 220 yards, his present form indicates . that they: will find him a stiff proposition in v the quarter-jijdle. . ..The ’ Breaststrdlie Championship' alipssems. to .be ,within' pis reach, and it is probable • that. the issue in this event , will be between him and ■Munro.- ' v; vv ;v ? , ■ ''v’vT T Neil Williams, a brother of the present intermediate boys’ diving champion, has been doing great-'work on the .boards during the past few weeks. “ He is, a game little diver, have- a' ga; at .anything, and already he shows exceptional promise bn. the mbre' difficult numbersv-Tj. ,Eckhold. who was rUnner-Up at the pa’tional Ghanipipnship'Aineetihg > last; Janu-. ary, .will probably? fight: out the. issue with .Williams, but it is; doubtful if he ; Will show . up, in -the harder . dives as well as. Williams, although he is Va finished little exponent of the plain diving- ', . Miss rMayig Pockson’s fPrm apd -past performances entitle her to more than passing notice for the Intermediate Girls Breaststroke Championship,.- and' at the moment of writing, it is difficult to , see who will beat her. Miss ' Nancy Olds, however, will certainly push her along; if she elects to compete. • ; -XisC Among the junior boys : sprinters as C. M'Gregor, D; .Tuekwell, and-W. Williams .will .probably::contest; .the freestyle' events,' and it would not be surprising': to' see the final sprints between the’ two first-named, both : of whom have been swimming wall:’ for the past. few weeks. ;■ • '

. ' ' CLUB. NOTES . , . 1 V„V ; ZENITH. - ‘ ■ Club sessions during" the past have been particularly, busy, and" attendances have been. welUmaihtainedl ..Good i.ytorit has been done In', the teaching many of whom, are progresemg well, The second" half'of each session has been fully taken up by members ,who "are, training for forthcoming carnivals,; as. it is intended, to enter as; many proficient, swimmers as possible with, a view to ’ giving them experience., ?-.r , , A varied and- interesting programme has been drawn up for the clubs nnst annual carnival.to be held on January. 25.Subject ,to the-Otago Centre s .approval, the programme will be asiollows:— 100 Yards Men’s Interclub . Handicap, 40 Yards Ladies’-Interclub Handicap, .50 Yards Men’s Yards Junior . Boys’ and Girls' Handieap.TOYards _OP<m Breaststroke Handicap, *SO Yards Bacfestroke Handicap. 50 Yards Intermediate Boys’ and ■ Girls Handicap, 180 Yards Four-aside Open Kelay Handicap, 80 Yards Junior and Intermediate Dual Kelay Handicap. 60 Yards Life-«aving Handicap (second and fourth methods), 20 Yards Junior Novice Handicap. 40 Yards Umbrella and -Cigar .Race 40 jard 9 Tandem Race, Four-aside Interclub lug of Keen interest is being taken in_ the club’s harbour race, to .be - held. on January 13, and it is expected that there will be some nine or ten starters. The cli* captain (R. H. NuttallJ has not as yet chosen His men for the Otago Four-a-side Championship. G> Field captein himself., are", the only certainties. aM .it will be necessary for W. L.. Colvin, J. Moffat, C. Hayden,'C Jenkins, and G. Coxhead to swim off for the remaining two places in the team. e Probably the. best performance s 0 tar this season is that of W. Cox who, on joining the club five weeks ago, was.a non-swimmer., and who has now Fourth Grade. Cox well his success, as‘he has. not‘ as yet missed one club Session; and, moreover, he is a,conscientious worker. Little Joyce,Anderson, will: soon . be up a grade if she .continues. to wptk as at present, and the. same might, be said of - Miss M. Steven and J. Nickells. both ot whom pay Attention to the coach 8 instructions and try to follow them out. Miss E. M'Lean is another member who joined as a! beginner,., and is now swimming lengths as the result of dose attention to her coaching and regular-practice. M. Buckland, although small, is developing a nice crawl stroke, and will undoubtedly be heard of later. A. Sands has made t great headway, and, with concentration, should be fit to enter competition early in the new, year.

V' . . - KIWI. .; j/v.v With the championships only a.few days away, the intermediates and juniors have been speeding up on the final stages Of their training, and the seniors have, also been doing good work, in view Of .thehandicap events coming up tor. decision. In the junior boys’ class the dub will.be represented in all events by C. ,M Gregor and D. Tuekwell. The latter has not been so regular in attendance lately, y but M'Gregor has been, training steadily. ile has stiffened up. a bit in his arm action, but has been endeavouring to relax more and Reg. Geddes should have him in good fettle for next week’s events , The club is deeply indebted to Mr 1. Mnckillop, a member, of the Otter Swimming Club, London, for the very interest*, ing talk to the club water polo players oh Tuesday night, and v all members- of polo teams are- asked* to attend to : mght,. when Mr Mackillop will gives,further hints to the players. Mf . Mackillop. knowledge of ; the came, . of which he is fine exponent, and, his willingness to assist local players is mudi appreciated,

Two new members who joined up on Tuesday night were Misses D. Cooper a»d E. Tither, the total of new member* for the present season now being over " the 70 mark; the club membership being over 220.' The club bas tardy been so strong in senior members as is the case at the present time, and the coaches are kept fully occupied on, Tuesday nights. \ Miss Pat Jones is showing improvement on the backstroke. Misses - Joan Jenvey and Jean Jenvey are both working hard, and both : will be seen out at the club a carnival in January. , ' , . . . Kiwi will be represented- in the intermediate girls’ events'next‘ week by Misses I. Linkston, N. Olds, and A.' Gillies, -all of-- whom have trained well, and-in the junior girls’ division the club’s representatives will be Miss ,Zoe Wilson and Mis* C. Knowles. The former will contest both freestyle and breaststroke; and. the latter the breaststroke.; , ... u *.V;• : -Miss Doherty, and Miss Donoghue are both keen intermediates who should improve with coaching.- .Misses M. Coljett and M. Gibson are two' of’ the most en-thusiastic-seniors in the club, , and .are regular attenders at the club hours. “Tony” Black is : swimming well at present, and improving hig.'handling of * the water polo ,ball. Jack Pickard has .been (devoting some attention to breaststroke, and,' with- concentration, would fie a- useful swimmer. ? ; •; ~ ".

Miss Lorna Gillies is a very promising intermediate, ..and should not enter competition, She Tacks confidence in her own ability, hut-is now quite capable of giving a, good account of ;herself in the interclub v _ t Reg. Geddes, Miss;M:. Bouitoh, Mr A. Findlay, C, J..Leeden, and P. E. Mathieson were all kept very busy on Tuesday night with the coaching groups, an£ Mathieson later found time to do some fast laps on the backstroke. The club is proud of the. plucky rescue performed by Cyril, Leqden at St. Kilda last Saturday, and it .was just what one would expect of him . to -endeavour to passTt offlightly by declining, to- give his name. Cyril is a great club man and, a versatile,, performer—a useful polo player and a sound breaststroke swimmer.;

G. S. M'Auslan and Doug Freeman are both- busy on the. diving boards. . The former is improving every Week, and-is beginning to do aome . good tomersauUs, The club’s team for. the Four-a-side, Relay Championship. .next week will be selected to-night; .The-A team- for too water polo match-with St. Clair; A on Saturday- night will be':*-fW.- Mason, M. Taylor, D. Pickard.. .K-EJ Mathieson, W. Hamilton; EegriGeddes,- and A. Thomas. v 1 ''J- ■ ■' :TmNEDiN.:■: k ,v

■the-attendance 'at"club hours has been uriugtially> large the,; past '-week, especially .on the children’g night. - . , -An: unsuccessful attemptvwas .|naae;i to organise a water polo practice on Wednesday evening,.'add members should• in future pay more attention to the .orders of the club captain or his" deputy. The final of the 25 Yards Junior Freestyle- R ace V for points of or the - aggregate cup resulted as follows:—-D. Leckie (4seo) 1, 1.. Bills ; (2sec) 2.V Miss J. Clayton i (4sec) 3. TimeV' 17,'4-ssec. ;This was an exceedingly, good race, the six starters finishing, almost together. •, . ' Several ’more hew memhers have'joined, includingD. T. 'and J. F. Lowe, who, .’although they , have not as, yet patronised the -club hour, are quite fair for .Juniors. It is pleasing "to • note Haines has rejoined, and if R. V D. .Hook avails himself .of ' the excellent coaching : pr.o.yided by the club ,he should- be . worth a "place in one of the handicap, relays. -U A. Manning is in the water 'again after a-spell of a few weeks. ' ■' ‘ The next race for the aggregate cup will be- the 33 J-3 Yards Handicap. This ‘race.ig*6pen; to all members under 16 years, and. entrants are ..asked to give their names early in •'the evening in order that the , may ,bd prepared im’time.. 1 ‘ ; The executive will recommendat the committee: meeting to-morrow-night .that the race for the E.'H. James’Harbour Cup 'be held on. Saturday, February 10, as this date seems to. be, the • only; available. one in that month- pwmg., to the numerous regattas. ; . ■ , It: is satisfactory to note, that the programme, for the club’s annual carnival as’ approved By the. Otjigb Centre contains a Primary Schools’ Relay Race. It is how three, years since the club dropped this race owing to the insufficient support accorded’ it by the. schools, but now that the carnival ’is to ■■ be held in February, and ?at the peak of the season/.,the support bught to be forthcoming. The club s .‘fine medals ’ate presented .to the four members: of the Winning team. . The club is fortunate •in ;:Hayin& - the services of the • president of the . Otago Centre, who is a vice-president and handicapper of the, club/, and spares-valuable time, in. the teaching of the juveniles. . ; ‘ '.Members are’: reminded that all, collection cards. must be in next -week.