SURF LIFE-SAVERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22714, 29 October 1935, Page 7

SURF LIFE-SAVERS

CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 28. Many matters of importance to life-savers in the Dominion were discussed at the third annual conference of delegates of the New Zealand Surf Life-saving Association. Delegates from all parts of New Zealand attended. A motion was passed that a reel line and belt insignia as issued by the Australian Association should be adopted as the badge *of the New Zealand Association. For the New Zealand championship it was decided that a resuscitator should be timed over two minutes instead of one as formerly. The points for resuscitation were amended as follows:—11-J or 12-} regular movements to the minute, deduct i: point 11 or 13; 1, 10 or 14; 3, 9 or 15; .5, more or less, no points to be given. ' .'. : . The points for four-man championship Were amended as follows:—Getaway 5, belt'man's time 30, beltman's care of patient 5, general proficiency and smart ness 5, handling reel line and patient 10, resuscitation 20. It was also decided that the alarm would be given by the marshal, and that the linesman would proceed to a defined position on the water's edge. The rules were approved with these and other minor alterations. It was agreed that the Australian standard of belt, reel and line should be adopted. It was pointed out that the standard was the minimum one, and it was not desired to hinder any further advance. Wellington was approved as the rendezvous for the 1930-37 championships. The question of amateur status was brought up by Mr Sidford, of Auckland, who pointed out that the Swimming Association was debarring Rugby League players from entry in amateur swimming contests. "It eeems a great anomaly," he said, "to debar a professional footballer from going out in. a belt to rescue a drowning person." It was pointed out that professionals would be debarred only from competitions and that there was no objection to their learning the methods of life-saving. Mr Sidford cited cases of several professional swimmers in Auckland who were unable to enter lifesaving competitions. A committee was set up to approach the swimming authorities with a view to having classed as life-saving events certain competitions at surf carnivals at present termed swimming events.