SWIMMING EVENTS

Opunake Times, 24 February 1939, Page 2

SWIMMING EVENTS

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8. E. HURST LAKE SWIM

Leading over the greater part of the distance, R. liickey swam a great race in the annual lake evqnt last night to add the E. Hurst Cup to the Brown Cup, a trophy for a similar contest, competitors faced the start-

°r. and all completed the course of approximately ~0f) yards in ’deal conditions, and a good gathering of spectators who lined the banks were well entertained. 1 ho early leader was the. limit man ./. Hooper, oil IdO secs., but n . McKenzie, (100 had overtaken him at the second buoj'. The position changed again at the third buoy, a here K. Hickey (100 secs.) went into the lead to hold this advantage to the finishing line, where he was 10 yards ahead of the next swimmer. C. McKenzie and Olliver sn]iplied tlu> main interest with a great battle for second nlnce, the latter getting home by r wo yards. Then followed (x. Byars fGS sees.) and. -T. Dudley •scr). K. de Castro, last year’s winner, was not among the first five home.

The official result was: K. Hickey (100 sees.) 3. Glliver (120 secs.) 2, C. McKenzie (100 sees.) 3, G. Byars t 65 secs.) 4, ■l. Dudley (scr.) 5. Won by ten yards, time 8 mins. 8 secs. Other results were; Boys’ under 11 years, 25 yards; J. Shields 1, T. Pope 2. Don Humphries 3.

Boys, under 13 years, 26 yards: TL Shields 1, P. Parker and J. Snell (dead-beat) 2. Girls under 13 years, 25 yards: E. Sharrock 1, J. Taylor 2, D. Humphries 3.

Boys’ championship, 50 yards: A. McKenzie 1, I. Elgar 2, G. McKenzie 3. Time 1 min. 1 sec. Boys’ diving: J. Shields 1, 1. Elgar 2, H. Shields 3. Prizes were provided from a fund to which townspeople generously subscribed. Officials con-

trolling the event were: Starter, Mr. X. Reardon: timekeeper, Mr. W. H. Haggett; judges, Messrs. W. E. and S. M. Smith; boat stewards, Messrs. J. Yep and C. H. Smith; diving judges, Messrs. W. E. Smith and IST. Reardon.