SWIMMING.
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS,
DOMINION RECORD,
Elec. TcL Copyright—United Press Assn.. SYDNEY, Feb. 12. The ladies’ half-mile swimming chamjionship of New South Wales was won uisily by Mina Wylie in 13min 52sec. The absence of Fanny Durack, holder of he. title, robbed the' event of much in.crest. *
;Per Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, last- night
The national swimming championships concluded on Saturday in splendid vent her, n.nd in the presence of a large attendance.
The principal event, the 440 yards' jhnmpionship, was von by Cunold (Auckland), with Bachelor (Canterbury) second, and Olaridge (Wellington) third, liie time was 4.44 4-5, a New Zealand ceord.
In her heat in the 100 yards ladies’ race, Aliss Hoeft-, scratch, covered the Instance in 64 3-ssec, said to be within Fanny Du rack’s best time. Aliss Walrond, Bsec, and Alias Mather swam a lead! heat? in the final.
100 yards’ intermediate boys’ cliamnonship: Fairgrny (Auckland) 1, Bachelor (Canterbury) 2, Claridge (Wellington) 3. Time, 62 2-5, a New Zealand record.
.Breaststroke 100 yards’ inter-club : Woodcock (Wellington), 12see, 1: Boulton (Palmerston), sscc, 2; Deem (Christchurch); 4seo, 3. Diving: Walker 1, Hicks 2. Canterbury won belli the Ynldhursl and the War Memorial Shields.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15748, 13 February 1922, Page 8
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