SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15763, 2 March 1922, Page 6

SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS.

The annual combined primary schools swimming sports wore held at the Gisborne School baths this afternoon. V'arious schools took part, in tho carnival, all available space around the baths being occupied by a crowd of excited children. The" disposal of the Joyce Shield for the year is being decided, the shield at present being held by the Gisborne school, and is to go to the school securing the highest total oi points in various events, breast stroke, back swimming, 25 and 100 yards, relay and girls’ 25 yards. Results are as follow :

25 yards’ breast stroke (boys).—lst heat: Clark (Gisborne) 1, Preston (Mangapapa 2. Also started: Muir (Te Hapara), and McKay (Kaiti). Time, 21 3-5. Second beat:—Bloomfield (Mangapapa) 1, Richardson (Kaiti 2.' Also started: McCormick (Te Hapara), Ball (Gisborne). Time 21 1-5. Final:—Richardson (Kaiti) 1, Bloomfield (Mangapapa) 2, Preston (Mangapapa) 3. Tune, 20 3-5. ’

Girls’ 25 yards, any stroke (shield event): —N. ’Sutcliffe (Gisborne) 1, M. Law (Gisborne) 2. A. Smith (Mangapapa) 3. Also started: N. Richardson (Kaiti), R. Holmes (Kaiti). Won by 2£ yards. Time, 20 2-5. Boys, 25 yards on back : —lst heat : J. Pittar (Mangapapa) 1, Muir (Te Hapara) 2, Wauchop (Gisborne) 3. Also started: Albrecht (Kaiti). Second bent : —Dobson (Kaiti) 1, Malcolm (Gisborne) 2, Preston (Mangapapa) 9. Also started : Jackson (Te Hapara). Time 26secs. Final: —J. Pittar (Mangapapa) 1, K. Muir (Te Hapara) 2, M. Malcolm (Gisborne) 3. Time, 22 3-5. Girls’ 25 yards breast-stroke (open): — M. Law (Gisbofne) 1, M. Barton (Gisborne) 2, R. Dowry (Convent) 3. Also started: Mi Hamilton (Mangapapa), I. Boyle (Gisborne.). Time, 22 2-5. Second beat:—D. Laming (Gisborne) 1, K. Morrison (Kaiti) 2, M. Bishop (Gisborne) 3. Also started: A. Gray (Gisborne), B. Ardern (Gisborne). Time. 25 3-5. Third beat: —M. Donnell (Gisborne) 1, Z. Walsh (Convent) 2, M. Law (Gisborne) 3. Also started: P. Hill (Kaiti), M. Moore (Gisborne). Time 30sees. Final: D. Laming (Gisborne) 1, M. Law (Gisborne) 2, M. Barton (Gisborne) o. Time, 25 3-5 1

Boys’ 25 yards, any stroke. —Ist heat : Plank (Mangapapa) 1, McLachlan (Te Hapara) 2. Also started: Murton (Kaiti), Steggall (Gisborne. Time, 17secs. Second beat: Richardson (Kaiti) 1, Piesse (Gisborne) 2. Also started: Pittar (Mangapapa), Muir (Te Hapara). Time 15 2-5. Final: —Richardson (Kaiti) 1, (Gisborne) 2, Plank (Mangapapa) 3. Time, 14 4-5. Girls’ 25 yards any stroke (open):— Ist heat : M. Brosnahan (Gisborne) 1, A. Smith (Mangapapa) 2, H. White (Gisborne! 3. Also started: R. Holmes (Kaiti), B, Ardern (Gisborne), M. Law (Gisborne). Time, 17secs. Second heat: M. Robinson (Gisborne) 1, R. Ball (Gisborne) 2. Also started: P. Hill (Kaiti), R. Dovery (Convent), I. Boylo (Gisborne), 0. Blackburn (Gisborne). Time, 20 2-5. Third heat: M. Sutcliffe (Gisborne) 1, M. Law (Gisborne) 2, K. Zachnriah (Gisborne) 3. Also started: N. Richardson (Kaiti), M. Iluxtable (Gisborne), M. Bishop (Gisborne), M. Barton (Gisboi’ne). Time, 21secs. At 3 p.m. Gisborne and Mangapapa wore level, with 8 points each for the shield.

Girls’ 25 yards (any stroke) : —M. Sutcliffe (Gisborne) 1, M. Robinson (Gisborne) 2, M. Law (Gisborne) 3. Time, 20 2-5.

Boys’ 100 yards: Burnnand (Kaiti) 1, Pittar (Mangapapa) 2, G. Watson (Gisborne) 3. Also started: Bloomfield (Mangapapa), Muir (Te Hapara), Jackson (Te Hapara), Hacche (Gisborne). Time, 1.26 2-5.