SWIMMING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18632, 16 February 1935, Page 7

SWIMMING

MEN’S MILE TITLE RESULTS Of HEATS (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last, night. Heats of the mile men’s swimming championship of New Zealand were decided to-night and were marked by the victory in the first heat of ,1- Neville (Taranaki), previously unknown outside his own centre. His time was 23mm. 56 l-ssec., and this was equalled by the winner of the second heat, W. Johnson i Auckland). The results were: First heat. —J. Neville (Taranaki), 1; .1. Watkins (Hawke’s Bay), 2; N. Crump (Auckland), 3. Watkins took the lead just after the start and, maintaining a smooth stroke, increased his advantage to 10yds at the half-distance. Neville and Crump decreased his lead over the remainder of the distance, hut when they were only lvd behind him and 60yds remained, Crump suddenly fell hack. In an exciting finish Neville won by lyd, Watkins defeating Crump by 10yds. Time, 23min. 66 l-ssec.

Second heat.—AV. Johnson (Auckland), ! 1 ; J. O’Driscoll (Otago), 2; C. Buchanan ] (Auckland), 3. Johnson went to the J front at the half-mile and won by 25yds, | O’Driscoll being 30yds ahead of ’ Buchanan. Time, 23min. 56 l-ssec. J

Japanese thoroughness and attention j to detail in sport were referred to by j Mr. .J. C. Fishenden, a vice-president of the Royal Life-Saving Association, when discussing at Christchurch the superiority of other nations over the English in swimming. In conversation with Jap- j anese trainers, said Mr. Fishenden, he I had discovered that the foot or the toe from which the spring from the start came, the evenness of tho shoulders when the swimmer came up from the start, I minute details of turning and breathing, | and other matters were all considered of very great importance. He had also discovered that for the last Olympic Games the Japanese had trained for the 1500yds—over double tho distance, and their three representatives .were in their dressing sheds before some of the competitors had finished tho course. ,