SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18988, 13 April 1936, Page 12

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

TE PUIA ATTRACTION ROTI)RUA CHAMPIONS j\ trio of Rotorua Maori swimming champions, comprising Miss Newi Kera and Billy Whareitu and B. Morrison, contributed greatly to the success of the special Easter swimming carnival held at Te Puia- on Easter Saturday, under the, control of the Gisborne Surf ami Swimming Club. The carnival attracted a good attendance of the public from Gisborne and from all parts of the Coast. and it was regrettable that the fields in some of the events were not larger. The organising club had hoped for a strong representation of coast swimmers in certain events, but this hope was not realised. Swimmers from Gisborne provided the main strength of the' events, and the Rotorua visitors appeared in practically all the contests for which they were qualified, while in addition the male swimmers from the thermal resort gave exhibitions of turning and of a variety of strokes, which proved of considerable interest to the public. A warm welcome to the Rotorua swimmers was voiced by Mr. E. T. Chrisp, chairman of the Gisborne Surf and Swimming Club, who thanked Miss Kera and Billy Whareaitu and B. Morrison for undertaking a long journey to compete at the carnival. Mr. Chrisp mentioned thai a third Maori male swimmer, in Rako Simon, of Rotorua, would have made the journey but for sudden illness, which had necessitated the postponement of Ins Officials of the Gisborne club who assisted in the conduct of the tournament were Messrs. E. T. Chrisp, announcer and starter, G. Robbie and O. E. Brown, judges, A. Rice, call steward, A. C. R. Anderson and T. R. Gordon, timekeepers, and !)• H. Miller, carnival secretary. . . Detailed results of the competitions were as under : 33j,yds. Girls' Handicap (2 entries).— Miss N. Kera, 1; Miss J. Duncan, 2. 50yds. Boys' Handicap.—First heat: B. Morrison, s'cr.. 1; T. Somerville, ssec. 2; R. Clay, 4sec, 3. Time, 27sec. Second heat: P. Sadler, ssec, 1; M. Hawkins 7sec, 2: B. Hawkins, lOsec, 3. Time, 32see. Final: R. Clay, 1; Sadler, 2; Morrison, 3. Time, 31scc. ■ Ladies' Dive. —Miss J. Garland and Miss G. Kerr, equal, 1; Miss J. Kerr, 3. 33iyds. Open Handicap.—First, heat: B. Foote, 3sec, 1; R. Murphy, 4sec, 2; Iv. Morse, 4sec. 3. Time, 18 3-ssec. Second heat: J. Coop, ssec, 1; B. Morrison, 2sec* 2; W. Whareaitu, scr., 3. Time, 19 2-ssec. Final: Murphy, 1; Foote. 2; Whareaitu, 3. Time, 18 4-ssec. 50yds. Ladies' Handicap.—Miss N. Kerr, scr., 1; Miss J. Garland, 3sec., 2; MissG. Kerr, Bsec, 3. Time, 31 l-ssec. 50vds. Intermediate Handicap.—R. Clay, 3sec, 1; P. Sadler, 4scc, 2; K. Morse, 6sec, 3. Time, 32 3-ssec. Men's Dive {5 entries).—T. Somerville, 1; J. Coop, 2; B. Hawkins, 3. . Noveltv Event, Long Dive (4 entries). —W. Whareaitu, 1; P. Murphy, 2. The winner covered one length. 661yds. Backstroke Handicap (3 entries)."—B. Morrison, sscc, 1; W. Whareaitu, scr., 2. Time, 49 2-ssec. 66§yds. Dual Relay.—Miss J. Garland and T. Somerville, Bsec, 1; Miss N. Kera and B. Morrison, scr., 2; Miss 1. Duncan and P. Sadler, lOsec, 3. ICOyds. Relay.—Miss G. Kerr, 1 . Murphy and Scannell, 12sec, 1; H. Hawkins. B. Foote and Morse, Usee, 2; Miss Kera, Whareaitu, Morrison, scr., 1 3. Time, olsec.