SWIMMING

Southland Times, Issue 23990, 4 December 1939, Page 8

SWIMMING

SOUTHLAND TITLE CONTESTS , MANY ENTRIES FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS The following entries have been received for the Southland junior and intermediate swimming championships to be held in the city baths tomorrow and Thursday. Abbreviations are as follows:—(XP.) Ex-Pupils’ Club; (M.) Murihiku; (C.) Collegiate. INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP 220 YARDS FREESTYLE.—K. Westerby (M.), L. Taylor (C.), D. Westerby (M.). 100 YARDS FREESTYLE—K. Westerby (M.), L. Taylor (C.), B. Westerby (M.). 100 YARDS BACKSTROKE.—B. Westerby (M.), J. Gerrard (M.), J. Robertson (M.). JUNIOR GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP 50 YARDS FREESTYLE (December 5).—M. Gerrard (M.), L. Gellatly (C.), J. Morgan (XP.), J. McGregor (C.). 50 YARDS-BACKSTROKE (December 5).—L. Gellatly (C.), M. Perrelle (M.), O. Wilson (M.), J. Perrelle (M.), B. Croad (C.). DIVE (December 5).—M. Gerrard (M.), . 100 YARDS FREESTYLE (December 7).—M. Gerrard (M.), L. Gellatly (C.), J. Morgan (XP.), J, McGregor (C.),

JUNIOR BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS 220 YARDS FREESTYLE (December 5). —H. Parkinson (M), D. Doake (M). 50 YARDS FREESTYLE (December 5).—8. McKettrick (M), J. McDonald (M), J. Steele (C), H. Parkinson (M), D. Doake (M). DIVE (December 5). —D. Doake (M). 75 YARDS BREASTSTROKE (December 7). —P. Fitzgerald (M), S. Parkinson (M), David Crawford (M), Don Crawford (M). INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS 50 YARDS FREESTYLE.—L. Blakie (X.P.), E. Nutsford (C.), L. Cowie (X.P.). 220 YARDS FREESTYLE.—L. Cowie (X.P.), E. Nutsford (C.). 100 YARDS FREESTYLE.—E. Nutsford (C.), L. Cowie (X.P.), V. Kirkland (M.). 100 YARDS BREASTSTROKE.—B. McNeilage (C.), R. Cockerill (X.P.), A. Bridgeman (C.), B. Morgan (X.P.). 100 YARDS BACKSTROKE.—L. Cowie (X.P.) DIVE. —D. Kirkland (M.), L. Blakie (X.P.). 100 YARDS BREASTSTROKE HANDICAP.—B. Morgan scr, K. Shaw lsec, I. Mitchell 7sec, A. Mair 9sec, B. Phillips 12sec, Miss S. Brown 16sec, Miss D. Clark 17sec, Miss B. Fitzgerald 22sec. TINY TOTS’ WIDTH HANDICAP.— A. Robinson scr, R. Carran lsec, Miss N. Taylor 2sec, J. Wilson 3sec, W. Pasley 3sec, Miss J. Hamilton 3sec, Miss N. McDonald 3sec, Miss D. Simpson 4sec, Miss P. Smith 4sec, G. Mclndoe 4sec. TINY TOTS’ 33 1-3 YARDS HANDICAP.—R. Aitchison scr, R. Carran lsec, J. Popenhagan lsec, R. Rice lsec, K. Gerrard 2sec, A. Robinson 4sec, D. McCormick 4sec, T. Pasley 6sec, J. Wilson Bsec, W. Pasley Bsec, Miss N. Parkinson 12sec.

100 YARDS OPEN FREESTYLE HANDICAP.—In the final of this race A. C. Millar (X.P.) will make a special attempt on the Southland men’s 100yds

freestyle record of 59 4-ssec. The present record holder is P. H. McGrath. 100 YARDS OPEN FREESTYLE HANDICAP.—A. C. Millar scr, J. Cameron 3sec, M. Jones ssec, J. H. Alexander- 6sec, C. Martin (bkstroke) lOsec, IL Heywood Msec, R. Barlow 15sec, Miss A. Mair 16sec, C. Lea 17sec, Miss J. Macdonald (bkstroke) 18sec, H. Ainsley 19sec, R. Ritchie (bkstroke) 26sec, Miss H. Holmes 27sec, J. Kirkland 28sec. There will be no final in any handicap races but the 100yds open freestyle. All handicaps apply to both Tuesday and Thursday night swimming but the centre handicapper reserves the right to re-handicap on Thursday should the Tuesday’s swimming of any competitor warrant it.