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Intermediate And Junior Titles
NATIONAL CONTESTS SOUTHLAND GIRL PLACED IN FREESTYLE (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, January 17. With 114 competitors the New Zealand Centennial intermediate and junior swimming championships opened this morning at the public baths. Results: 50 YARDS JUNIOR GIRLS’ BACKSTROKE.—First heat: Hurst (Nelson) 1, McCulloch (Otago) 2, de la Perrelle (Southland) 3. Time, 0.41 2-5. Second heat: Gibbs (Nelson) 1, Smith (Otago) 2,- Gellatly (Southland) 3.
Time, 0.39 3-5. Final: N. Gibbs 1, A. Smith 2, J. McCulloch 3. Time, 0.40.
75 YARDS JUNIOR BOYS’ BREASTSTROKE.—R. Tucker (Auckland) 1, N. Marslin (Otago) 2, L. McGavin (Otago) 3. Time, 1.6 3-5. 100 YARDS INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ FREESTYLE.—First heat: Loffley (Bay of Plenty) 1, Sell (Otago) 2, Vaughan (Wellington) 3. Time, 1.0 2-5 Second heat: Morrison (Bay of Plenty) 1, Nettleton (Auckland) 2, Higginson (Bay of Plenty) 3. Time, 1.3 1-5. Third heat: Ewen (Auckland) 1, Moore (South Canterbury) 2, Morrison (Bay of Plenty) 3. Time, 1.2 3-o. Final: B. Morrison 1, M. Loffley 2, C. Sell 3. Time, 1.1 1-5.
220 YARDS INTERMEDIATE GIRLS' FREESTYLE.—First heat: Westerby (Southland) 1, Hobson (Canterbury) 2 Evans (Bay of Plenty) 3. Time, 3.8. Second heat: Westerby (Southland) 1, Dunford (Auckland) 2, Bowman (Canterbury) 3. Time, 3.4 4-a. Third heat: Walker (Nelson) 1, Wren (Canterbury) 2, Ewert (Bay of Plenty) 3. Time, 3.3 3-5. Final—B. Rea 1, U. Walker 2, K. Westerby 3. Time, 2.59 4-5.
220 YARDS JUNIOR BOYS’ FREESTYLE.—ScuIIy (Bay of Plenty) 1, Moffitt (Taranaki) 2, Main (Otago) 3. Time, 2.58 3-5. Second heat: Barry (Nelson), 1, O’Rourke (South Canterbury) 2, Rice (Auckland) 3. Time, 2-47 3-5. „ „ _ Final.—L. Barry 1, J. Scully 2, D. O’Rourke 3. Time, 0.48 1-5.
100 YARDS INTERMEDIATE BOYS BACKSTROKE.—First heat: Morrison (Bay of Plenty) 1, Sheppard (Taranaki) 2, Sell (Otago) 3. Time, 115 3-5. Second heat: Hall (Otago) 1, Loffley (Bay of Plenty) 2, Bell (Auckland) 3. Time, 1.18. Final.—B. Morrison 1, R. Sheppard 2, J. Hall 3. Time, 1.15 1-5.
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’ DIVE—R. Smith (Otago) 1, J. McDonald (South Auckland) 2, J. Carpenter (Nelson)
Following are the points to date for the War Memorial Shield: Bay of Plenty 16, Otago 15, Nelson 14, Canterbury 5. South Auckland 3, Taranaki 3, Southland 1, South Canterbury 1.
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Southland Times, Issue 24027, 18 January 1940, Page 8
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