SWIMMING CHAMPIONS.
DOMINION CARNIVAL ENDS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Greymouth, Last Night. The New Zealand swimming championships concluded to-night in damp weather conditions. The results arc: — 220 yards ladies’ breaststroke championship- (holder, Miss L. Copplcstone; record, Mifg G. Pidgeon, 3min, 35 1-5 sec.). —Miss G. Pidgeon (Auckland) 1, Miss Thomson (Auckland) 2, Miss Broadhead (Wanganui) 3. W’on by eight yards. Time, 3min. 41 2-ssee. 50 yards junior boys’ handicap.—S. Jarvin 1, W. Jarvis 2. 100 yards breaststroke boys’ New Zealand championship (holder, J. Magee (Auckland). Record, E. Head, Imin. 17 4-ssec.).—J. Magee (Auckland) 1. The only entrant. Time, Imin. 21sec. 150 yards inter-club handicap.—Final: Bolam (Canterbury) 1, Kerr 2. Time, Imin. 43sec. 440 yards men’s championship (holder, G. Bridson. Record, D. P. Lindsay, smin. 28 l-ssec.)._G. Bridson (Auckland) 1, A. Stokes (Canterbury) 2, C. Claridge (Wellington) 3. Won by 12 yards. Time, smin. 36 2-sscc. Ladies’ diving championship—Miss D. Foote (Canterbury) 1. The only competitor, as other entrant, Miss D. Hood (Hawke’s Bay) did not attend. 30 yards invitation scratch race. — J. Enwright (Auckland) 1,. C. Claridgo (Wellington) 2, Smith (Canterbury,) 3. Time, 27 4-ssec. 100 yards ladies’ championship (holder, Miss E. Stockley. Record, Miss E. Stockley, 68 3-sscc.).—Miss Miller (Wellington) 1, Miss Jeps (Otago) 2. Miss Stratton and Miss Farquhar finished second and Miss Robertson (Auckland) third, but were disqualified for not touching the top of the baths. The finish was close. Time, 70 l-ssee.
100 yards breaststroke inter-club handicap—L. Smith (Wanganui) 1, J. Hardie (West Coast) 2, J. Mclndoe (Otago) 3. Won by two yards. Time, Imin, 16 2-ssec.
500 yards flying squadron chaifipionsbip.—Canterbury (Hathersley, McConville, Bolam, Stokes, Moorhouse) I; Auckland (Enwright, Bridson, Thomas, Hyaniason, Porteous) 2; Wellington (Blakeley, Edwards, McHardy, Claridge, Mclvor) 3. Time, smin. 33 1-3 yards open heavyweight handicap.—V. Bergamini 1, M. Hurston 2, J. Dumble 3. Time, 30sec. Men’s New Zealand national diving championship (holder, R. Calder). R. Calder (Otago) 1, W. Keesing (WestCoast) 2, W. Walker (Otago) 3. New Zealand water polo championship.—Final: Canterbury and Auckland a draw. There was no score in the first two spells and an extra two minutes was ordered, but as the Aucklander Curtayne had the cramp the game was declared a draw.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1930, Page 13
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