SWIMMING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13661, 27 March 1908, Page 6

SWIMMING.

" M. E. Champion, the winner of the 100, 200, 880 yards, and mile at the Napier swimming- championship meeting, is twenryrfax years of age and turns the scale at I3st. 121 b. He was born 1 at NdrfoJk Inland, and is employed as. a stoker in tfie Auckland gasworks. During the present season (says a contemporary) ho practically swept the board at the Auckland provincial" championships. Hp won the 100 yds. in 65 l-ssec./thc 440 yds; in 6min. 19sec, the 880 yds. in 13min. 2feoc, and the mile in 27min. 13 l-ssec.'* He was sent to the present m-ujtiag by the Waitero.ita Club, of which he is captain. He has the record of beinjj the only swimmer to win five championships in one yo^r, this feat having been accomplished in 1901-02 at Christchurcli and again this year. In 1902 Champion was disqualified by the Wellington Centre for life. On a petition from the ,Waitemata Club he was reinstated in 'August of last year, and this is his first' re-appear-ance at a championship meoting. I if ''lITMUIIM

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