SWIMMING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18510, 6 March 1930, Page 10

SWIMMING

TECHNICAL COLLEGE SPORTS. The annual swimming sports of the Timaru Technical College were held yesterday afternoon, at the Century Baths, before a good attendance of friends and supporters. Outstanding performances were given by F. Thompson (champion boy), and Mona Callaghan (champion girl). Other * swimmers who performed well were G. Lawrie and Guilford in the boys’ section, and Elsie Thompson in the girls’ races. The following were the results:— 50 YARDS. OPEN (Boys)—Thompson 1. Guildford 2. Solomon 3. i 50 YARDS (Girls) —Mona Callaghan 1 1. Chrissie Brown 2. Elsie Thompson 3. ! 25 YARDS BREAST STROKE (Boys)—Thompson 1, Solomon 2, Crome 3. i 25 YARDS BREAST STROKE (Girls)—Jessie Ivey 1. Chrissie Brown 2, Dorothy Barwood 3. BEGINNERS’ RACE—(Boys): Bott 1. Oliver 2, Rose 3. (Girls): F. Henderson 1. E. Gilmour 2. O. Bishop 3. 75 YARDS. OPEN (Boys)—'Thompson 1, Guildford 2. Williams 3. 75 YARDS. OPEN (Girls) —Mona Callaghan 1. A. Henderson 2, D. Barwood 3. CORK RACE (Girls) —Mona Callaghan 1. A. Henderson 2. J. Ivey 3. CORK RACE (Boys)—Cox 1, Thompson 2. CLASS RELAY (Boys)—Second Year Industrial 1, First Year Industrial (Town) 2. CLASS RELAY (Girls)—Second Year Domestic 1, First Year Commercial 2. BACK STROKE (Boys)—Guildford 1. Cox 2, Lawrie 3. BACK STROKE (Girls)—E. Thompson 1, D. Barwood and M. Callaghan (equal) 2. 100 YARDS OPEN (Boys)—Thompson 1, Lawrie 2. Guildford 3. 25 YARDS (Any Stroke), (Girls) M. Callaghan 1, A. Henderson 2, C. j Brown 3. LONG PLUNGE (Boys)—G. Lawrie I 1, Thompson 2. LONG PLUNGE (Girls)—M. Callaghan 1. A. Henderson 2. D. Barwood 3. 25 YARDS OVER-ARM (Boys) Thompson 1, Guildford 2, Lawrie 3. 25 YARDS OVER-ARM (Girls)—M. j Callaghan 1, C. Brown 2, E. Thomp- | son 3. j 25 YARDS CONSOLATION (Boys) [ —Smith 1. Cairns 2. 25 YARDS CONSOLATION (Girls) —V. Pearce 1, N. Lee 2, H. Watson 3.

STAR CLUB. Last evening the Star Club held their weekly event, when nine swimmers took part in a handicap diving event. The result was as follows Roller (scr) 23pts. 1. H. Clark (scr) 21pts 2, J. Moffitt (2) 19pts 3. Last week's race was contested over 100 yards, the trophy being the Lindsay Cup for the club championship. The result was:—J. G. Duncan 1, J. Lewis 2, T. Cullen 3. The race next week will be over 220 yards and the following week the Bonham Cup will be swum for over a distance of 50 yards.