SWIMMING AT TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21215, 9 December 1938, Page 10

SWIMMING AT TEMUKA

Opening Carnival Held Results of Events Swimmers from Timaru and Ashburton attended the opening carnival of the Temuka Swimming Club which was held in the Domain Baths last night. The carnival was a success in every way. Efficient organisation resulted In the events being run off to schedule in spite of the fact that some of them had to be decided in several heats. 3 The opening ceremony was performed by Mr P. F. Coira, chairman of the National Committee of Swimming and Life Saving, who extended best wishes to the club. He referred briefly to the Learn to Swim Campaign and

appealed for a full measure of public support. Mr T. D. Burnett, M.P. and Mr A. W. Buzan also spoke. During the evening the Jack Keys Memorial 'Shield was presented to the North End Club by the president of the Temuka Club, Mr S. B. Reid. The races resulted as follows: Junior boys’ 25 yards—First heat: R. Wills (Isec) 1, J. McPherson (3sec) 2. Time, 14 l-ssecs. Second heat: E. Hitchcock (2secs) 1, G. McKenzie (2secs) 2. Time 16secs. Third heat: L. Lewis (3secs) 1, D. Goodman (2secs) 2. Time 16secs. Final: Lewis 1, Wills 2. Time, 16secs. Junior girls 25yds—First heat: M.

Black (4secs) 1. A. Cunningham (3secs) 2. Time, 18 l-ssecs. Second heat: J. Ward (2secs) 1, J. Magee (3secs) 2. Time 19secs. Final: Black 1, Cunningham 2, Ward 3. Time 18 2-ssecs. Intermediate girls’ 50yds—J. Rodgers (2secs) 1, O. Wilson (scr) 2, M. Black (ssecs) 3. Time 37 3-ssecs. 100 breaststroke open—M. Shanahan (isec) 2, D. J. Shanahan (scr) 2, John Shanahan (lOsecs) 3. Time Imin 20secs. Ladies’ 50yd.' freestyle—J. Henderson 1. Time 45secs. Men’s 50yds—First heat: A. Waters I (scr) 1, L. Campbell (2secs) 2. Time 128 2-ssecs. Second heat: G. Field (scr) 1. S. Hughes (7secs) 2. Time: 33secs. Third heat: G. Bowden (3secs) 1, H. Pateman (scr) 2. Time, 30 -2-ssecs. Fourth heat: F. Lobb (2secs) 1, S. Shaw (Bsecs) 2. Time 30 l-ssecs. Final: Bowden 1. Waters 2, Field 3. Time 30 3-ssecs. Intermediate boys’ 50yds—First heat: A. Howe (2secs) 1, W. Donnithorne (ssecs) 2. Time 33 3-ssecs. Second heat: H. Segar (2secs) 1, L. Clark (4secs) 2. Time 31 3-ssecs. Third heat: J. Rendall (scr) 1, M. Moore (scr) 2. Time 27 4-ssecs. Final: Segar 1, Rendall 2. Time 34secs. Dual relay—First heat: E. Bucton and A. Morton (4secs) 1, E. Double and H. Gilbert (6secs) 2. Time 28secs. Second heat: Cookson and Stayt (4secs) 1, J. Boyle and R. Lee (2secs) 2. Time 29 l-ssecs. Third heat: J. Cornwell and G. O’Rourke (4secs) 1, S. Hughes and S. Shaw (6sfecs) 2. Time 26secs. Fourth heat: L. McGregor and M. Latimer (3secs) 1, J. Symon and J. Ward (7secs) 2. Time 28secs. Fifth heat: Wills and Bowden (ssecs) 1, Moore and J. Rendall (ssecs) 2. Time 27 3-ssecs. Sixth heat: McMillan and Bruce (ssecs) and F. Davidson and S. Howe (4secs) equal 1. Time 30secs. First semi-final: Moore and Rendall 1, Cornwell and O’Rourke 2. Time 28secs. Second semi-final: Bowden and Wills I, Stayt and Cookson 2. Time 29secs. Final: Bqwden and Wills 1, Moore and Rendall 2. Time 29secs. Teams relay—First heat: West End (J. Shanahan, D. Shanahan, Homiston and Campbell) (Isec) 1, Old Boys A (G. Strachan, E. Bucton, R. Sutherland and A. Rendall) (3secs) 2. Time, 55secs. Second heat: Temuka C (F.

Smith, I. Surridge, G. Benbow and W. Torepe) (7secs) 1, North End (Davidson, Clark, Segar, A. Howe) (ssecs) 2. Time 61secs. Third heat: North End (Waters, Pateman, Hughes, Symons) (4secs) 1, Temuka A (G. Field, G. O’Rourke, J. Cornwell, J. Boyle) (scr) 2. Time 60secs. Final: Old Boys 1, Temuka A 2. Time Imin 3secs. Junior Dive—J. McPherson 1, G. McConachie 2, Miss D. Collins 3. Senior Dive—Miss J. Symons 1, W. Newall 2, S. Hughes 3. After the swimming, Mr Coira discussed the Learn to Swim campaign with members of the South Canterbury Swimming Centre.