SWIMMING SOUTH END CLUB

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVII, Issue 23127, 15 February 1945, Page 2

SWIMMING SOUTH END CLUB

Keen Competition At Carnival O’Rourke Wins 220 Yards Championship Exciting finishes, many races being won by a touch, were a feature of the annual carnival conducted by the South End Swimming Club at the Centurv Baths last night. In spite of the showers which fell there was a large attendance of spectators and their enthusiasm in attending was more than justified by the high standard displayed by the competitors. Under the control of Mr F. Heise, president of the Club, and his committee, who were assisted by officials of the South Canterbury Swimming Centre, the programme of 25 events was completed in good time. Mr Heise took the opportunity to thank the competitors and spectators for thensupport and the club and Centre officials who had assisted in the success of the carnival.

In the 220 yards South Canterbury men's freestyle championship D. O’Rourke gained a lead of about seven yards in the first 50 yards. He maintained this advantage till the last 20 yards when he had no difficulty in staving off a challenge by N. Belcher, to win in 3min 2sec. Miss A. Smith had no competition in the South Canterbury women's 100 yards backstroke championship, and, accompanied by a male swimmer, she completed the distance in 32sec, winning well-merited applause by her sportsmanlike gesture. The results of the finals were:— 50 Yards Intermediate Boys' Freestyle—C. Knox (2sec) 1, R. Mitchell (scr) 2, E. Hitchcock (scr) 3. Time, 32sec. 33 1-3 Yards Junior Boys’ Freestyle— D. Hooke (scr) 1. B. McMillan (3sec) 2, G. Moore (scr) 3. Time, 24sec. 50 Yards Junior Breaststroke —J. Budd (2sec) 1, H. Peebles (3sec) 2, M. McGill (scr) 3. Time, 50sec. 50 Yards Open Breaststroke—E. Hitchcock (scr) 1, R. Wills (2sec) 2, L. Shepherd (2sec) 3. Time, 48sec. 50 Yards Men’s Senior Freestyle— J. McPherson (scr) 1, J. Lewis (2sec) 2, A. Moore (scr) 3. Time, 33sec. 220 Yard's South Canterbury Men’s Freestyle Championship—D. O’Rourke 1, N. Belcher 2, J. McPherson 3. Time, 3min 2sec.

33 1-3 Yards Junior Girls' Freestyle— M. McGill (ssec) 1. J. Budd (3sec) 2, N. Ramsay (4sec) 3. Time, 27sec. 50 Yards Intermediate Girls’ Freestyle—P. Cunningham (2sec) 1, J. Meikle (Isec) 2, H. Cundrill (scr) 3. Time, 41sec.

50 Yards Senior Women's Freestyle— J. Howie (ssec) 1. N. Wyatt (6sec) 2, M. Walker (lOsec) 3. Time, 42sec. 300 Yards Junior Relay—North End (G. Moore, D. Hooke, D. Burtenshaw, K. Galloway, M. Ballantyne, A. Muirson) scr 1, West End A 2, W T est End B 3. Time—4min 36sec.

200 Yards Open Relay—South End A (N. Belcher. D. O'Rourke, J. Washington, C. Day) 4sec 1, Temuka 3sec 2, North End 3sec 3. Junior Girls’ Dive—J. Hobbs 26 points I, H. Peebles 17 points 2, J. Budd 16 points 3. Junior Dive—C. Hilton 28 points 1, D. Burtenshaw 26 points 2. K. Galloway 25 points 3. Open Dive—S. Cormack 31 points 1. J. Fleetwood 29 points 2, B. Foster 28 points 3. 880 YARDS HARBOUR RACE The following are the handicaps for the 880 yards Timaru Harbour Race for the Tweedy Challenge Cup to be swum at 7 o'clock this evening: D. O’Rourke scr, Miss A. Smith Imm 30sec, J. Lewis, J. McPherson 2min, L. Hitchcock 3min. J. Washington, C. Knox and R. Mitchell 4min.