THE SWIMMING BATIHS.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10451, 28 October 1904, Page 3

THE SWIMMING BATIHS.

(To the Editor-) Sir.^-1 a,m sui'© that you: will agree with rue that every sane person will »-iawi .wV:th /^teasu/.-e tjhei :unaniin|ity with which the proposal to erect, p'ablio swiniuiing baths is being; receivedl, and that there is now' every chance tliat before Hie season is over, the bath's- will be a reality. Thames, though it has so large; a sea front, is partiou'larly ■unfortunate, in not having a handy swimming place', owing to the mudi fla.te- The proposed; plans very sensibly provide for a separate annoU bath for yoniag 1 liou-swimmevs, but why not have the b'atha rectangular instead of varying! in width. In Wanganui, Hawera, Masterton and other towns, the baths are 25 yards long! by about 20 broad ' the said length being reeognistedi by all swimming associations as sufficient r.ud convenient for racing, as no doubt before long, we will have expert swinnmers. and in) eonsequeneet a. sports meeting, which will undoubtedly help 'to swell itSie: ■revenutei of the ibbths besides giving n. good afternoon's entertainment to the public. A small compartment with a shower is ailso o necessity. Thanking you in anticipation and recognising the support which your valuable paper has given to the baths proposal, whichi will undoubtedly encourage the best and healthiest of all sports —I am* etc, G. L. SHAW.