SWIMMING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16847, 25 September 1922, Page 7

SWIMMING.

THE CHANNEL SWIM. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyrigh “ The Times ” Service. (Received September 25. 8.5 a.m.) , LONDON, September 23. Boston., after sixteen hours Bwimminf from Dover, got to within five miles <-! Grisnez, and then abandoned the attempt LADY CHAMPIONS. TWO GOOD PERFORMANCES, Over 1700 people orowded the Aucklam Tepid Baths on Thursday evening to wit ness the farewell swimming carnival ten dered l>y the Auckland centre. N.Z.A.B.A. to Misses Owitha Hhand and Paulixu Iloeft, the New Zealand lady champions who will leave to-morrow morning fo; Honolulu, where they will contest wha will be virtually th© world’s championship Misses Hoeft and Bhand met in tw< scratch events, 100yds and 440yds. In the 100yds event. Miss Iloeft estab lished a good lead in the first length, am this she held till well on in the third lap Here Miss Shand put in a strong challenge but the sprint champion staved it off anc won by about a yard and a half in 68eec Miss Piri Page was third. Iu the quarter mile race Miss Shand and Miss Iloeft wer< the only starters. For the first six lengthi f2ooydi) tho girls were level, but tliercaftei Miss Shand, without having to extend her self, drew steadily away, and, sprinting strongly over the last lap, won by half ; length of the bath in 6min 30eec. The times established by both girls ar< exceptionally good, particularly as the} have had only a couple of weeks' training Miss Hoeft's time in the 100yds event ■: only two seconds outside her New Zealanr record for the distance, while Miss Shand’ l time is only 3 A-Ssec outside the record.