SWIMMING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17013, 11 April 1923, Page 9

SWIMMING.

CANTERBURY CENTRE. The Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association met last night. Mr H. S. Williams presiding. The x\ew Zealand Association wrote stating, in reference to an appeal by the l tilted Club against a decision oi the centre, that it wa necessary for the centre to appoint- officials to permit of attempts on records being made. Mr H. S. Batchelor said that an appeal had been lodged with the council, and that body hart siren a decision without hearing any evidence from the centre. ill J. Toomey said he had put the position before the council, and the chairman had ruled that the centre was in duty bound to appoint officers when anybody was attempting records. " 1 think we'll let the matter drop for the present time,'' said the chairman after some discussion which covered old ground. The Town Clerk wrote stating that the Baths Committee of the City Council had granted the use of the Tepid Baths to the centre for the Harris carnival on April 19. The New Zealand Association advised that. Mre D. Henry had been granted reinstatement as an amateur swimmer and that the East Ashburton Club had been granted affiliation. The Wellington Cenlre advised that, it did not think Easter was a suitable lime for the Norden Cup inter-provincial contest, and it would nave to lapse this year. ” We sincerely trust that suitable arrangements can be made for next and succeeding seasons. The season here has been very short owing to the wretched weather conditions, stvul vre do not think we have baths .suitable, to stage the contest at this time of the year," the writer stated. The letter was received. The Corsair Life Saving and Swimming Olub stated in reply to a letter from the centre, that no open event was held at Corsair Bay on March 3, 1922. " If. an you suggest, an open event had been p-ut on, I can Hesure you that you would have had a list of centre officials, and a notice that such a-n event waa to be held." stated the letter, which went on to explain that one competitor had be*n elected an honorary inemoer of the olub for the day. The chairman said that a precedent had been established, and the Corsair Bay Clnb had followed another example. "Tbe election, of, honorary member* mast cease," said Mr Atkinson. " We will have to take a stand in this matter." moved that the club should be advised that in the future the election of an honorary member would not be allowed, as there was no centre rule which allowed H. but that the explanation had been accepted. Advice was received from the secretary of the oouuoil during the meeting thut the Harris carnival would have to be postponed as Mr Harris was required to sail from Auckland on April 19. It was decided to abandon the carnival. Th® Town Clerk advised that, the Baths Oojpnjjtte® had decided to allow po'o matches to be played at the Tepid Baths •n one night per week It was decided that Wednesday night, from 8 to £.45. should be reserved for water polo practice at tbe Tepid Baths. Ml affiliated swimmer* would be allowed to atHr IT. S. Batchelor stated that no record or «t£.ndara certificates nail been issued by the council for three rears. Be 1 coved tin * the Centra should write to the council and tc other centres an 1 have Ihe matter remedied. The motion was carried OLTJ' PIC REPRESENTATION. The chairman. Mr H. S Wiliiaxns. «ni« tl.t*f the matter of the Dominion rep;esen tation at the next Olympic Games required attention. Canterbury claimed that ; f. had a swimming representative in Miss Shand. but the speaker was referring t<> all branches of sport. Some stepr should betaken to get a fund going so that the

needed to send the representative team away. He thought that the .Centre should rret in reouch wtih other sports’ bodies with a view to making a combined effort. Swimming was not the only sport. Mr c. Atkinson said that until recently New Zealand bad been a portion of Australia it: regard to Olympic ropiescnt.atioji. Since then it ha l become a nation, and the. Olympic games controlling body ha 1 tiecided to allow the national controlling athletic bodies to nominate tlieir own competitors. There waft no need to bother about the other sports, for the New Zealand Association could send direct representatives. The Centre should make a move to assist the Council and raise a fund. The chairman considered that if the Government was approached it. would probate subsidise amounts raised to send a team of New Zealand athletes away. The Government woul 1 probably not recognise one sport more than another. Mr Atkinson moved that the Centre write to the council and give therb every assio representatives to the next Olympic games The chairman thought that the Centre should look further than swimming. A thoroughly representative athletic teem should be sent away, but if the. Swimming Council made a n.ove it would awaken Muother bodies. In any case, funds -were Mr L. Annand said that a permanent Olympic fund should be started, and then the council would have noney to work on. not only for 1924. but in ihe future years. Mr Atkii son’s motion was carried.