SWIMMING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 72, 25 March 1931, Page 9

SWIMMING.

GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ' HOLD ANNUAL SPORTS. The Girls’ High School held their annual swimming sports at the Tepid Baths yesterday afternoon. There was good competition throughout and some good times were registered. The officials were:—Starter, Miss B. Buxton; timekeeper, Miss I, Young; judge, Mr Breward. Results:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. 66 2-3YDS SENIOR FREE STILE.

CONSOLATION RACES. Senior—L. Airey 1, B. Barker 2. J. Robinson 3. Junior—j. Robinson 1 M Tomkinson 2, P. Allen 3. CENTRE CARNIVAL. To-nignt at the Tepid Baths the Canterbury Centre N.Z.A.S.A. is running its final carnival for the season. A pkrticularly attractive list of events has been arranged, and an excellent evening’s en tertainrnent is assured. The Bnnoan Memorial Shield will be contested This is an inter-club contest comprising o series of events, no competitor being allowed to represent his or her club in more than one event An invitation 50 -lards scratch lace will be contpst.fi lvv Stokes Dalton, Bolam, Hattersley, and the fate of the race is by no means certain. Miss 11/ Low will attempt to lower the 50 yards junior girls New Zealand record. The interclub events should provide some good racing. A water polo match will be played between the Canterbury representative team who recently won the New Zealand championship, and the next best players in the province. The carnival will commence at 7.30 p.m. SCHOOL RELAY RACES. The St Andrew's College baths were yesterday the scone of much enthusiasm ■when the Christchurch secondary schools decided their annual swimming Te '?ZJZ2? B A ef ?' e , a lar se number of spectators. A junior relay for bovs under fifteen years of age was Included on the programme, this resulting in a win for Boys' High School .Christ’! C ®' Sf e r.me re „n5 a , in , Successful )n the senior race, V Inch is open ns regards age, this being their third win ln"succession. Ssnlor it ace. and*led for the first twenty-five yards when they were passed by St BedS's Colle~e Sows' High Seboo, f6ot aheart of them! ¥°y. 3 High School were a like distance behind College, and were followed by St Andrew’s College. Technical mSh School and West ChristohSreh High School in that order. The second swimmer for St Bede's, however, Steered an erratic course, fouling the roue with the result that the end of the second lap saw them drop back to fourth place, College getting home hv a yard and a half from School, who wer! a yard In front of St Andrew's, Thi.« order was maintained during th«* next length until the end, when St Bede’s just managed to pull their wav into third place. In the final enirth LlinS anl, „lP^’ o „f, e a ,v tOn,i , t,,8 S almost simultaneously, and a fast finish saw*

the latter school win hv a vard There -u'YD 5t ry . „ keen struggle for third « A fSiei W S m just beating St Bede s by a touch. The platings wore: Christ s College ... •. Boys’ High School o St Andrew’s College « St Bede’s College . 4 Technical High Schoo'l * West Christchurch D.H.S*.* .1 ! 6 .J™ 5 winning team were ,T. IT. HolderK V ifln ’ M - T '- Jones and T>. Junior Race. - West Christchurch' District High School were quickest awav in the innior race, hut their first swimmer fouled the rope and lost valuable ground Christ’s g° 1I |?tT I Sh i^.? d ? rst ’ J ?a?d ahead of Boys High School, who were 1 vard and a h Sreat’ Jm'l’n ° f . Tenl 'ni cal nigh School. String gave them Leonti! ftSST thM nSr This girder SjS fina, U^2U^i.!: a ‘J”r d length, but fifth, made a masrniflcent a emlrt <> drawlnff , mto , a yara “M balf be- ," ho "’ere separated from ®ere°— by 6 YZra.- The placing! Boys’ High School . i Christ’s College . . « Technical High School q St Andrew’s College . 4 West Christchurch D T-T cs * k St Bede’s College .. .. ,\ m \ [ 0 The winning tenni consisted of A 1 Donaldson, C. w. Parkinson f T n Hatchwcll and R,„ M Pa £S lf * w £ swam in UuU order. Time—Slsec.

V. .Tones 1 I. Doig; Time—56 4-5sec. 3 66 2-3YDS JUNIOR FREE STYLE. J. I.avery C. Jurriss Time—5Ssec. 2 3 33 1 -3YDS SENIOR BREASTSTROKEV. Jones 1 K. Sullivan *** . 2 T. I-Jall 3 Time—32 2-5sec. 33 1-3TDS JUNIOR BREASTSTROKE. R. Row 1 O. Jurriss 2 E. Berry 3 Time—37 3-5sec. 33 1-3YDS SENIOR BACKSTROKE. K. Sullivan 1 V, Jones 2 I. Doig 3 Time—3S 4-5sec. 33 1-3YDS JUNIOR BACKSTROKE. R. Bow 1 E. Berry 2 C. Jurriss 3 Time—36 2-5sec. SENIOR DIVING. K. Sullivan 1 L. Calloway ; 2 V. Jones 3 JUNIOR DIVING. R. Bow 1 C. Juri'iss 2 E. Berry . 3 NON-CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. 66 2-3YDS SENIOR OVERARM. H. Waterston 1 R. More 2 J. Nicholl 3 Time—59 3-5sec. 66 2-3YDS JUNIOR OVERARM. P. Hill 1 B. Leonard and M. Richardson, equal, 2 Time—61sec. 33 1-3YDS SENIOR BREASTSTROKE. H. Waterston 1 A. Warrington 9. M. Morrison 3 Time—33 2-5sec. 33 1-3YDS JUNIOR BREASTSTROKE. P. Valiant 1 B. Williams 2- . B. Wilkinson 3 Time- —30 C-5sec. 33 1-3YDS SENIOR BACKSTROKE. M. Seobie 1 P. Jowett 2 M. Waterston 3 Time—32 4-5sec. S3 1-3YDS JUNIOR BACKSTROKE. P. Valiant 1 P. Hill 2 N. Helem 3 Time—36 2-5sec. 33 1-3YDS FREE STYBE. R. Moore H. Watson J. Nicholl Time—25sec. 1 2 33 1-3YDS JUNIOR FREE STYBE. P. Valiant 2 Time—25 4-5sec. LEARNERS’ BENGTH. J. Neil -r . 1 BONG PLUNGE. B. Calloway V. Jones M. Morrison Distance—53ft Tin, a record. 1 3 BEGINNERS’ WIDTH. M. M’BacliIan and D. Helem, SENIOR PLATE DIVE. IC. Sullivan 1 H. Waterston 2 V. Jones 3 JUNIOR PLATE DIVE. B. Wilkinson 1 ' P. Hill, F. M’Beod and E. Berry } SENIOR NOVELTY EVENT. M. Morrison 2 K. Sullivan 3 JUNIOR NOVELTY EVENT. 1 J. Lawry 1 E. Berry 2 SENIOR DIVING JUNIOR DIVING. F. M*Leod and P* Valiant .. 3 LIFE SAVING. Senior—K. Sullivan 1. Junior—C. Jurriss 1, P. Valiant 2. HOUSE RELAY. Harper (P. Valiant, M. Richardson, Time—Imin 47 4-5sec. OLD GIRLS’ RACE. Time—23 4-5see.