SWIMMING SPORTS
WAIRARAPA COLLEGE BOYS EVENTS YESTERDAY. GOOD STANDARD SET. The Wairarapa College boys’ swimming sports were held yesterday afternoon at the School baths. There was an excellent number of entries, all events being keenly contested, and the standard of performance in the championships and diving uniformly good. As in past years. Mr. W. S. L. Dickson acted as starter and ensured that arrangements were carried out quickly and efficiently. The following are the results: — Senior Championship. — 220 Yards: Major 1. Stubbs 2, Stevens 3; time. 3min. 29sec. 100 Yards: Major 1, Stubbs 2, Stevens 3: time. Imin 16 l-ssec. 66 2-3 Yards: Major 1. Stubbs 2. C, Stewart 3; time, 43 4-ssec. 33 1-3 Yards: Major 1, Stubbs 2. R. Stewart 3: time. 20 l-ssec. Championship: Major 1. Stubbs 2. Stevens 3. Intermediate Championship. — 100 Yards: Desmond 1. Berry 2, Stewart 3; time. Imin 15 3-sscc. 66 2-3 Yards: Desmond 1. Berry 2. Rippon 3. 33 1-3 Yards: Berry 1, Desmond 2, Skews 3; time, 21 3-ssec. Aggregate: Desmond 1, Berry 2. Junior Championship.— 100 Yards: Bond 1, K. Masters 2, G. Masters 3: time, Imin. 26 l-ssec. 50 Yards: Bond 1, Forman 2. K. Masters 3; time. 34 4-5 sec. 33 1-3 Yards: Bond 1, Forman 2, G. Masters and Dean 3 equal. Aggregate: Bond 1, Forman 2, K. Masters 3. Beginners’ Width: Button 1. Adams 2, Sutherland 3; time, 6 3-ssec. Junior Handicap Events. —33 1-3 Yards: Hay 1. Gooder 2. Lenz 3; time. 23 3-5. 25 Yards: Forman 1. Deane 2. Lenz 3; time. 17sec. 33 1-3 Yards Breaststroke: Finlayson 1. Stalker 2. Ward 3; time. 31 4-ssec. 33 1-3 Yards Backstroke: Wilton 1. K. Masters 2, G. Masters 3: time. 33 3-ssec.
Intermediate Handicap Events.—loo Yards: Stewart 1. J. O’Brien 2; nine, lmin. 28 l-ssec. 50 Yards: Mills 1, O'Brien 2. Sherborne 3; time. 39 2-5-;ec. 33 1-3 Yards: Jones 1. Skeet 2. Robinson 3: time. 25 2-ssec. 50 Yards Backstroke: Blackwood 1, Stewart 2; time. 54 2-sscc. 33 1-3 Yards Breaststroke: Daniell 1. McGregor 2, Skews 3: time, 31 2-ssec. Handicap Events (open).— 33 1-3 Yards: Osborne 1. Stewart 2, Jones 3;
time, 24sec. 66 2-3 Yards: C. Stewart 1. Osborne 2; time. 51 l-ssec. 66 2-3 Yards Breaststroke: Daniell 1. Parsons 2. Orsborne 3: time, lmin 10 4-ssec. Diving.—Junior: Blackwood 1, Bond 2. G. Masters 3. Intermediate: A. Moore 1. Skews 2. Blackwood 3. Senior: Major 1. Skews 2. Blackwood 3. Fancy: Moore 1, Stewart 2, Hay 3. Junior Plunge: Wilton ’Bft.) 1, Gooder ’6ft.) 2, Meredith ’lifti 3 Intermediate Plunge: Rigg (2ft.) 1. McGregor <sft) 2, Mdls <511.i 3 Open Plunge: Evans (3ft.) 1. Summers (3ft.) 2. Lyttle (scr.) 3. House Relay <133 1-3 yards).—Arawa 1, Ngapuhi 2. Kahu 3. Time, Imm 26 4-ssec. Old Boys' Race —Marchbank 1. Burns 2, Whyborn 3; time, 19 4-sscc. Relay,—Old Boys v Present: Old Boys 1. Present 2; time, 7!) 3-ssec. At the conclusion of the sports the trophies were presented by Mr. W R, Nicol t<> Major (senior champion», Desmond (intermediate champion'. Bond (junior championi. and to Major for the senior open dive.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 February 1941, Page 7
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