SWIMMING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 65, 17 March 1936, Page 5

SWIMMING

GONVILLE SCHOOL | ' .ANNUAL SPORTS HELD. J, IST OF RESI’LTS. The Gon vide School held their annual swi-miping sports at the Gonville baths on ITiday. -Much interest was displayed in the various events on the lengthy programme, which was run through promptly. The boys’ championship resulted in J. Larsen winning with J'J points, D. Williamson being runner-up with eight points and G. Batt finishing in third place with six points. N. Anderson I won the gins’ cnauipionship with 12 points, four ahead of D. Gould, w-ho had eight points. i Following are the results: I 106yds. Boys’ Championship.—John I Larson J, Dicx Williamson 2, G. Batt 3. nine, liuin. 25 4-ssec. 100yds. Gins’ Championship.—Norina Anderson .1, D. Gould 2, L. Joilie 3. L’ime, 2min. Beginners’ Race (boys) Across Baths.—C. Stewart .1, V. Pope 2, R. Hampton ,">. 33 l-3yds., Sid., 11l and IV.—First heat: J. S.raucban I, AL Tyler 2, H. Burton 3. Second heal: I. Draffin J, P. Fraser 2, V. Wilsher 3. Final; >. Strachan I, M. Tyler 2, P. Eraser 3. One Width, Sid. II and under (boys). A. Bostock 1, K. McGovern 2, J. Read 3. 75yds. Boys ’ C'hampionship.—J. Larsen I, D. Williamson 2, G. Batt 3. I’iine, 58sec. 75yd.s. Girls' Championship.—N. Anderson J, L). Gould 2. Time, Imin. I 2osec. 3.1 1 ’.yds., Sud. 11l and IV (boys).— First heal: J, Byres 1, AL Haddon 2, J. Laid aw 3. Second heat: S. -Christenson 1. C. Millian.s 2, J. Piper 3. Final: G. Balt .1, L. Christenson 2, M. Haddon 3. I Beginners* Race (girls).—P. Brooking I, E. Williamson 2. 50yds. Boys’ Championship.—D. WilI liamsou 1, G. Batt 2, J. Larson 3. Time., 50yds. Giris’ Championship. —N. Anderson 1, D. Gould 2. 'l’ime, 55sec. One Width. Std. II and under (girls). S. Brown 1, B. Collins 2. 66 2-3yds., Sid. V and VI (boys).— ' D. Williamson 1, R. Green 2, J. Ryan 3. 66 2-3yds.. Std. V and VI (girls).—J. Bellman J, B. McKinnon 2. 25yds. Boys’ Championship.—J. Larsen 1. G. Batt 2, ID. Williamson 3. Time, - IGsecs. 25yds. Girls’ Championship. - N. Anderson I, D. Gould 2. Time, 22sec. Dive (boys) Std. IV. —-R. Scott .1, R. I Shipman 2. J. Byres 3. Std. V: LSpooner 1. P. Wilsher 2. Palamountain 3. Std. VI: R. Green 1, E. (Jraigmyle 2, B. Bebarfieid 3. Dive (girls;. N. Anderson 1, D. Goul'l and D. Burton (equal) 2. 66 2-3yds. Boys’ Breaststroke Championship.—J. Larsen 1, C. Beaumont 2, 1). Jardine? 3. 66 2 3yds. Girls' Breaststroke Championships.—N. Anderson J, ID. Gould 2. Corfu Dive. —C. Tinney 1, F. Craigmyle 2, L. Spooner 3. Life-Saving (boys).—Larsen and C. Beaumont I, J. Yates and G, Forrester i Life-sav'ing (girls).— D. Gould and T. I Joilie 1. L. Burton and M. Tyler 2. i Flying Squadron ( boys;.—Forrester's j team I. Larsen’s team 2. Flying Squadron (girls’).—N. Anderson’s team I. T. Joilie’s team 2. I OLYMPIC NOMINATIONS JUDGING QUALIFICATONS. VAl.l'F. I>F LXI’F/RIF/XCE. ; Nomination of swimmers for selection 'in ihe New Zealand team for the Olympic Games in Berlin next August draws attention to lhe importance of judging qua'ilications with more stringency, so that the hundreds of pounds to be. spent on each representative is not wasted, states the New Zealand Herald. Experience has taught the necessity of this, and the bodies making (lie selections have already indicated thai they will be very firm. New Zealand 's record at past Olympiads is unimposing; the times of some of the swimmers before leaving New Zealand 1 showed that they would be outclassed. 'The basis of qualifications has been • reasonable prospects of reaching a final. Th's has prove! insufficient. Other • swimmers not. known in New Zealand ' have arisen to beat the IDominion’s re- • presentatives and eliminate them in the heat and semi-final stages. Since • achievements at Berlin should surpass • I those at previous Olympiads, international swimming having maintained its - progress, it will be wiser to restrict ‘‘ the choice to swimmers with a chance t of being among the first three. Victory - is the main thing, and to be unplaced in the final does not benefit the sport in New Zealand. The tendency is to rate. New Zealand swimmers more highly than they deserve. Such important factors as the kind of waler and the dimensions o-f baths over.-eas are ignored. The bulk of racing in most other countries takes place, in fresh water and in baths —conditions that, make Dominion performances less meritorious by comparison. ' Two or three New Zealanders are en- ' titled to consideration for the Olympic e Games. However, in view of the fact that their times range from five to 36 1 seconds slower than those of the greate e? t foreign champions, there seems to be scarcely any purpose in sending them to Berlin. The S'port would be served infinitely e better if the monev were used to finance the making of a film showing the ’ best Olympic performers in action. The 1 Japanese improved their swimming n through the motion picture; New Zeall landers might follow the. example, n i - “ e 12 months they should be. much more a experienced, and with their perfect, a 1d court game, both in singles and in y doubles, they would undobtedly attract t attention wherever they appeared, d It is eight years since the last team, n consisting o-f Mrs. O’Hara Wood, e Misses Bovd, Akhurst and Bickerton, s went abroad and put up the splendid res. cord of winning each of the 13 matches e they played, including those aga nst re--11 presentative teams o-f South Africa, Great Britain, France, Holland, Gere many, Hungary. Ireland and Belgium, g and it is quite possible that a team i. selected from Misses Coyne, Wynne, J. n Hart’gan. M. Hardcast’e. Al. Blick, D. g Stevenson and S. Berryman and Mrs. e L. Wesfacott and Mrs H. Hopiuan n would do equally as well.