SWIMMING SPORTS
SACRED HEART “AT HOME.” An enjoyable afternoon was spent on Saturday at the Sacred Heart. Convent, St. John’s Hill, when old girls held their annual "At Home” in conjunction with the swimming sports. The stalls set out in the summerhouse were most successful and those in charge were Mesdames Dobbs, Luxford, Misses L. Clark, M. Crowley and M. Robinson. A dainty afternoon tea was served in the boarders’ dining room those as fisting being Mrs. T. McCarthy, Misses E. Clark, V. Ruscoe, M. Tuffin, M. O’Halloran and M. McNamara. The committee of the S.H.C.O.G.A. expressed thanks to the sisters and all who helped contribute to the success of the function. Following are the swimming results:— Beginners' Race.—J. Williams 1, J. Hart 2, S. Meredith 3. Senior Championship.—Fay Hurley 1, J. Hurley 2, C. Palmer 3. Junior Championship.—E. Kilpatrick 1, E. Bates 2, P. Dobbs 3. Beginners’ 25yds.—Nancy Bright 1, R. Mowat 2, J. Hart 3. Senior Championship, 50yds. J. Hurley 1, Fay Hurley 2, C. Palmer 3. Diving, Junior.—P. Dobbs 1, Janice Muir 2, M. Lamont 3. Diving, Senior.—J. Hurley 1, V.
Shanks 2, N. Siddle 3. Junior Championship, 50yds.—E. Kilpatrick 1. P. Dobbs 2, E. Bates 3. Plate Diving.—N. Siddle 1, M. Lamont 2, J. Hurley and L. Jameson 3. 25yds. Open.—E. Kilpatrick 1, P. Dobbs 2, E. Bates 3. Plunge.—E. Bates 1, J. Hurley 2, M. Winchester 3. Senior Backstroke.—N. Siddle 1, E. Haulahan 2, F. Hurley 3. Junior Backstroke.—E. Kilpatrick 1, P. Dobbs 2, C. Kea 3. Lite Saving Race.—C. Palmer and E. Bates 1, V. Shanks and M. Winchester 2, F. Hurley and J. Hurley 3. Senior 25yds. Breaststroke.—F. Hurley J, V. Shanks 2, N. Siddle 3. Junior Breaststroke, 25yds.—P. Dobbs 1, E. Bates 3, E. Kilpatrick 3. Beginners' Dive. —Jill Muir 1, R. May 2, E. Bates and M. Winchester 3 Open 75yds.—P. Dobbs 1, E. Kilpatrick 2. Corfu Dive.—P. Dobbs 1, N. Siddle 2.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 62, 16 March 1943, Page 2
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322SWIMMING SPORTS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 62, 16 March 1943, Page 2
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