SURF LIFE-SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
NATIONAL GATHERING AT NEW BRIGHTON (P.A.) Christchurch, March 3. The New Zealand Surf Life-saving Association’s national championships were held at New Brighton yesterday and to-day, when 19 teams from all parts of the Dominion competed. The seas were satisfactory for championship swimming, though there was a strong current. The weather to-day was chilly. Results:— Junior rescue and resuscitation: New Brighton, 66.18 points, 1: South Brighton, 64.85, 2; Sumner, 60.17, 3; Maranui was disqualified. Women’s four-man alarm: Wellington B, 64.08 points, 1; Wellington A, 61.49, 2; North Beach, 61.29, 3. Senior individual surface: N. N. Chambers, New Brighton, 1; C. Chambers, New Brighton. 2; N. J. Davison, North Beach, 3; time, 6min 34sec.
Junior surf-teams' championship: New Brighton, 1; Maranui. 2; South Brighton, 3; time 20min 55sec.
Four-man alarm: Maranui B, 67.19 points. 1; North Beach B, 66.28. 2; Lyall Bay A, 62.68, 3. Senior surf teams’ relay: New Brighton, 1: Maranui, 2; South Brighton, 3; time, 18.44 4-5.
Women's rescu" and resuscitation championship: Wellington. 17.21 points. 1; Island Bay, 68 81, 2; North Beach, 66.4, 3.
Junior beltman's championship: N. S. Gray, Maranui, 1; J. J. Taylor, New Brighton, 2; W. Cullington, Waitemat a, 3.
Senior beltman's championship: H Goldsmith. Taylor's Mistake. 1: N. Chambers, New Brighton, 2; J. N. Davison, North Beach, 3.
Junior four-man alarm: Maranui a, 64.74 points. 1; Sumner, 60.21, 2; New Brighton. 59.67, 3. Rescue and resuscitation championship: Maranui A, 1: St. Clair, 2; Lval! Bay, 3. Junior individual surf race: L. Munt, New Brighton, 1; J. Ryan, Lyall Bay, 2; Grundy. South Brighton, 3; time 6min 5 l-ssec.
Senior march past:—Men: Lyall Bay, 1; Maranui, 2; South Brighton, 3. Women: Wellington, 1; St. Clair, 2; North Beach, 3.
Senior resuscitation championship: J. Hatchwell, Maranui. L. Laughton, Lyall Bay and D. Begg, South Brighton, were placed first equal, each to hold the shield for four months.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 53, 5 March 1946, Page 8
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