WANGANUI SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wanganui Chronicle, 31 January 1947, Page 3

WANGANUI SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

DETAILED RESULTS Following are the detailed results of thc Wanganui Swimming Centre's championship events decided on Wednesday night in perfect conditions:— SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Senior Men s Dive: M. Dixon (C) 1, T. Dalton (C) 2. 100 yards Men's Freestyle: C. Hodges (C) 1, M. Erictuon (C) 2, D. McKay (G) 3. Time. 65 2-ssec. Ladies’ 100 yards Freestyle: M Dav (W.E.) 1, M. Dixon (C) 2. Time 77 3-ssees. Men's 220 yards Breaststroke: G. Greig (W.E.) 1. Time, 3mln. 32sec. 50 yards Ladies’ Freestvle: M. Dav (W.E.) 1, M. Dixon (C) 2. Time, 33 3-ssecs. 100 yards Men’s Backstroke: D. McGregor (C) 1, N. McCarthy 2, M. Dixon (C) 3. Time, Imin. 20 4-ssccs (a record). 100 yards Ladies' Backstroke: M. Day (W.E.) 1. Time, Imin. 33 2-s;ecs (a record). 229 yards Men'.- Freestyle: A. Kendall (C) 1. H. Davies (C.C.) 2. M. Ericsson-(C) 3. Time, 2min. 54 4-ssecs. 220 yards Ladies' Freestyle: M. Dixon 1. Time 3min 19 2-ssecs. 100 yards Ladies’ Breaststroke: J. McDonald 1, J. Rogers 2. Time, Imin 33 2-5 sees (a record). INTERMEDIATE EVENTS. Boys' Dive: S. Carew 1, J, Galvin 2. 50 yards Girls' Freestyle.—First heat: C. Lockett 1, P. Gibson 2, V. Clare 3: time 33 2-ssecs. Second heat: F. Leathern 1, J. Anderson 2. N. Ginson 3; time 35 4-ssecs. Final: F. Leathern 1. C. Lockett 2, J. Anderson 3; time, 32 4-ssecs.

75 yards Giris' Breaststroke.—P. Smith (W.E.) 1, M. McDonald (C) 2, N. Gibson (W.E.) 3; time 72 l-ssec. 220 yards Boys’ Freestyle.— W. Anderson (G) 1, Crichton (H) 2; time, 2min 37 4-ssecs (a record). 75 yards Girls' Backstroke.—F. Leathern (G) 1, B. Dixon (C> 2, G. Sutherland (C) 3; time 60 4-ssecs (a record). 100 yards Boys' Freestyle.—W. Anderson 1, G. Crichton 2, T. Ching 3; time 62secs. 100 yards Boys’ Backstroke.—W. Anderson 1; time Imin 25 2-ssecs. 100 yards Girls’ Freestyle. —C. Lockett 1, F. Leathern 2, J. Anderson 3; time Imin. 17 4-ssecs. 109 yards Boys' Breaststroke.—J. Langham (C> 1. J. Doyle (W.E.) 2; time, Imin 28secs. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Boys' Dive.—B. Cromarty 1, B. Leahy 2, B. Gasken 3. 50 yards Boys’ Freestyle.—D. Gemmell 1. B. Thompson 2, M. Patrick 3; time 31 3-ssecs. 50 yards Girls' Freestyle.—J. Lambert 1. R. Hughes 2, D. Kristensen 3; time 37 2-ssecs. 100 yards Girls’ Freestyle —J. Lambert 1, B. Baird 2; time 92 2-ssecs. 50 yards Girls' Backstroke. I. Leathern 1, J. Lambert 2; time 49 1-5 secs. 75 yards Boys' Breaststroke. I. Small 1, J. Baker 2: time 74 2-ssecs. 100 yards Boy:,’ Freestyle. .T. Chamley 1, D. Gemmell 2, W. Baird 3; time Imin. 18secs. 50 yards Girls' Breaststroke. S. Walker (T) 1, A. Ferguson (W.E.) 2; time, 49 l-ssecs. RELAY RACES. Senior and Intermediate Men's.— Central 1, Gonville 2, Durie Hill 3; time, 52 l-ssecs. Ju.'ior (two boys and two girls).— Gonville 1, Wanganui East 2, Central 3. Senior and Intermediate Girls. Wanganui East 1, Gonville 2, Castlecliff 3. Invitation Open Scratch Race, 50 yards.—W. Anderson (G) 1, C. Hodge (C) 2, F. Davison (A) 3; time 28 1-5 secs.