GIRLS’ COLLEGE SWIMMING SPORTS

Wanganui Chronicle, 10 March 1947, Page 7

GIRLS’ COLLEGE SWIMMING SPORTS

M. MORRELL AND C. LOCKETT WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS

With three wins and a second placing. M. Morrell won the senior championship at the annual swimming sports conducted on Saturday by the Wanganui Girls’ College. N. Gibson, winning the breaststroke and diving, was placed second, four points behind. The junior championship went to C. Lockett, with 18 points, V. Clare being runner-up with 10 points. The inter-house competition resulted in a win for Somerset with 541 points, 18 points ahead of Devon. The diving cups were won by N. Gibson and V. Clare in the senior and junior sections, respectively.

In the course of events two new records were established and one time equalled. C. Lockett lowered the standing- time of 19sec. (established by F. Leytham in 1944) for the junior 25 yards backstroke race to 18 3-ssec. She also equalled 33 l-ssec., which is the record time for the 50 yards junior crawl event. In the senior division, M. Morrell knocked 1 2-ssec. off the time established in 1944 by A. Clare, the new record being 33sec. Results of events decided on Saturday are as follow: — SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 50 Yards Crawl.—M. Morrell 1, N. Gibson 2, A. Coull 3. Time, 33sec. (record). 25 Yards Crawl. —M. Morrell 1, A. Coull 2, N. Gibson 3. Time, 14sec. 25 Yards Backstroke.—M. Morrell 1, N. Beck 2, A. Coull 3. Time, 18 4-ssec. Style Breaststroke. —N. Gibson 1, J. McDonald 2, B. Freeman 3. Long Plunge.—R. Gresham 1, N. Beck 2, A. Coull 3. Distance, 45ft. 4in. Dive.—N. Gibson 1, M. Morrell 2, R. Gresham 3. Championship Points.—M. Morrell 18, N. Gibson 14, A. Coull, N. Beck and R. Gresham 6.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 50 Yards Crawl.—C. Lockett 1, A. Menefy 2, V. Clare 3. Time, 33 1-5 sec. (equals record). 25 Yards Crawl. —Carmen Lockett 1, A. Menefy 2, V. Clare 3. Time, 15 sec. 25 Yards Backstroke. —C. Lockett 1, V. Clare 2, H. Deacon 3. Time, 18 3-ssec. (record). Style Breaststroke. —J. Martin 1, C. Long Plunge.—A. Taylor 1, L. Lockett 2, Y. Ellis 3. Tremewan 2, J. Martin 3. Distance, 43ft. 2Jin. Dive.—V. Clare 1, A. Frankish 2, H. Deacon 3. Championship Points. —C. Lockett 18. V. Clare 10, A. Menefy and J. Martin 6. MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS 25 Yards Crawl for Hornblow Cup. —A. Manley 1, V. Clare 2, A. Coull 3. 50 Yards Style Crawl.—M. Morrell 1, A. Coull 2, V. Clare 3. Beginners’ Race.—P. James 1, A. Vaiotu 2, L. Palmer 3. Beginners’ Dive. —E. Marks 1, K. Jenkins 2, A. Colthart and N. Blackmore eequal 3. Plate Dive.—J. Blue 1, M. Morrell 2, H. Deacon and B. Tremewan equal 3, Inter-house Dive. Warwick 1, Devon and Lincoln 2, Surrey 3. Catch the Train.—F. Blackmore 1, B. Clemance 2, N. Ferrick 3. Tandem Race.—N. Gibson and V . Clare 1, J. McDonald and J. Martin 2, J. Blue and N. James 3. Swim-Bite-Swim. —B. Thomas 1, B. Freeman 2, B. Hawkins 3. Consolation Race.—B. Tremewan 1, B. Pitkethley 2, P. Donaldson 3. Senior Form Relay.—Vl. 1, Va 2, Va 4 3. Junior Form Relay.—lV.3 1, 111. 2, 1V.2 3. Old Girls v. Present. —Present 1, Old Girls 2. Day Girls v. Boarders. —Day Girls 1, Boarders 2. Inter-house Relay. Somerset 1, Lincoln 2.