BREASTSTROKE RECORD

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21038, 14 February 1940, Page 11

BREASTSTROKE RECORD

NEW ZEALAND SWIMMING TITLES YALDHURST SHIELD POINTS (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Tuesday The New Zealand .swimming championships were continued at the Riddiford Baths. Lower I Hit t, to-night. The weather was fine and the water temperature moderate. m the 2 2uyds men's breaststroke K. Shaw : Southland) Lettered the New Zealand record by four-firths or a second. Positions for the Yaldhurst Shield arter to-night’s events were: Auckland. 3 1 points; Otago, 23; Canterbury, 21; Southland, 12; Bay or Plenty, 8; Wellington, 0; Nelson. 3. Results; 22oYds Women’s Freestyle: Miss C. Galvin (Bay or Plenty), 1; Miss I. Purdic i Otago>, 2; Miss S. Gotlieb (Wellingtons 3. Won by a touch. Time, 2.40. 100 Yds Men’s Freestyle: P. Hannan (Auckland), i; R. Hatchwcll (Wellington . 2; J. Whiti (Bay oi' Plenty), 3. Ilatchweil ; lost the title bv a touch. Time, 55 2-5. 22oYds Men’s Breaststroke: K. Shaw (Southland). 1; H. Dyson (Otago), 2; S. Thomson (Hawke’s Bay). 3. Time, 2.38 3-ss—a New Zealand record. Shaw made a great plunge to heat Dyson by a touch. 400 Metres Men’s Backstroke: <:. CHIT (Canterbury), l-. I*. Mathieson (Auckland), 2; A. Thomas (Otago), 3. Time, 5.35 2-5. Won by two yards. Men’s Mile Freestyle: N. Newell 'Canterbury), i; P. Mathieson Auckland;, 2; E. Pennington (Wellington*, 3. Won by two yards. Time, 23.3 2 1-5. Water Polo: Wellington A, G, Hawke’s Bay, i; Otago. 3; Wellington B, 2; Wellington A, 3, Canterbury, 2.