SWIMMING SPORTS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 52, 27 February 1945, Page 5

SWIMMING SPORTS

ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL EVENT

EXCELLENT FORM SHOWN

P"i» ,r ° ure< * by first class weather department of the WHsfeatftrifc District High School held its annual swimming sports on Wednesday y ai the Old Wharf. The programme commenced at 12.30 p.rru and a varied list of events attracted numbers of spectators as well as naturally interested parents. The four Houses namely Matanga 9 1 9 Tera, Hau Hau and Orakaii were all well represented and every effort was made by to build up points for their own respective house. A twenty-five yard length was marked off from the wharf with a barge, and this distance was used as, a standard both in handicap and championship events. In the usual races held all those not competing were not the least backward in showing their enthusiasm and spurring on their own particular choice, and until 3 p.m. the town rocked to the cheex*s of dozens of young voices. The races brought to light the one main fact that not only is the youth of Whakatane completely at home in the water, but also in a number of cases,. capable of putting a really professional touch into swimming. The diving was, as usual, the most spectacular. Both girls and boys competed in this class and some very neat entrances into the water were witnessed. The competitors were made up from members of the different houses, perhaps this being the explanation of why at each dive, if it happened to be a really good one, three-quarters of the pupils present cheered only feebly, while the other quarter positively shook the surrounding buildings. Good diving talent -was shown by all competitors, one or two especially putting up a performance which attracted all eyes. The corfu dive was also followed with much interest.. A or lifebuoy is moored some distance away from the wharf and competitors are obliged to dive, and swim under water with the purpose of coming to the surface through the corfu. The buoy is taken farther out after each has had an attempt and the competitors eliminated till only one, the remains. Both boys and girls competed in this in separate the apparent amount of lung space possessed by them bringing exclamations of amazement from all who watched. At the conclusion, including spectators were completely out of breath.

The results in detail are as fol- , lows: — Championships 100 yds Senior Boys: T. Davis 1; , T. O'Rourke 2; G. Brabant 3. ! 50yds. Senior Boys: T. Davis 1; G. ! Brabant 2; T. o'Rourke3. | 25yds Senior Boys: T. Davis 1; MTiepa 2; G. Brabant. 3. 100 yds Junior Boys: J. Wano 1; C. Hawthorne 2; L. Fraser 3. j 50yds Junior Boys: J. Wano 1; K. Carter and L. Fraser 2. 25yds Junior Boys: L. Goodail 1; C. O'Rourke 2; J. Wano 3. 25yds Breaststroke. Boys: 1. O Rourke 1; G. Goodall 2. 25yds Backstroke Boys: T. Davis 1; T. O'Rourke 2; D. Matthews 3. ' Boys' Dive: P. Comiskey 1; J. Chatlwick 2: R. Law 3. 1 50yds Senior Girls: J. Hamill 1; P. Ratapahi 2; B. Shaw 3. 25yds Senior Girls: J. Hamill 1; PI Ratapahi 2; M. Dines 3. 50yds Junior Girls: W. Hall 1; T. Doherty 2; L. Low 3. 25yds Junior Girls, Ist heat: W. Hall 1; G. Hamill 2. 2nd heat: L. Low 1; J. Armstrong 2; T. Doherty 3. Final: W. Hall 1; G. Hamill 2; J. Armstrong 3. 25yds Breaststroke Girls: P. Ratapahi 1; P. Henderson 2; L. Low 3. 25yds Backstroke Girls: P. Henderson 1; L. Low 2; T. Doherty 3. Girls' Dive: T. Doherty 1; G. Burt 2; W. Hall 3. 100 yds House Relay t Boys: Hau Hau (B. Skelton, ; C. Hawthorne, W. T. Davis) 1; Tera 2; Orakau 3. 100 yds House Relay, Girls: Ma tanga (G. Hamill, J. Hamill. E. Kccpa, P. Ratapahi) 1; Tera 2; Orakau 3. Handicaps 50yds Senior Boys: W. Rutherford (3sec) 1; D. Herdman (6sec) 2; M. Tiepa (scr) 3. 25vds Senior Boys: W. Rutherford (2sec) 1; T. O'Rourke (scr) 2; R. Law (2sec) 3. 50yds Junior Boys: L. Gootlall (scr) 1; J. Wano (2sec) 2; L. Fraser (scr) 3. 25yds Junior Ist heat: J.

Wano 1; H. Ihaia 2; D. Bennett 3. 2nd heat: C. Suckling 1; C. O'Rourke 2; L. Fraser 3. 3rd heat: P. Comiskey 1; D. McKenzie 2; L. Goodwin 3. 4th heat: L. Goodall 1; B. Simpson 2; J. Chadwick 3. Final: L. Goodall (scr) 1; J. Wano (ls.ec) 2; P. ,Comiskej r (ssec) 3. 25yds Senior Girls Ist heat: V. Hannah 1; P. Ratapahi 2; P. Ferguson 3. 2nd heat: M. Dines 1; B. Shaw 2. Finak P. Ratapahi (scr) 1; M. Dines (3sec) 2; V. Hannah (3sec) 3. 25yds Junior Ist heat: H. Ferguson 1; W. Keepa 2; B. Goodall' 3. 2nd heat: K. Needham 1; N. Magee 2; T. Doherty 3. 3rd heat: J. Matson 1; G. Wilson 2; L v Low and M. Coates 3. 4th heat: G. Hamill 1; B. Powley 2. sth heat: W. Hall 1;* J. Armstrong 2. Final: W. Hall (scr)" 1; G. Hamill (4sec) 2: K. Needham (6sec) 3. Egg and Spoon Race, Girls: N. Black 1; M. Dines 2. Corfu Dive j Boys: J. Wano 1; B. Simpson 2; G. Brabant 3. Corfu Dive, Girls: P. Henderson 1; L. Low 2. Championship points resulted as follows: — Senior Boys' Championship: T. Davis 20, 1; T. O'Rourke. 12 ? 2: G. Brabant 5 3.

Senior Girls' Championship: P. Ratapahi 11, 1; J- Hamill 2: G. Burt 3. Junior Boys' Championship: J. Wano 11 1; L. Good all ancl JComiskey 5, 2nd equal. Junior Girls' Championship: Yv T . Hall 11, 1; T- Doherty 9, 2; P. Henderson 8 3. • House Points: Tera 77 ? 1; Matanga and Ora'kau 56 2 equal; Hau Han 15 3. " • '> •