SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16417, 10 January 1919, Page 8

SWIMMING.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. 1 The Schools' and Intermedi&to Swimming Championship# of the Dominion will bo held ia tlie Tepid Baths, Cliristchurek, in the fir»t week in March. These chanipioiiebipahave' already been held twice. In the first year they Were held in Wellington, and.were con- j fined solely to school children, and the meeting proved euch a success that it was decided to form an intermediate grade. As a toeult, there are now championship ovents for ' school children under the ago of fourteen years on October lot, and intermediate championships for boya and girls under the ago (of 17 on October Ist. Last yeir*a meeting was lield at Wanganui, and proved a big euccess. 1 This year, the champion-ship event* will bo spread over three days, and au attractive programme of open swimming and diving > events will bo arranged for each day. The • 100 yards Ladies' Championship .of the Do-- , minion, at present held by Miss D. Farquliar, will also bo decided. _ ;< > The championship events and their present :, ' holders are as follows:— ~ 60 and 100 yards Schoolgirls' Champi®.' ehip«—Both held at present by' Miss V. lond. . ' ■: i":Mf, 100 yards Schoolboys' Champiorahipr-AV . Y present hold by D. Von Sturmer, of Auck* ! land. _ | 440 yards Schoolboys' Championship—At.. , I present held by N. Batchelo'r,_ of Chris tchttrch. •' ; / 75 and 100 yards Intermediate Girls' Chun- . ' pionship—At present held by Miss O. Eden- ~ borough. . ' ; 100 yards Boys' Championship—At prewns > held by A. Ahlers, Auckland.. _• ( , 2(20 yards Boys' Championship—At preeeot held by E. Low, Opawa Club, Chrigtcnurohu 880 yards Boys' Championship—At present. i Jield by D. Murroll, Wellington.. _ The actual open Dominion Championships | • will bo resuscitated next year, and will be i decided in Dunedrn. ; COMING FIXTURES. . ! Ths fiist swimming .carnival of the year : will be that of the Opawa Club,, which will ■ be held at the Tepid Baths on January 28rd. 1 This meeting will mark the introduction of . prizes for swimmers, who during the war ' have raced for certificates only. The, Yald- « "■ ' hurst Shield Competition will be held on > February 13th, and after the Schools' Championship Meeting the Christchurch Club will ' told their carnival, followed by a combined ' meeting by the East Christchurch and Olf' i Boys' Clubs. ) y