SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18899, 14 January 1927, Page 12

SWIMMING.

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS. TWO RECORDS LOWERED. For the purpose of raising funds to «end a team o£ swimmers to the Ken- Zealand championship, the Canterbury Amateur Swimming Centre held a carnival in the Tepid Ba°lhs last evening. A sum of £23 vns talcn. at the door, and a further £■: "s vas taken in diving for money thrown ir.lo tho pool by epecLtors. It was nnrounccd that tho Centra would be able to ecnl the team, and also tho representative polo team, as the clubs havo ais o contributed generously to tho cause. The Canterbury championships were swum oft last evening, and Miss Breward lowered the time for the 220 yds ladies breaststroke title by 18 2-Sscc, and D. P. Lindsay too 1 ; 4 4-3 sec off the record for the SSoyd3 men's championship. There, were -cod entries for all events anu keen finishes. Novelty and humorous events lent an air of gaiety to the function, and a splendid exhibition of diving was givea by a mixed team. n-iOyds Ladies' BreasUtroke Championship of'Canterbmy. Holder, Miss L. Copphv clonc. Record, Smin ii 3 4-ssec (Miss b. Hann'an 352"!—. Miss D. Breward (East Christch'urch) 1, Miss L. Copplestone (United) 2. Time, nniin -10 2-oseo—a record. Miss BrC'W.ird, who is entitled to competein' intermediate events, drew ahead from the, start, and won by nearly a lap. She completed her first hundred yards in 955?0. •Jlo<-ds Ladies' Championship of Canter. bun\ Holder, Miss L. Copplestone. Record, 7min 0 2-oscc iMiss CoppUelonr, 19:0. Miss Ccpplestoiiß swam the distant in 7min '■> •l-.iser. There was no ether entry. B=ovd» Mm's Championship of Canterbury." Holder, L. Hi'.!. Record, 12min It ••".Sf'eo (C Atkinson, in-23)—D. P. Lindsay (East Clirislchmch) 1. A. Strikes (East Chrislchurch) 2, L. Hill (Fcndalton) 3. Time, 12min 9 3-3seo—a record. Lindsay led nil tho way, and won by a lap. H's time for the first 410 yards was smin 49sec. , , , 50yds Junior Boys' Championsnip of Canterbury. Holder. J. Lyons. Record. 31soo (W. Cameron, 1921)—1f. Schou (United) 1. Time, CI ri-Ssoc. . „ Schou swam the distance :n fine style, pared bv K. McConville. 220 yds Men's Breast-stroke Championship of "Canterbury. Uoldor, C. Heard. Record. 3min 8 2-r,sc.! (C. Heard, 1923) C. Heard (United) 1. K Griffiths (East Christchurch) 2. Time, Sroin 11 3-ssec. The winner drew ahead almost from tlio *tart. He won by about half a lap. 25vds Junior Girts' Championship of Canterbury. Holder, Miss J. Malcolmson. Record 15 1-Ssec (Miss F. Turgis, 3923) Miss V Berry (Fendalton) 1. Miss K. Sullivan (Opawa) 2. Miss Joan Dolahunt (Opawa) 3. Time, 10 l-sscc. jriss Berry won by threo yards from a good start. , , 75vds Junior Boys' Championship of Canterbury. Holder, J. Lyons. Record. 52se.c (N. R. Batehelor, 1319) 11. Schou (United) 1. Time, Msec. Schou was paced by McConville. 50yds Junior Girls' Championship of Canterburv. Holder, Miss J. Malcolmson. Record. bOsee. (Miss A. Mather, 1921) Miss V. Berry (Fendalton) 3. Time, 37 4-sscc. No other entrants swam. 06 2-3 yds Men's lnter-Cluh Handicap— First heat: V. G. Spillcr (Opawa) 1. . Time, 43 4-ssec. Second heat: A. Cunningham (Fast) 1. Time, 43 2-ssec. Third heat: C. Jones (East) 1. Time, 48soe. Fourth heat: h. Clarkson (Kast) 1. Time, 42 3-ssee. Fifth heat: F. Tonkin (Somcrfleld) 1. Tune, 40 l-ssec. Sixth heat: 13. Turgis (Christchurch) 1. Time, 43 I.ssec. Seventh heat: T. Champion (United) 1. Time, 43 2-ss.ee. Final: Champion 1, Cunningham and Tookin (equal) 2. Time, 43 3-sgac. OS 2-3vds Ladies' Inter-Club Handicap— First heat: D. Haworth (East Christchurch) 1 T>. Brown (Christchurch Ladles') 2. Time, fii 4-Sscc. Second heat: T. Morrisey (Ohristchnrch) 1, H. Ellis (United) 2. Time 5. 3-Sscc Third boat: J. Craig (United) 1, B. Cool: (United) 2. Time, SB 4-ssec. Final: Miss Morrisey 1, Miss Haworth Z. Time, 00 4-ssec. ~. _ „ . •Women's Novelty Race—Miss D. Brown 1.