SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20183, 11 March 1931, Page 7

SWIMMING.

TECHNICAL SCHOOL SPORTS >. ' -t \ Yesterdaythe boys of the Ohriitcborch Technical High School held their annual swim* ming sportu 'at ttos -Tepid Baths, when a big programme l drew very large entries in •llevents.' The competition throughout was tery keen, practically all the races / resulting in remarkably cloge finishes. The events got off expeditiously, but owing to the 1 fact'that'it had been impossible to deeide Itfny of the freliminarieg before yesterday,

Hi was found impossible to commute the proi gramme Is one 'afternoon,;. ,*' ! , Two event»,'the 83 l-3yds Free-Style Handi- !<>&&■ under fifteen year* and the 33 l-Byds Breattstroke ' Handicap over fifteen years, Itave not vet been completed, .whilst five ; others, including two relay -rtces, • have not yet 'been commenced. - The programme will be finished lftUr in the -week; \ * The following were the result^: — ,OhnnplonJshlp'E7«nt«.' d / 38 1-BYDS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (FREE / sryLE)..'" [* ' Firßt heat: Hall 1, Wrightson 2. , Time, * 20 \-6sec. ■ Second.heat; Cooper 1, Cook; 2:' f Time,'2o 2,-saec. Third ■ heat: Preatney 1, l » , /\f\r«in to ' / rrlm* / QDlhaa ■ VAiiiiitlii :

Ooote a, Barker e t 21'8-s«eo. - Fltet Coote S. Won by ft■ yard. Time, 21aeo. Second' Semi-to*!—-Ooopef 1, HaW find Wrightaon (dead beat 2. . Won by » jtouch, with a like dlrt&nce between eecond and third. Time, 28 -3-|Sse<v - < Final. - ' / I -E.vXfooper ... ..i , ..1 1 D. Srestney , .. ~ - 2 K. Hall ' .. • • 1 .. 8 Won, by, »' touch,VWitli ft footvbetaren dec ond and. third. Time; 19 " 4-s«ec. 0 S3 I,SXDS . CHAMPIONSHIP (JJnder 15/Veara). . Fr«e Style. . First >e»£: ttoi'V McKeniie'2. Time, 23 2 ; 6sec. "< Second heAt: Button 1, Dunlop it Time. 28 4-Bsec/ Third heat: Gunn 1. Anridy 2. .Time, J25, 8-Baeo. Fourth Aeot: Blake-1, Alexander 2. sTime, 21 2-5 sea. . Fifth befit! Kingdon 1, Wall 2. Time, 21 - ISaee. « 1 i n First Semi-final —Lang' 1, Huston 2. Bun-ion-8. - Won by a f00t.., Time, 28 l-Bsec. Second —Kingdon 1, Blake 2, Alexander' f." -Won by a yard. Time, 20 2-saep,'--. . ; ; , ' Pinal. 8.. Kingdon . "■ 1

v it., jaiaice;, , • .»• " • J. Lap* - ' • 3 A jrreatf l&ish. Tlm«, 21«ec. 66 2-BYDS BREASTSTROKE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. -First heat: Cook 1, Greer 2. Time 48 l-ssec, Second heat: O'Neill 1, Coul 2/ Time, .64 4issec: • Third heat: Chap pell 1, Wilson 2. *- Time,'-60 S-Saec.' ' V '■' -Final. , , Ai» Oteppejl' ■ •. ,1' Mi.t Wilton, .. a S. O'Neill ' - - ' ' .. 3 Won by tVvo yards. Time, 60 4-Ssec, '66"''2i3 JUNIQB . (UNDER 18 YEARS'), CHAMPIONSHIP. First heat; B. Fancy 1, Sheffield' 2.i Time, oj/4^BBec/iSeeojid^)»ea t: iff- Alexander X, Eland 2. Time,' 69"8-ssee.rTb*jp4 heat: G. Batie 1, Opaiek 2. Time, 68 Z-Seew' - , ' < , Sinai..', " -G. Bati*> ' ' •• l" . E. Fancy v r ... , 2 T» AtaWiderj*", „ 3 , Time, 68#ec«,* . ~ 100 YAEDS SSSIOB. FREE <- A/'STYLE. 1 , • i , . First heat; qpoper'V Freufchi2, Cook s. Time, 90s6e. iSpfcojjdtihMt; ,W«g;htson - i, 2, Ooota 8. Time, 90« ec,

ffinal...-. ~ t J. . MoHiruß * .. l ?' M 2. ~.3 It -Won? "by;'a 1 yard. Time, SS- l-Ssec;, J 100 "TABIDS, JtTNIOR- '.(tJtfDEB 15 YEABS) ' STYLE, ' > i,Pitat heat: Blafccfl, " ü ßrßdwell -2,. \Harrey i 3. 'Time, 95 8-sseq. Second heatiKingdon X, Lang 2, Alexander 8. Time, *B.<J 2-Ssec. < " ' . 1 „ r PinaL , S. Kingdom ,/ , .tr .. 1 J.- Xiang- 1 " • _ **■ ~ • 2 : v #;c^3Hk ! Jßlalce.. -•* ..■ i -u»'» ft•' .'. i , j"VTO9 v T?ry .jsasilj. Time,, 88 35,-6aec., " SUm CHAMPIONSHIP. ' " J.. B. "Ajiderson -" .". '' , -.. 1 « .8. O'Neill ' .. 2 { ' W: Cook 1 ' ' ' fr. .. 3 \ There was yery- little' between tha £nt V*V"l ■ ' ' * ' J . 1 V

NEAT DIVE, JUNIOR (UNDBR 15 YEARS) CHAMPIONSHIP. R. Huston - - .v 1 . • J. Wall .. ~2 S. Evans' and <T. Heasell 3' , The first and second > boys care a really nice exhibition. . PLUNGE. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. V. Wrightson (52ft Bjn) ' .. 1 W. -Trebilcock ■.. ' •.2 J, Conli .. .. 8 * Thewinner's performance waa; * parties' lorly good one. ' KANPICAP EVENTS. 83 1-3 YARDS FREE, STYLE HANDICAP (UNDER 15 YEARS). First heat; Batie 1, Harvey 2. Time, 28 l-ssec. Second, heat: Lang I,' Shearer 'aod Huston (dead-heat) 2. Time, 27 8-Ssee.-Third heat: .Smith X, .Hillier 2. Time, ,4*s>ec. Fourth.heait: Kinrfdon 1, Evans'2. Tfene, 25 ' 4-ssec. The final has yet to be decided. 89 1-3 ' YARDS BREASTSTROKE BAIJDI. CAP (OVER 15 YEARS). First heat: Chappell 1, Coull 2. Time," 80seo. ,-Second'beat:-Walker 1, Pate'. '2.Time,. Third heat: Wilson 1, Webb-* 2! Time,' 80sec. Fourth- heat: .PaqJl .1, -Mcr. Hlrus and 2. Time,; SOieo. , ,t • ' t The .flwrt, hat, yet /to bo .decided. ■ i/< 88 1-8 YARDS BREiSTSTROKE HANDICAti ■ • YEARSK 1 -M'* ,» First fhejlt: * lAUy'-'.l, pgnlop'Sj '?lkb/>W 2,-6«ec. Secojfd, nb*i i y,fJK\rt,s&Oj). : 1.,Th{r| heat: 2. Time, s<10: l-6seq;, J - .~*-V "-j\ /?• .* * FtesK ' L.xmy, > • ~v, - v R. Btaxe \ »ch%' £* ' TPra TWisUfc' *\ r heat: Davidson I, SuAden- 2., - 2 " 6a 5$- Second heat: French"jL' Nelson-,2.', S,?®' I l ' Jt.'fy" o Third heat: Walker » Wilson Bi' Timo, 42se(v Fourth Lheat: v »)Aaaer£ son 1, Wilier a,;Tipf>,; 42Zep- ; • ) „ IS '. - Final. , 7 ,') k R. - Wfladn: i - I ,j«-,Mk •?',] -J. Walker j, . H R. Davidson ■' 4 , J® j > Wonvby 'a',>ard, ,2. Time, 'Thiifa tfest.—Eland -1,Keats 2,., Tinw, v « 'B-8ge0.,.. v.--.' . » . • , 4 FAbI. S , • Sjg&id,-<±TH\ A ciose^flni»h.Jafirae^*47* J 3 •' '!

HINEMOA'S FJBAT . BEPEATBD.i j , 1 " ' , ' L b ! ' - . » * , (VSXBS ISSOCIXTfIOK TKLXQBAIf.) ROTORUA, March 10. ' James B. Deas, aged 25, of Hamnrana, yesterday swam LakeNßotorua from Hamnrana to Rotorua wharf, a distance of 7} miles, ifa shra SOmln. A light'northerly wind made the conditions good. Deas,' who is selftrained; was fed on brandy and ; chocolate while' in the -water, Hinemoa's record, was broken for, the' first time in pakeha history'Deas finished swimming , strongly, in spite of the coldness of the .water. His object was to benefit the earthquake fund.