SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20491, 9 March 1932, Page 15

SWIMMING.

, ■ ''-'A,'; f ; \f CANTERBURY - A CARNIVAL ARRANGED. Th Canterbury. Clentre oI the New 13{eaUtyh 7}» Amateur fiwhmpinjr Association. mat lut > , "S; evening, Mr S.-Hollander presiding. / / V- ''yf The Wanganui Centre -mot* foflTOdlfl® money; won ..by the .Canterbury. w ing Squadron team at the New ZealMkft-'VsiS swimming championships held at YTanganui f .iX in 1931. The Centre apologised' loir tit* 1 f's delay. . . ' ; '' '^l It was decided to hold?#.11 nival in the Tepid Batfa en' April 7th, 4u. ' connexion with the' All Nations ..Fair.beta*, arranged in aid of the Mayor'* Belief PundL The arrangement <of .details was'loft Is. tto.*3R| hands ot the executive. v - - ■:■■■•,>sn It was decided that the method ot diving aft approved for the New 2feauMr' ! £f championships be 'tried fat J mndm«iit fan»'»t' .ffijj the carnival on April 7a. „ - ' •'■.&£} Mr M. E. Lyons, reporting on the ohux* vS pionshipa held at Timaru„jAid that buy euSored at < present, in ootapuiMtt. '-S 'With the other '• provfneei,from' a laek women swimmaw. There was 4«ed «h» J*? -to build up a land toward* the expense of '*- 5 sending teams, away. ' , • f -ii It was decided to thank. theSoiith £ - terbutry Centre, for its duria* '•& 1 «** t« congratulate ti» >-'t Shield S enltro . sll finawsr wift Taldlnnt „Jpg ,C 4 dan had offered a cap to the Gentxt. I?rrmir i the . conditions of its award to be determine?-/>\ i A vote of thanks was 'extended to Ms i J ftn ? 4i tha .of deciding "thj award was left over to the next meeting, | SECONDARY SCHOOLS. ,1 | ANNUAL RELAY RACES. Yesterday, the , Christchurch secoaduv, schools held their airau«l swimming relajj races in the Boys' High School bath, when' ' " there was a,large attendance of .spectators to witness the two events. Both" races T e«tf " for teams of lour boys a si <e, each boy swim. •: : restn^tfliJ 1 senior relay was un- ■/ regards age, but the Junta* MwclT 1* t * yB Iwder fift6en y e «® <>« ' - Both events were keenly contested by tha . six competing teams, the junior relay being ' won by the Technical High School, and the V; senior by Boy.' High School. , This is the ■ fourth year that ; the senior evept has been' ' • ±l. Christ's College were successful ': in tne three previous contests. The junior • " event was only instituted last year, when the races were held at St. Andrew's College, and on that occasion was won by Boys* Higfc School. Results:— ' : JUNIOR EVENT (under 15 years). [' Technical High School .. 1 ! Boys" High School ..8 Christ's College .. , .. 8 Technical were the quickest away, and the first length saw tihem strike a lead of a ' ' yard from Boys' . High School, who were '■ closely followed by Christ's College. This order was maintained until- the end of the ■ race, Technical winning comfortably by about three, yards. The winning team consisted ot K. Rimmer, K. Cutting, R. Blake, and 8. JCingdon, who swam in th»t order. Time, lmin 21 3-sscc. , SENIOR EVENT. Boys' High School .. .. 1 St. Andrew's College .. .. 2 Christ's College ..3 Froni a good even start, S't. Bede's soon" assumed., the lead, and at the end of the first length were leading by two yards' from r * St. Andrew's, \vho were a touch ahead o£ - Boys' High School. The second length saw the St. Bede's lead cut down to about a foot, whilst Boys' High School just headed St.;. Andrew's. St. Bede's now. however, faded out, being passed by Boys' High School, St."'* Andrew's, and : Christ's College, who too 1 ! ■ i the water in that order for the iinsl A great contest ensued between Boys' High i School.and St. Andrew's, and, amid great - i excitement, the former school - gained toft,-- i verdict by a touch, Christ's College being »' yard away third. The winning team hi iha ■ I order in which they swam were aft follows;--[iO P. Orchard. R. M. McEenzie, p.- P, • i Evaim, and Ck Time, lmin' l<sec.