SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21111, 12 March 1934, Page 6

SWIMMING

♦ LINWOOD CARNIVAL TWO RECORDS LOWERED The Linwood inter-club swimming car.iiival, which was postponed on February 10, was held on Saturday afternoon. Three championship event* were held, and the Canterbury records for the 50 yards junior boys' championship and the 220 yard 3 ladies' championship was lowered. K. Hatchwell (Chriatchurch-United) swam the former distance in 29 3-.">seeon(l:i and Miss A. Morris (Elmwood) reduced her own record by 6 4-5 seconds in the latter. During tho afternoon Miss K. Low equalled her former record o£ 31 seeonds for the 50 yards intermediate free-style in an exhibition swim. Results were: CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 50 YARDS JUNIOR BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP OP CANTERBURY. Canterbury record, 31sec, W. Cameron and It. l!immer; holder, K. Cutting (Sydenham; New Zealand recoid, '_G 4-ssoc, S. Jarvis (Otago). (1). R. Hatchwell (Christchurch-Uiuted) 1 \V. Hume (Elmwood) .. •• .. - Time, 29 3-ssec. Hatchwell won by about four yards, to lower ths Canterbury record by 1 2-osec. "■">o YARDS MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP OF CANTERBURY. Canterbury record, 2min 29sec, 1). Lindsay and A T. !•'. Stokes; title holder. K. Mcl.onville iSomerfieldl; New Zealand record. 22 l-ssec, R. Frankham (Auckland). (-)• C. Cliff (East Christchurchi .. .. J G. Low iChristchurch-Uniled) .. .. - Time, 2min 3G l-Sse.e. AVon by two yards. Si) YARDS LADYES' CHAMPIONSHIP OF CANTERBUKY. Canterbury lecord, Bmm 7 3-s»ec, Miss A. Morris (Elmwood); title holder, Miss Morris; Ne.v Zealand record, 2mm 4jscc, Miss M. Farquliar (Auckland). (3). Miss A. Morris (Elmwood) .. .. 1 Miss J. Mosse (Elmwood) .. .• Time, Cmiri 58 4-Ssec. Miss Morris won cafi.ly, lcwariiii,' her ov.'n record by 8 4-ssec. HANDICAP EVENTS 'Jo Yards Linwood Club Handicap, «irls under IS. (2) —Mips S. Beni'ell 1, Miss J Jtiuwt 2. Time, 18 3-ss°c. 25 Yards Linwood Club Handicap, bovft under 18. 17)—J. Osborne, Asec, 1; A. Diehl, s?ec, 2; W. Diohl, 3sec, 3. Time, 50 Yards Men's Inter-club Handicap. Division B. (7) —First heat.: D. Dunlop (Wharinui), losec, i; i!. J. Fyfe (I.in.vood),_ asoc. 2. Time, 3-sec. Second heot:_ N. Wutxon (Whal'enui). 9sec, 1; D. J. I-yte tLinwood) ]3sec, 2. Time, 35 l-ssec. Final: 1). Dunlop 1. 11. J. Fvfe 2. Time, 35 4-ssec. SO Yards Ladies' Inter-club Handicap (a> —Miss H. Clark (Elmwood). lfsoe. 1; V. Bern- (Christchurch- 1* nited'., 3sec, Time, 39 4-1 see. 50 Yards Men's Inter-club HatuLean. division A ("' —First heat: J. Patterson (Chriatrhnich-United', tisec. 1; \\ . houso (Elmwoodi, 4!soo, 2 n-'f' Sscor.d heat: 1). Broun iPh.llipsto* n\ .see, 1; \V. A. McAllister (Elm*■"> D, .sec, Time. 31seo. Final: >l. I atteison 1. L>. Brown 2. Time, 30 4 seoc. 75 Yards Breasts! roi;o Handicap. (4)-S. Evans (Linwood), 2Gsoc, 1 ; Low iChristchurch-t nited), t-sec, ' Berry (Christchurch-United), Usee. 3. 1 in.a, lmili 17 4-ssee. 50 Yards Inter-club I>el,V. ' mixed, ti3) —First heat: Elmwood No 1 (C. A. Parsons and 0. b Cooper), -sec 1. uK £«£*, Sherman), >. " Tim* ,11. Baker and N. \\ahers). -Ise, , l.m .., wc Third heat: r.ltir.vood No. (W .A. i[earn and M. L. Candvl., .V".-, 1: « 2 (A. Ironside and W . Norman'. .'.• •• C. Time. 29ser. Fourth hr it : 3* I'Miss M. Clark and K. B. •' e) ' Linwood No, 3 inland nnd D. Thompson (East Christchurch), scr 1; U S! Cooper (Elmwood', 2, t. i;. Riordan (Elmwood), »ci, FAST TIME FOR 500 YARDS -SITED PRF.SS ASSOciATTor-BT rLECTIHU TELEOttAPB— COPYKIUUI .) (Received March 11. 7.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 11. At the Spit Club swimming gala Noel Ryan established what is ?U>tecl to be a record for the 500 yards distance. Ho finished in smin 56 2-ssec.