SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21416, 7 March 1935, Page 16

SWIMMING

TARIS BREAKS 440 YARDS RECORD POUSSARD'S FINE DIVING (PRESS A.S3OCIA.TIOS TELEGRAM.^ HAMILTON, March 6. With the competition of the French champions, Jean Taris and Emile Poussard, adding zest to the programme, five South Auckland records were established and two New Zealand figures were broken at a swimming carnival under the auspices of the South Auckland Centre last evening. Taris, repeating his Auckland form, broke G. Bridson's 440 yards record of smin 13 2-ssec, which he reduced to smin 13sec. Billy Whareaitu, of Rotorua, set new national figures for the 50 yards backstroke, covering the distance in 29 4-ssec in a handicap event from scratch. Remarkable performances by a 12-year-old Maori girl Nawi Kera, set two new South Auckland records over the sprint distances. She took 33sec for the 50 yards and 44 l-ssec for 66 2-3 yards. D. H. Symes (Canterbury), the New Zealand title-holder, was easily beaten for second place in the furlong and 440 yards, won by Taris, by Riko Simmon, of Rotorua. Poussard gave an amazing exhibition of diving. FRENCH CHAMPIONS* VISIT Next Monday night, at the Tepid Baths, the French champions, Taris and Poussard, who have been putting up such remarkable performances in the North Island,

will appear at the Tepid Baths it il nival organised by the Canterbury j ming Centre. Taris is the EuiopeiuJ distance champion, and was Crabbe, of America, at the last J Games. He has held five world's n and at Auckland last Monday brob minutes for the quarter mile, a teat has never been dona in Kew Zesta fore. Poussard, also ol France, European diving champion, and lui won 17 European championships. Hi knowledged as one of the world's divers, and recently defeated Tica, Australia, twice. Local enthusiasts delighted with the performances ot when here recently are therefore forward with great interest to the I ance of Poussard next Monday. FINAL CARNIVAL AT E ASHBURTON The final club carnival for the «« held by the East Ashburton Ab»W. ming Club last evening, when tarn' good attendance. The results were 25 Yards Schoolboys' BreasUtrdu dicap (Hunt Sh,eld)-lMt» McQuarters (2sec) 1, W. McCtm ( J C. Stokes (ssec) 3. Time, 26 2-J* ond Heat: S. Price (2sec) li «• (4sec) 2, R. Childs (3sec) S. » l-ssec. Final: McQusrtera 1,» Childs 3. Time, 25 l-ssec. 25 Yards Schoolgirls' Breasts'"" dicap (Hardy Shield) —Ngaire BaX! 1, Jlerle Sherratt (ssec) _•> Corbett (6sec) 3. Time, 29-•»*. 100 Yards Junior Handicap I Cup)—ll. Tait (2sec) 1, G. Gltowtl Time, 77sec. aj 75 Yards Women's Handicap r Cup)— Miss 11. Broenahan (»s«/ R. Field (scr) 2. Time, 63 3-5* 75 Yards Open Handtcap (W® L. Armstrong (4sec) 1,, B. G. Glossop (7sec) 3. Time, 25 Yards Schoolboys Freee. (Hunt Shield)— First heat: G. K-■ y S. Price (lsec) 2, R. JlcQuart «<» Time, 20see. Second heat. £ - 1, R. Crum (lsec) 2 K. TiUe Time, 22 2-ssec. Third teat. _ £ |? 1, C. Stokes (ssec) 2, Mc c f Time, 27 3-ssec. Firs ' "SfflT: McQuarters 2, Tilley 3. 'j(j Second semi-final: Smart 1, Time, 21sec. Final: Smart ■ Eyles 3. Time, 19 3-ssec. j, 25 Yards Schoolgirls' FnertJ » (Hardy Shield)— Loftas ( Sherratt (ssec) 2, Kgaire JW 1 Time, 26 2-ssec. 25 Yards Open Handicap I j First heat: D. White (3sec) 2, M. Tait (3sec) Second heat: R. Keeley (3sec) - (3sec) 2, R. Ford (4«ee) 3. S Final: White 1, Keeley 2, Tan " 2 S 5 C Yards Intermediate White (2sec) 1, Pat Hyland (1« Valentine (scr) o. Time, - 50 Yards Dual Belay ley and W. Alexander Brosnahan and R. Kee le y (.„j K 3, Anderton and H. Lithgow 35 4-ssec. . L Open Dive —Miss I. An 2, Miss 11. Lithgow and V 3, «di bnrt" 11 Flyin- Squadron Race AAshburton «.ihnrW ' Water Polo East Ashburton 1 go 3- rn „ Cups and shields were 1 Ni'oll Cup: \V. Powell, 8 V Tail. 7 points, , jjjl Curtis Cm>: <'los*op, Ariu.-tronir, 10 points, rr- a ;j,li Bowman Cup (Junior). y 1, (i. Glossop, 14 points, - ( Harnett Cup (Uomen). r.ulian, 14 points, H MlS»B.f > ° • • R. lluut Shield for 1. j and S. Price, 6 points (?««»''• j[«r» Hardy Shield for School. -atr and Pat Loftus, 0t Thomson Cup for open . a „d Miss I. Anderton. 0