CENTRE SWIMMING

Chronicle (Levin), 20 March 1946, Page 7

CENTRE SWIMMING

MANAWATU CHAMPIONSHIPS Cold water and chilly air failed to subdue the spirits of the competing swimmers from the Manawatu (Swimmiug Centre's district, representing Dannevirke, Eevin, Feilding, Pahiatua and Palmerston North, in the centre's Anuual Bwimming Ghampionships at the Municipal Swimming Baths lasl evening. Eiglit clubs from within the centre's boundaries wer-e represented. Ln opeuing the championship meetiug, Mr. G. Tremaine, Deputy 'Mayor, said that as far as the weather went it had not been a good swiniming season, bul it had been the ones who had carried on tliroughout the cooler weather who had kept the sport in the forefront. The Palmerston North City Council was alive to the fact that hot water was essential to swiinining, he said, but it had been found impossible to get the hot water from Oook's Mills. Experiments had been recfcntly carried out, however, and it was lioped to have tepid water for the baths by next season. This would prolong the swiniming sea sou and maybe entice soine of the morc timid oues into the water. In conciu-; sion, ^Lr. Tremaine convey-ed the con gratulations of the city to Miss Rodges who had eaptained Ihe North lslaft.l Women 's fSwinimiTig Team at the recent New Zealand Women 's Ghampionships. Following the openiug the events were proceeded with. Good times were recorded in all events, and. the linal item on the programme, the Levin Cup relav, was the liiost exciting and closel,) contested linish of the meetiug. The winners of the following events are the champions of that particular race for the following year. The club abbrevia tions are: — (D) Dannevirke, (F) Feild ing, (L) Levin, (P) Pahiatua, (P.N.) Palmerston North, (R.G.) Red Gross. (T.E.) Terrace End, (W.E.) West End. Junior boys ' 50yds. freestyle: Firsl lieat, B. Kitching (D) aud D. Gravino -(F) 1 equal, W. Wynne (R.C.) 3. Sec ond lieat: R. Forsythe (P.N.) J, D. But clier (R.C.) 2, J. McLachlan (R.C.) 3. Einal: R. Forsythe J, D. Butclier 2, D. Gravino 3. Tirne: 32 l-5sec. .lunior girls ' 50yds. backstroke: 11. Eyre (P.N.) 1, B. Tutty (P.N.) 2, J. Tangney (T.E.) 3. Time: 41 2-5sec. Intermediate boys' 100yds. backstroke: P. Brausch (D) 1, B. Kelly (R.C.) 2, P. Stannard (L) 3. Time: 1.30 t-5sec. Intermediate girls' 50yds. freestyle: M. Tremaine (P.N.) 1, M. Graham (E) 2, G. Taylor (P.N.) 3. Time: 33sees. Men'e 100yds. backstroke: J. Cozens (T.E.) 1, P. Queenan (P.N.) 2. Time: 1.23 4-5sec. Intermediate boys' 100yds. free style: P. Tarrant (P.N.) 1, P. Polietl (P.N.) 2, J. Lourie (F) 3. Time: 70 l-5see. Junior girls' 50yds. freestyle: II. Sun (F) 1, B. Tutty (P.N.) 2, P. Gowles (T.E.) 3. Time: 35 3-5sec. Wotuen's 50yds. freestyle: M. "'Tre inaine (P.N.) I, D. Flogdeil (P.N.) 2, D. ISporle (F) 3. j Men's 50vds. freestyle: A. Fyfe , (P.N.) 1. D'. Himmonds (T.E.) 2, T. Freakes (D) 3. Second lieat: R. Val fl&uc#.,^) 4,,$. Moon? (D) 2, T. Kelly (R.C.) 3. Third heat: M. hlcLeod (R.U.) 1, P. Bond (L) 2, D. Batten (P.N.) 3. Einal: D. Simmonds (T.E.) and A. Fyfe (P.N.) equal 1, II. Vallance (L) 3. Time: 28 2-5sec. .Tmvinr boys' 100yds. freeMyle: R I Eorsyllie (P.N.) 1. Junior girls' 100yds. freestyle: B. Tutty (P.N.) 1, J. Tanguey (T.E.) 2. Time: 89 3-5sec. Junior dive: Boys. L. Larsen (T.E.) 1, G. McPhersou (T.E.) 2, B. Donaldson (D) 3. Girls, P. Gowles (T.E.) 1, E. Rudson (L) 2, J. McLune (L) 3. Intermediate boys' 50yds. freestyle: First lieat, R. Rewald (D) 1, A. Yat.es (P.N.) 2, B. Silson (T.E.) 3. Becoml lieat: J. Lourie (F) and II. Fry (W.E.) equal 1, B. Mills (P) 3. Third heat: B Reaphy (P.N.) 1, G. O'Brien (R.G.) 2. Einal: .T. Ijourie 1, R. Hewald 2, B. [ Heaphy 3. Time: 30 4-5sec. Intermediate girls' 75yds. breastIstroke: J. Ward (P.N.) 1, A. Ward (L) | 2. Time: 75 3-5sec. | Intermediate girls' 50yds. backjstroke: G. Taylor (P.N.) 1. Time: 44 j 3-5sec. Henior dive: Women, D. Flogdeil | (P.N.) 1. Men, G. Fitzgerald (T.E.) 1, B. Adams (P.N.) 2, W. Wilson (T.E.) 3. Women 's 100yds. freestyle: M. Tremaine (P.N.) 1. Time: 1.19 l-5sec. Men's 220yds. breaststroke: J. Nichols (P.N.) 1, C. Felminghani (T.E.) 2, E. Lorck (D) 3. Time: 3.43 3-5sec. Men's 100yds.: A. Fyfe (P.N.) 1, B. McLeod (F) 2. Time: 07 2-5sec. AYoiiicn's 100yds. breaststroke: S. Harrison (P.N.) 1. Time: 1.35 2-5sec. Junior boys' 75yds. breaststroke: O. Power (P.N.) 1. Intermediate dive: Bovs, B. Carlton (P.N.) 1, B. Silson (T.E.) 2, lv. Eriksou (D) 3. Girls, N. Twigge (T.E.) 1, B. ' Gherrie (P.N.) 2. Levin Gup relay: Palmerston North Club 1, Terrace End Club 2. Time 00 3-5sec.