SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
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INVERCARGILL, Feb. 16. Tlie New Zealand swimming cham-v I pionships concluded at Invercargill i tepid baths'last night before a capacity ! house. Auckland vvon tlie War tYlemorial Sliield. Points wever Auckland 65, Southland 54, Otago 4:2, Nelson 25, Can j terbury 24, South Auckland. 20, Wellington 16, Manawatu 6, Hawice 's Bav 5. ! South Canterbury 3. j Miss J. Cockro'ft (Southland) won the ] St. Clair tropliy for most points in the jjuuior girls' championsliips. The swimming was full of interest throughout and W. Pasley (Southlandbroke his 220 vards intermediate bo\> backstroke record and Aliss J. Stewar (Otago) beat lier 220 yards intermedi ate girls' backstroke record. Results: — 220 yards intermediate boys' freeI style: F. Lucas (Auckland) i, P. AIcInally (Canterbury) 2, C. Barry (Nel-
;son) 3. Time, 2min, 36 3-5csc. 75 yards junior boys' backstroke: .J.. Jarvis (Auckland) 1, C. •Macdonahl j (Southland) 2, W. Todd (Canternury . ' 3. Time, 57 l-5sec. ; 100 yards intermediate girls' free j style: M. Duiican (Canterbury) 1, 1Turville (Auckland) 2, V. Fish (Auck | l^nd) 3. Time, lmin. 10 3-5sec. 220 vards intermediate breaststroke: j G. Bronlund (Auekland) 1, W. lvnigh. j (Southland) 2, T. Eug'le (Auckland; 3.1 Timev 3min. 20 3-5sec. 75 yards junior girls' breaststroke: j J. Coekroft (Southland) 1, R. Currn:(Otago) 2, K. Alouat (Otago) 3." Time, 69 3-5sec. 220 yards intermediate boys' bae K j strokef W. Pasley (Southland) 1, B. j Ivi:by (Nelscwt) 2, F. Lucas (Auckland.] 3. Time, 2min. 51 2-5sec. (a New Zea j land record). * ! 100 yards junior girls' freestyle: Al . Menzies (Southland) 1, W. Gr'ffiuj (Auckland) 2, H. Alorrison (Southland • j 3. Time, 69sec. -I 220 yards intermediate girls' baek | stroke: J. Stcwart (Otago) 1, Al. Tre maine (Alanawatu) 2, H. Rowe (Auck land) 3. Time, 3min. 11 3-5sec. (a New I Zealand record). , 1 Intermediate boys' dive: N. Bariw | (Nelson) 1, R. Donro (South Auckland)! 2, A. Bennett (Otago) 3.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 February 1947, Page 2
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