SWIMMING ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 9

SWIMMING ASSOCIATION.

1 : (WELLINGTON CENTRE'S REPORT. • :■ ;Tlio"aiihUal report of'the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, to ba presented this evening, cofigratulates. all. interested jii swimming 011 the progress made; during the last season. Alter de'laiiing. tiie events of the season, the; report- coil: 'tinues as;follows:—' .

' !"'a cbnferenco of delegates from various cohV tres. whioh was "theF: result, of our; aCtioii,','was heid'at 'l'lmaru during the championship meeting. .Owing' to 'the pressure, of time tho actual work accompli shed- uy this 1 conference was uot great, also ill''addition, to the -pressure of:time the Junctions of the conference nan to be defined. V/.'i'ho' decisions of. tha, delegates' wereroughly ' as--follow;—First, the.delegate frpm. various centres should. be called v together by, the secretary to meet at every Now. Zealand meeting! second, :that -tho ,d®i liberation's -at. the/-'conference:.should .sub-, nittcd by tho-KCretafy to the council of . tho. issoci&tion'; third, Mr, it. tj. Dunn;- ot Timaru,-. i*aS : appointed .secrotary., ..It, is thought by ;his centre that tho aimuarconferenco is good, & . it. ;.msanS,of- combining those in. erested in swimming'into oiio real, live, and iroperly organised body/ which can cOnceniaca- its; thought;on,matters.important t0,411. it is generally' accepted' that the ;howledgo of a swimmer is incomplete ..without kill; ill miniane wofk'y'-'tlic' eftorts of the .Life laving " Branch "have not. :hiet 'With much ,oHo.uragement! It is .'.thought/by the retiring io'iog&tes that perhaps this,branch of our.work »ould meet with hiore Success if it were coniuftted froih racing/,f' iho tutro is. grateful..to." tho; councillors and'-stall f tiio corporation for. we splendid condition I the To Afo Baths.. Both accommodation and rater, spaoe, have .been considerably. extended.tis now-possible -to'get a good . swimrat de?d ow. -water. . .The;'finanoial position . of' the';oeh-' *<*•-»- consiclered.,- satisfactory. ' The balance-heet-appended.?hows a"credit of £li lis. sd. o competition ; account, ,and a, credit of 2s.'vlid. to fthe humane.,.. The share of.the ®nual'.Government grant is duo, so the coming ea'Sott should be ; relieved of the lack of funds, '.'ho': centre's■!polo .banner,: after some esoiting ames, again, goes into .the custody of tho iwifts team, l'horhdon gaining second place. ?ho-competitions have quite .a g.osp. of sweaters who look eagerly for the, games. ;Xhe entro' and players are.indeed; grateful to Mi. Sadd for* his'-,generous, and; patient work ,in this games.-., The thanks of the centre duo to .our represcnaive on tho councilj- and. to ; Mr.. A. \Y. onUtn, or 'his; services -in connection with .tho aviation's ptoficioDCy ooitificxtcs.. Zeaand amateur swimming, certificates were 't C VtL b t o ntxTto e hJ entro by : the ''secretary, of the Education Board Centre Cpmmittoe- tha ccepted: l '? : tt ®-^ as ! 0 ? 1 v 11 ,;;