SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1057, 21 February 1911, Page 2

SWIMMING.

, MOEE EECOEDS BBOKEN.' .. By Telegraph—Press Assoclatlon-CopyrlEht ' •■'• Sydney,'•February 20.' Swimming in the Pearco'Cun, Longworth covered three miles in 111.' 18min. 22 3-ssec—a world's reoord for the distance. - ' •" '* \ '" Melbourne, February 20. Blunt, of Geeloug, swam 220 yards, breast stroke, in 3rain. Usee.—an Australian record. Brisbane, February 20. Miss Durack's performance in the 100 yards ladies' championship .(lniin. 15sec.) is a fresh water record. / ■'■ the wellington centre, schools; championships. A meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur' Swimming Association was held in the _ Y.M.C.A. rooms last evening, Mr. G. S.' Hill presiding. .; ■■ . • Complications threatened by the applications of the Victoria College Club and the combined Wellington and-Y.M.C.A. Clubs, who had arranged to hold their carnivals on March 4, were discussed at soma length. It appeared that the Victoria Collego Club intended holding its sports at the Wellington College Baths, the gathering to bo a semi-privato one, only persons specially invited to attend. The combined clubs' gathering was to be in tho Te Aro Baths, and open to the general public. The general opinion was that tho carnivals would not conflict, but several speakers urged that the combined clubs should have been consulted by the Victoria College Club before they were allowed to proceed with their arrangements. It was decided by 7 to 6 t6 allow the. three clubs in question to hold their carnivals on March 4. The Swifts Ladies*, Club is also holding its carnival on tho same date. . The Ladies' League Club, which start 3 with a membership' of 22, was granted affiliation to the centre. A date for a carnival in connection with the opening of the new Carterton Baths was granted. The Boys' Institute was granted permission to hold a series .'of races for. its members during the season. ...... An- appeal was received from bis Worship the Mayor asking for assistance for the Young Women's Christian . Association, which he described as a well-deserv-ing object. Mr. Kifkwood pronosed that if the City Council would give the baths i free, the centre should arrange a com- ' bined carnival in aid of the.association.' ' Tms was agreed to On the casting vote ' of the chairman. i It was decided to hold the schoolboys' ' championships" at Thorndon Eaths on 1 March 11. Tho schoolgirls' championships i will be decided at the Swifts Ladies' I Carnival on Mor,ch 4. i ,_A rough balance-sheet for the chain- ' pionship carnival showed receipts for the ' three days approximately as under :-First ! day, .£OO 55.; second day, 15s. 6d.; ( third day, £Si 19s. 3d. The expenditure < was/approximately .Gll4 2s. Cd., leaving i a credit balance, asi.far as can be ascer- I tained at present, of jEIOO os. 3d. < THE Y.M.C.A. CLUB. < A 75 yards boys' race was decided at c the Te Aro Baths last'evenhig by the Y.M.C.A. Club, tho result being:—Henderson (scr.), I; Leslie (2sec), 2; W. Baker Kdscc), 3. Also started: G. Baker'(26sec.:, Beaumont (22scc.); Stokes (22sec.); A. Perry (20ssc); Scott (4scc); Gray (2sec.). Time, GOsec. J c SWIFTS BOYS' HANDICAP. c Tho final for the 50 yards boys' handi- ' cap of the Swifts Club was raced at To I Aro Baths last night, tho winner turning " up in It. Connor (3sec), with A. Shaw J (30sec.) second, and G. Kobicson (scr.) V third. Tho only other competitors were * D. Wakolin (lfisco.) and T. Turnbull. s The winner's time was 30 2-ssec. T

AN INSTITUTE CHAMPIONSHIP. Thft 50 yards charflpiouship of the Bbvs' Institute was fought out at To Aro Baths

last evening by A. M'Carlie and Crowther, tho former winning after a fairly interesting contest. The time was 35sec.

. DIVING. A scaled handicap dive was sot of! last evening by the Thorndon Swimming Club, the result being:—A. W. Smith (hdp. 9), 31 points, 1; I'. Roberts (hdp. 9), 29 points, nud F. Reynolds (hdp! 7), 29, a dead heat, 2. Also competed: R. Healy, R. Ronayne, T. Ronayne, E. Picot, r. Milfroy, Ji. Wiggins, and R. Nelson.