SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1370, 22 February 1912, Page 5

SWIMMING.

The Worser Bay Swimming Club held the second distance (100 yards) of the Brodie Cup last Saturday afternoon at Worser Bay. The results wero as fol-low-.-Steele, 22scc, lj L. Rountree, 20scc, 2- C. T. Bell, 30sec, 3. Also started: L. W. Green, Msec; H. Silver, scr. Steele, JOpts.; C. T. Bell, 4pts. j L.Eownhis credit, as no one will bo ablo to overtake him in points in the 150 yds., the last distance. The points now ore: Steele. lOpts.i C. T. Bell, 4pts.; L. Rowntree, 3pts.; H. Silver, lpt. SWIFTS , LADIES' CARNIVAL. The second annual ' carnival of the ladies' branch of Hie Swifts' Amateur Swimming Club will bo held nt the lo Aro baths on Saturday week. This meetiii" will give the Wellington public an opportunity of seeing Miss Annie O Leary, of Masterton, winner of the 100 yds. New Zealand championship, in action, as she will contest tho 100 yds. Swifts Club championship with Misses Hma Murre.l and Olivo Arthur, besides competing in the handicap events. A handsome silver cup, presented by Mr. J. F. Atkins, will bo swum for at the carnival. A series of races to decic'.s tho schoolgirls provincial championship are to be conducted bv the branch under authority of the Wellington Centre of the N.Z.A.S.A. SMITH CUP. The second distance (100 yds.) for the C. Smith Cup was got off by tho Swifts Club on Tuesday evening. Results:— First heat: L. H. Butler, 23sec., 1; F. C. Jones, 37sec, 2; H. Blick, lOsec., 3. Also started- E. Donovan, 27see.; E. H. Myers, 21scc; E. Vango, Msec; W. G. Morpeth, Jlsco; T. Woodcock, llsec. Time, 88 3-ssec. Second heat: H. Jenkinscm, ssec, 1; H. Mullins, 4scc, 2; C. Fordham, 3sec, 3. Mso started: R. Crimmett, Osoc.j J. Gosling, Bsec; P. Grey, 6sec.; A.-M. Smith, 3?tc.; A. Crowthef, 2s.ee; A. D. Laiug, lsee. Time, 7G 3-ssec. Final: Butler, 1; Jenkinson, 2; Mullinfi, 3. Time, 87 2-ssec. The third and final distance for the •cup will be swum next Tuesday. Points scored by members arc: J.' Gosling, 5; L. Butler, a; 11. Blick, 3; H. Jenkinsou, 3; E. Donovan, 1; 11. Mullins, 1. THE Y.M.C.A. CLUB. At the To Aro baths last evening tho Y.M.C.A. Club held a 50yds. breast-stroke swimming race. The results aro as follow :— First heat: Rod (Isec), 1; Beaumont (isoc), 2; Jeromsen (3sec), 3. Time, sGscc. Second heat: Crook (llsec), 1; Hicks (8soc), 2; Porter (osec), 3. Time, 50s.ee. Final: Crook, 1; Beaumont, 2; Rod, 3. Time, 47sec. SWIMMING CONFERENCE. Christchurch, February '21. Tin , annual conference of tho Swimming Association delegates, hi-ld this inorniu?, decided to recommend tho council to establish a New Zealand diving championship, including running:, standing, springboni'd. and high dives. It was agreed to uijjn the council to secure representation on the Australasian Council. A recomniendation was adopted to exclude from amateur swimming parsons who took part in professional foot hall. Regarding (lie payment of dramllinp expenses, tho delegates recommended the council to facilitate the interchange of swimmers as far as possible. It was agreed that under the race rules a competitor must bo deemed to have finished when he touched the winning post with one hiuid clearly out of water; that tho officials at a meeting should uoi luwo the power to alter the order of dnmpinnships; that the period for'applications for records bn extended to fourteen days; that the- "frog kick" \x; in.-i=ted on in tho broast-stroke championship. The sl.indn.nl for Indie*' championships was ri.'i>.iiiiiiii>mli>d to lie fixed nt lniia. Msec, for 100 yds., and 2inin. I*i.-ec. for 220 yds. It was agreed tlint the New Zejlaiid championships for 1814 bo idlottod io l&wke's Hay.