SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1650, 17 January 1913, Page 7

SWIMMING.

TEACHING THE ART AT BATHS. 'Tho Te Aro Baths were weir patronised .i on Wednesday afternoon, when Mr. T. Shields gave a number of le&i ■ tons in swimming. Mr. Shields has been ' teaching; boys for some considerable time ' past, but little -girls, who ■ cannot swim, have not. had the opportunity to be tnnght up till last Dr. Platts-Mills. has, however, taken up the '■ matter, and she visited the girls' baths in .1 company with Mr. Shields on Wednesday afternoon. Arrangements have ,now. bean .' made whereby Mr. Shields will spend two hours /at the girls' baths teaching girls to swim, and two hours in the boy? ' baths, every Wednesday afternoon. Inst Wednesday afternoon Mr. Shields passed the following boys for distance . swimmingi'certificates:— —.King, 2000 , yards; W. Montgomery (Terrace School), 1760. yards;, G. Wilson (Nelson College), ■ 1200 yards; C. J. Duftdn (St. Patrick's .College), 1000 yards; L. Wilson (Terrace School), 1000 yards; S. Angus and G. , Sievwright (Terrace School), 690 -yards each; L. Harvey (Mnrist Brothers' ■• School), 600 yards; J. H. Mnnley. (Te Aro School), 550 yards;. A. Pinmore (Mount Cook School), 500 yards; R. Nixon ' (Clyde Quay. School), 500 yards; M. Stevenson (Clyde ■■ Quay School),' 400 yards; laijiUJl. Stevenson ! ' School), 30Djard3;°'"':':i '""•■.'' " " ; .rTHOENDON CLUB'S CARNIVAL: V. . .; The Thorndon' Club's 'carnival, .:which : takes-place'at'th© Thorndon baths to-mor- ;' row afternoon',' 'promises well," as far as \ entries go. Tho club has also brought ' in something new in" the way of carnivals —they havo provided a 50yd9. race for lady swimmers. Other events on the pro- ,. gramme -are: Medley race, boys' 50yds. . handicap, flying squadrcu (500 yds., for , Walkw and Hall Cup), electric handi- ', cap (50yds.); president's handicap (100 yds., . club members only), diving competition, greasy boom, and "bellman's buff."' For . th? ladies'- race, five entries have so farbeen received. Fifty-four entries have ■ been received for the 50yds. electric handicap.' For the president's handicap, of 100 yds., twenty-one entries have been received, and four club 3 have entered' for tho Hying squadron race, of 500 yds. Entrios received in tha.other events are: 50yds. boys' race, 28; medley lace, 13; and diving competition, 12 entries. : CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS. . (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurch, January IG. At a meeting of the executive of the • New Zealand Swimming Association, held ■ . last' night, representatives lor tho New . Zealand championships were selected -as \ follow:— ■■'~''■• .-.'-. - \\ lOOyds.-AVi.E. Cookson and C.Atkin- . son. 220 yds.-C. Atkinson. ■ ..'-', • 410 yds., 880 yds., and one mile AC. H. H. Rich. 220 yds. Breast-stroke,—L. Poulson and i, C. Atkinson. ■ • 100 yds. Ladies'.—Miss E. Bade, i All are subject to challenge. ....'-.