SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 148, 18 March 1920, Page 7

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Very complete arrangements ai;e being made for the swimming carnival to be held .at the Te Aro 'baths 011 Saturday "under the joint management of the 'Wellington Centre of : the>;N.Z.A.S.A., the Royal .Life Saving Association, and the Wellington -Surf Association. Several special attractions figure on the programme. Miss Violet Wnlrond-, of Auckland, who holds the New Zealand ladies' championship for 100 yds., her time being 71 2-ssec (equal to Miss Fanny Durack's New South Wales record), will mak'o an attempt to lower tho. record. Miss G. Shand, of G'hrisLchuvch, ex-lady champion of Now Zealand, and Miss K. ISristed, 'of Christclnirch, will alw compete in the 100 yds. Miss Edna' Walrond, junior lady champion of New Zealand, will also be a competitor at the meeting. E. G. Patterson; of Wellington, will make an attempt ■to lower his New Zealand record, for 150 yds., established when lie was clocked to do COsec. at Auckland recently. C. Claridge, also of Wellington, and a junior champ'on, will make an attack on the quarter-miln'ohampionship time. The strong supplementary programme includes two diving championships, Hying souadron championshio of Wellington, swimmers' memorial championship, and- tho Dutliie Cup schools championship. "v 1 —