SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 32, 8 February 1933, Page 3

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

On Saturday,"at the Te Aro Baths; the Worser : Bay Swimming .and .Life-saving Club will hold its twenty-third annual carnival. There will be over 100 competitors from Masterton, Hutt, and six town clubs. The 100; yards provincial championship will see J. Blakely defending Tiis-title against worthy -.opponents in". Plank,. Claridge, Clarke, Fookes, De Costa, and Balfour. The flying squadron relay championship between- Lyall Bay, llaranui, Wellington, and Lower Sutt should be a stirring struggle, as each of these clubs is particularly strong in speedy swimmers this''year. The breaststroke banner relay race has drawn a splendid entry of nine teams, including a team, from Siasterton. The annual challenge relay race (ten a-side) between old members and* present members is exciting considerable interest, and will be made notable by the facfc that Vie. Allan, the veteran local swimmer, will be competing in his thousandth .race,-a goal wnich.he is reaching after thirty years, of competitive swimming. ,Handicap events, for which large ■ entries have'been received, and diving, are also on the programme. The polo match, Wellington representatives v. The Rest; will serve as a final try-out before the representative team leaves for Napier to compete in the New Zealand championships. Popular prices of admission will be charged.