SWIMMING SPORTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 72, 17 December 1937, Page 12

SWIMMING SPORTS

Mahora School Results The completion of the sporting aetivitieg of tho Mahora School wero marked on Tuesday by the annual swimming sports. An interesting series of races provided enjoyment for the attendance of pupils and parents, the events resulting in a win for Gold House, with Green as runners-up. All the events in the senior girls' section were won by Naire Thompson. Points gained in the sports for the various houses were: Gold 60, Green 40, Red 20, and Blue nil. With the tug o'war competition held the previous day, in which Green gained 60, Red 40, Blue 20, and Gold nil, the aggregate points for the school banner, whieh is presented to the house with the highest a8f?regate of points in all sporting events for the year, qame out as a Jie between Blue and Gold. The points were: Bluo 170, Gold 170, Green 160, Red 100. Tlie leading houses will be bracketed as winners for 195>7. Results Of the swimming were: Boys' Junior freestyle, 25 yards: J. Hill 1, J. Arrell 2. Time, 18$secs. Girls* senior freestyle, 25 yards: N. Thompson 1, C. Brown 2, B. Donnelly 3. Time, 16 4-5sece. Boys' senior freestyle, 25 yards: D. Wedd 1, E. Hill 2, B. Baird 3. Time, 14 3-5sees. Girls' senior breaststroke, 25 yards: N. Thompson 1. C. Brown 2, C. Thompson 3. Time, 24 l-5secs. • Boys' senior breaststroke, 25 yards: B. Baird 1, H. MacDonald 2, E. Hill 3. Time, 20secs. Girls' senior freestyle, 100 yards: N. Thompson 1. Time, 1.42 1-5. Boys' senior freestyle, 220 yards: D, Wedd 1, H. MacDonald 2, B. Baird 3. Girls' senior diving: N. Thompson 1, 0. Thompson 2, N. Jones 3. Boys' senior diving: H. MacDonald 1, B. Baird 2, D. Wedd 3. The tug o' war resuited. — First round: Green (won) v. Blue; Red (won) v. Gold. Second round: blue (wou) v. Gold; Green (won) v. Red. House points awarded: Green 60, Red 40, Blue 20, Gold nil,