SWIMMING SPORTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 44, 20 January 1938, Page 4

SWIMMING SPORTS.

'MUCH INTEREST SHOWN. Tho Feilding Swimming Club’s sports, last evening, held at the municipal baths, attracted a good attendance qf spectators and a large number of competitors. The handicapper was Mr Colin McKenzie, the announcer Mr 0. C. Sporle and the judges Messrs L. Jenkins and J. Johnston. The secretary (Miss Olive Sporle) stated that there were good prospects of the present season proving a - record one fmanciaJly. Some proficient swimmers had resulted from the “Learn-to-Swim Week,” held recently, and inter-j est continued unabated. A team of five] male swimmers would be competing at ; the Dannevirke evening sports for the I 500 yards Levin Cup (flying squadron j open race), while entries for the local ' carnival to be held shortly were pour- j ing in, . I

Miss Thyrle Williamson is a visitor to Wellington. After visiting friends in Hawke’s Bay, Miss P. Broad is spending a holidav at Masterton as the guest of Mrs Miller.

Details of last evening’s sports are: —Girls’ 25yds: D. Sporle 1. R. Gran-ville-Smith and 11. Sporle, dead heat, 2. Boys’ 60yds: C. Wilkinson 1. A. Sporle 2. Ladies’ 50yds: Miss F. Johnston 1, Miss L. Roach 2. Ladies’ 50 yds breaststroke: Miss F. Johnston 1, Miss It. Sporle 2. Men’s 100yds: C. Wilkinson 1, T. Dewe 2. Men’s 50yds brea-ststroke: P. Eade 1, G. Gaskin 2. Men’s dive: P. Eade 1, T. Dewe 2. Ladies’ dive: Miss R. Granville-! Smith 1, Miss F. Johnston 2. Boys’ dive: J. Davidson 1, P. Bramwell 2. Relav team, for Robinson Buttons: P. Eade, C. Ewen, P. Bramwell, J. Davidson.