SWIMMING.
A SWIMMING BEOORD.
WELLINGTON, February 20. At -the Te Aro Baths this evening B. C. Freyburg swam 220 yards _in 2min 41sec, towering the New Zealand record (his own) by 2 8-ssec. " • *
AUCKLAND, February 21. At the "WsitemaTa, Swimming Club's carnival to-night M. "E. Champion lowbred the $few Zealand record' for ' half a ihile by H 1-Ssec, his time i>eing lKmin' 2sec. J. Giant, who mm" second' to him, also beat the previous recorS By Z*ec,"his " time being iSmin 24 l-ssec. ' Champion" appeared to ba able to reduce his "time haVJ he bVen "forced.
l>EETff, February 21. Beaurepaire won .lh© . 440 yards championship, with Bealy secoad. Won by a dozen yards in- smin 28'2-Ssec. The Victorian team won the premiership, thus holding the Kieran shield for a year.
It has been decided to send Beaurepaire as champion of Australasia to compete at the aquatic events at the Olympic games in London.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 64
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152SWIMMING. Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 64
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