SWIMMING

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 237, 27 May 1932, Page 4

SWIMMING

ROTORUA'S BRIGHT FUTURE AS PLAY GROUND ^Er OF SWIMMING. Wm. INTEREST INCREASING. R n The wisdorfi of the Government providing mixed bathing f acilities Rotorua has been amply demonstrai|^B ed since the opening of the New Ek||y Baths by the increasing intere-^M; c which is heing shown hy residents (§SEH[ 1 Rotorua in the sport of swimmiilg-aHpi Although the standard of swir||» ming- ability is very low at present^Be is confidently expected that, thronffl§§ 3 the guidance of Mr. J. B. Perris^^o who is now stationed at the Bb3allpa Baths as an instructor, the standa^Brn will be raised much higher in '■ near future. Mr. Perrin has been seiged with learners and witll'thO^B>u swimmers desirous of improving i speed and style since he has menced professional instruction at'-^B = Baths and has expressed surprise tfe|BK no effort has pfeviously been E to provide f acilities andinstruction in Rotorua. ''']^p«Ii With these facilities now provii-j^SS and the assurance that everybody now learn the natatorial art thereJIB every reason to expect that Rotoi£|S||Ll will become the home or playgrofJJB of aquatics in the near future. |^Ksn A further fillip has been givenj jgj^e. the sport by the recent f ormatioiij the Rotorua Amate'ur SwimCTaMBf Cluh which now has a good ship and in the interests of the J|pii ^ and of the younger generation ^ the duty of every resident to port the club either as an activa^^E^D as an honorary member. The ri: bership fee of 8/6 for seniors 2/6 for juniors is within the reacSSgpd all and Mr. Perrin would be to enrol prospective members. JgSg , 3 Mr. Perrin, who has made a study of scientific swimming andwff'1111 come into touch with some world's leading aquatic stars, that with the completion of ger pool under construction reason to expect that Rotorua not only attract some of swimmers of the day but wi]l ^ produce swimmers capable of ' nition in future championship3- YMl