SOUTH AUCKLAND SWIMMING CHAMPS.
NINE NEW RECCRDS' | ROTORUA EWANTS ! AGAIN TO llil FOEE | 71io capaciiy crowri which « r.';ked ihi1 siamb al the Tlami!- ! ?,-!ri!U?:pal Rath- on Satur„!ay nliriil was givui an indiea- ; on oi the raiwlly improvinir standard oi* ywimnDng, partieuYrly in the junior and Jnterrnrtfiaie departmeut.s, in the 'Viicfc enibracecl by the South 'nekiand Amateur Swimiiiinif Centre. Five reeords wero bet- - rrd during the evening session, * -ringing the day's totai to iiijie new reeords.
Despitn the didet'on of Miss K. | Grey atid Mi?s G. R-gcrs I rom the \ women'.1 220 yanlrf ireestyle, loaving 1 Mis • Maurec-.M llohmui umuv»im- » panifd, last year's intevnioclinio 1 ehampirm swntn the disLiiic;' in | 2min 68 l-5sc*c., of lOsec. tastcr ; than ihe pivvbius record of Mis.-. 15. | i.v-ns. cf Rotonui. f ollowing hirf succoss in the inter- j medir.tu 440 yard.-. Tvevcr Rovjntm | g&v? a brilliar.t display in the 100 j vordt. He won the seeond lieat in j ihe reooH timo of 02 3-5sc-c.. or ! ■ i 1 _5so:.' better thai! the proviou.- | recorO, and in thc- tinal he hent. R. 1 Edgar (Te Kaiti) hv tive yards, f). 1 Cnldei Oeinii' a close ihii'd. Borman ! record ei f"3 1 -5sec. ; Ar.other Breaststroke Record ■( irie-iiftti of a seeond was elipped frdrn ihe 100 yards iutermediate htaastfstroke record hv the promising Hamilton youth, T. Dunearn who^e Eune .> a." Imin 20 4-5siv. ■ yi. Morrison, of the Whakarewac!ub reduced the 50 yards jucdov freestyle timo to 32 l-5sec., n rednclion of 3-5sec. Anoth'er Maori girl, E. Jenkins, was a close £cc.o«id, with N. Keisterer, of Hamilto.-, in closo altendance. fiK rinal record of the evi:ning to fall wa> that i'or ihe Thames Ct p inter-Muh relay won hv the Hamilton tp.'-un. Thy time wa.-: reduced hy oue seeond. X display of the eontroversial hntterfiv -t''oke hv the preaont holder oi' the M'v Zealand 100 metres breastcrroke tltle and previou.- record holder over various distances. Lieutenant VV. H. itvson, of Otajfo, was an nitericstinM' item.
Swam Bntterfly Stroke ! Dyiscn a'.so swam in the seeon-" hest of d e mv.iV 1 i'O yrtrda tveu and covered the di.'ttuice in 1 4ve,*. or 2.X" ■ oe'si'fe ihe >x\\ a;:: e record. His ceach, Mr. li. iv. 1 -t Crewe, former Otairi) rntversuy chamuion atid iu''!4:r. wn eoach, in an addr.rs to ihe sp( ctatoj-- saitl tiuii jiiO-t Knipitv i- - »*ii t ikii»e, r«"eeg'aised tiie hutterllv i Mte w II: ■•enncil h:ni not a.-- yet uiven ojTioia1 ? eco» nition to ' !u- aevv str»-iC>-he s:lid, eeiit*'. med U it.i. t 'u* ruier ■•1' ori»;anised swjinine;. Ite expie.s e ihe iK.jje ti a4 thi.- revohiriouary style wouhi i>." oncouraiieil in ihe near future.
Ah' n viations n.ed in ihe iol'owInc,' tinal.- are: — ("anihiadi'e !' ), Ilo.;jviji il'iv. Hamilton (Hm). Huntly (Hui, Morrinsville f.Mv), Matamata ( Ma ) . Te Puke (TeP), Tirau T>, Te A. waiti ra rt (TeA), Te Kiuti (TeK), A'.M.C.A. (Y.M.l, Ohinemulu (O), Paeroa iP). Rotorua (Ro), Rowrs (R), \\ hakarewarewa (\V). Waihi (Wi). Resuli r (ehampion.-hip events ualess r.therwise stated) : — Seniors Vienh; ilive : f). •). Kwert (Ro), 115.3 noinls, 1; M. ('ampbell (Hm), 83.8. 2; L. Piper (W.). C.3.7, 3. 220 yardr ladies* f'ree.nyl M s M . Hoiruan (Ilnti. 1 (only vuuaer). Time 2.5K 1-5, a record. ; 00 yards inen's freestyle hattdicap: R. Pene (W), 1: R. Cliase (Oi, 2; H. Kereopa (W), 3. Time l.lfi. Ti uinc-r "up inter-eluh j-elav: Hamilton (J. D'Arcy Smith, G. r.M'rir.jrton, .f. Blaekwood, M. Ileather), 1 ; Camhridjie, 2. Time 1.21 3-5, a record, 500 yards men's flyinp- squiulron handicap: Hamilton (F. Hiyyinse n, C. Xurth, T. Parkhouse. T. I'orman. F. Jarvis), i; Morrinsville, 2. Timo 5.38. Water polo match: Possihles 3, bcav Prohahles, 1. (R. McCurdy yo-aled two and Ladd oue for P(*sihles, and Knrth oue for Prohaiile-i. Intermediates 50 yards hoys' freestyle handicap: C. Bush (O H P- Holman (Hm) 2. J. Hansen (C) 3. Time 21) 4-5. LtX* yards hoys' hackstroke: 4. Blackwood (Hm) 1,«T. Flack (Hm) 2, L. Morrow (Mv), 3. Time 1.23. 220 y.iJ'ds gifts* freestyle: 1k Kd-
gar (TeK) 1. B. Forguson, the other competitor, had to retire. Time 3.17 3-5. 100 vards boys' freestyle: T. Borman (Hm) 1, R. Edgar (TeK) 2, 1). Calder (Hm) 3. Time 03 1-5, a reeojM. .100 yards boys' breaststroke : T. Duncan (Hm) 1, I). McGregor (0) 2. Time 1.23 4-5, a record. 100 yards girls' backstroke: S. 1 Seager (Hm) 1, M. Heather (Hm) 2, ; 1). Edgar (TeK) 3. Time 1.29 3-5. I Juniors 50 yards giris' freestyle: M. Mom- ' son (W). 1, E. Jenkins (0) 2, N. Reisteror (R) 3. Time 32 1-5, a j record. 100 yards boys' freestyle: G. Carrington (Hm) 1, M. Glcnn (Hm) 2, 0. Houchen (TeK) 3. Time 1.13. 33 1-3 yards girls' freestyle handicap: E. Jenkins (O) 1, E. Morrison ( W) 2, K. Purcly (R) 3. Time 22sec.
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