TWO HIGHLIGHT AT BLUE BATH

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5324, 10 February 1947, Page 4

TWO HIGHLIGHT AT BLUE BATH

whaka carnivaj BACKSTROkt Recj diving displa\1 There were two highligjl the swimming carnivalstal the Blne Baths by the l\S rewarewa club on SatS night. Number one thiijl the winning of the South J land backstroke chamnj3 by Don Branch, a Rotoiti in 6min. 11 sec, an time. Last week at the AUel championships the samediS was swum by an Aucklaafel 6min. 57 see. Therecordl for the distance is 6min M Branch's 6.11 is, therefore '! J low the record time for the taeS championship of the A'uckiargB ince. He swam the course al J completed it easily with 3 action and style. Branch wil]9 sent South Auckland at the 3 championships at Nelson this/H Although he applied to en3 Auckland championships approval of the Auckland sul3 permission to swim was refu3 reason- was given. However 3 time clocke'd on Saturday ni«M Avith the necessary conip^B Branch stands every chanee oifl ing the New Zealand record jl 440 yards backstroke. K The other outstanding peit>3 of the evening was that of D fl ert, three times New Zealand « champion. Ev/ert, who has beefl several times lately at the Bluefl going through his routine, 3 graceful exhibition of swallovsfl ing pikes, running pikes with (3 a total of 10 complicated aeri«| oeuvres, with two special dives3 in for good measure. His bott" special raised a laugh,j3 sparkling performanee was'^B off with the seldom seen fallin>3 a masterpiece, as the annoi^H aptly described it. Nj Altogether, the programn(3 tained 23 events, and the gall^B ^approximately -900 was trca(3 some close finishes in both ophH handica'p events. h BB In the ladies' freestyle oihH handicap, Miss G. Rogers brohe'^B start, and was disqualified. 3[ particularly unfortunate, as bei^B — 30 seconds — was unusually pH[ Longest handicap of the ei^B was given to J. Ferguson, HeB on 40, but although the rest field had reached the other end/3 baths by the time he started, son made good time, and rania3l to Miss G. Rogers. Past swimmers vied with past Ta:^B sportsmen, and the raee was Ro^B nearly all the way. WS R. Burton was well to the :S| breaststroke events, and wsfl « 66 2-3 yards open breaststrofet^B cap in 49 seconds. Following are the vesis finals: —

JUNIOR EVENTS H 33 1-3 Yards, Tiny Tots; l.oH J. Hedges 2; C. Stanley 3. 5'0 Yards, Junior Girls; P. 1; E. Jenkins 2; A. Xewiai^B Time: 41s. Wm 50 Yards, Junior Boys: 1; J. Morrison 2; G. Time: 34s. HANDICAP RACES H 66 2-3 Yards, Intermediate^H Freestyle: J. Winter 1;72; J. Stewart 3. Time: 5fis. 66 2-3 Yards, Intermediate Freestyle: D. Hitcheock 1; Bennett 3. Time: 49s. 3f •66 2-3 Yards, Men'j- Frees'J^J Stanley 1; R. Ferguson 2; R. Time: 34 4-5s. "50 Yards, Men's Open Freestj^HK Stanley 1; J. Boyle 2; L and R. Ferugson 3, equal. 50 Yards, Ladies' Freest/B® ^ilkinson 1 ; P. Harvey 2. 0PEN EVENTS 3| 440 Yards, South Aucklami^B stroke* Championship: D, Time: 6m. 11s. 66 2-3 Yards Open BacbW Handicap: D. Branch 1;R. Bak^B R. Wells 3. Time: 42s. 66 2-3 Yards Open Breaststro^B Burton 1; L. Piper 2; B. Time: 49s. 220 Yards Open Freestyle ■ ■cap: G. Rogers »1; J. Ferguson McDonald 3. Time: 3m. 18s. Medley Handicap: Branch 2; L. Piper 3. Time: 72s. Diving: M. Thompson 1 Marahall 2 (19); R. Burton*

RELAY RACES H Inter-Club : Whaka 1; 0,>>r:^B 2; Matamata 3. Time: 71s. Dual: Harvey and WeHs : and Barry 2; McDonald and 3. Time: 43s. .,^3 Past Swimmers' Relay-' Tauranaga 2. Time lm. 1^'