A CHAMPION SWIMMER

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 22, 18 April 1927, Page 9

A CHAMPION SWIMMER

AUCKLAND LOSES ADAMSON One of New Zealand's foremost : swimmers. A. D. Adamson, is to leave ! next week-end for America, where he will rejoin his mother. By his departure Auckland swimming: will lose a 1 champion, whose place it will be hard to fill. ' in the departing champion, as it vans not until he came to live in this city j that he produced the speed that has placed him to the fore in swimming circles. Last year Adamson grained the dis- ! tinction of being the first New Zea- ! land swimmer to “break the minute** in . a 100yds. championship. This j meritorious performance was registered m the Auckland championship. when_ he lowered . the record to 5S 4- s sec. Adamson has gained many brilliant victories during liis young ! career, not the least of which were his ' triumph over N. Dowsett in the ‘ blue ! riband” race and his lowering of L. L. 1 Kronfelds 100 metres New Zealand record by 3sec. to 1.4 *2-5. Members of swimming clubs : throughout the Dominion will extend ! their heartiest good wishes to Adamson for his future success and the keennest interest will be shown in his swimming career in America. BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP By Cable. — Press A^socTation. — Copyright LONDON, Saturday. In the first heat of the professional billiards championship Inman (S. 000) defeated Reece (5,527). —A. and X.Z.