SWIMMING TITLES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 654, 4 May 1929, Page 11

SWIMMING TITLES

TRAINING COLLEGE’S SPORTS

HONOURS WELL PLACED Swimmers of the Auckland Training College set a good standard in their annual championships last evening at the Tepid Baths. Honours were well distributed in the championship events. The 100yds men’s title went to Nagle after a keen race with Beswick. and Hodge won the 220yds. The young Fijian, Thakobau, won the short sprint championship. Scott was the winner of the breaststroke and Findlay scored in the diving. Miss Steele was the most successful woman competitor in the championships, winning two sprints. Miss Nankivell won the diving and Miss Martin the breaststroke. In a brief speech Mr. H. G. Cousins, the prinicpal of the college, mentioned the progress in life-saving. He presented medallions for proficiency in life-saving to Misses E. Steele, D. Nankivell, D. Croker, S. Warner, H. Holmes and J. Osborne. The second year students defeated

the first year in the points contest. Results: MEN’S EVENTS Breaststroke Championship, 66 2-“yds. —Scott, 1; Parsons, 2; Nagle, 3. Tinu . 57 3-ss. Championship. 33 l-3yds.—First heat: Thakobau,’l; Peacock, 2; Hodge, 3. Time iSs. Second heat: Abbott. 1: Rush. 2. Bestic, 3. Time. 19 l-ss. Final: Thakobau. 1: Abbott. 2; Rush, 3. Time, 17 3-os. Championship. 100yds.—Nagle. 1: BesYvick, 2: Rush. 3. Time, lm 22 2-ss. Handicap, 50yds.—First heat: Wykes. Ss, 1; Coster, 7s. 2: Findlay. 6s. 3. Time. 42 2-ss. Second heat: Woodruffe, ss. 1; Porter, ss, 2: Reid, Os. 3. Time, 40s. Final: Wvkes. 1; Woodruffe, 2; Porter, 3. Time, 37 * 1 -ss. Handicap, 33 l-3yds.—First heat: Wykes, 6s. 1; Rush, scr, 3. Time. 27s Second heat: Coster. ss, 1; Madgwkk, 6s. 2. Time, 255. Third heat: Simeock. 6s. 1; Findlay, 4s, 2. Time. 265. Final: Coster, 1; Wykes, 2; Madgwick. 3. Time, 21 2-os. Championship. 220yds..—Hodge. 1; Peacock, 2; Scott, 3. Time. Sni 275. Novice Championship. 33 l-3yds.—First heat: Coster, 1: Woodroffe, 2. Time. 21s. Second heat: Tilley, 1: Bayley, 2. Time, 21s. Final: Coster. 1; Tilley, 2: Bayley. 3. Time. 21 1 -os. Relay Race.—Second year team. 1; First year team, 2. Time, 2m 47 3-os. Diving Championship.—Findlay, 1 . Hodge, 2; Rush, 3. Dual Relay, 66 2-3yds.—First heat: Scott and Miss Gaze, 1; Parsons and Miss White, 2. Time, 47 2-ss. Second heat*: Bayley and Miss Nankivell, 1; Simcock and Miss McLeod, 2. Time. 475. Third

heat: Nagle and Miss Steele, 1: Refd and Miss Osborne, 2. Time, 4«s. Final: Scott and Miss Gaze. 1; Sitncock and Miss McLaren. 2: Xac:le and Miss Steele, 3. Tin.-. 47 4-ss. WOMEN'S EVENTS Championship, 33 1-Syds.—Mis? Ste•' 1; Miss McLaren and Miss Xankivell, dead heat, 2. Time, 22 2-ss. Breaststroke Championship. iOjds.— Miss Martin, 1; Miss Steele, 2; iii.'s "Webster, 3. Time, 47 2-ss. Handicap. S 3 1 -3yds.—First heats M:>s Holmes, 1; Miss Gallaher. 2. Time, 27> Second heat: Miss Webster. 1; Mis* White, 2. Time, 2S 3-3 s. Final: Miss White. 1; Miss Holmes. 2; Miss Gallaher, 3. Time. 24 l-6s. Championship. 50yds.—Miss Steele. 1: Miss XankiveU. 2. Time, 53 1-&S. Relay Race.—Second year team, It First year team. Time, 2m 52 2-sjs. Novice Championship. 33 1-tyds.—Mi-Wood. 1; Miss Green, 2. Time, 28 l-l»s Diving Championship.—Miss NanktvMl. 1; Miss Gallaher. 2: Miss Osborne, 3.