SWIMMING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 262, 15 March 1911, Page 8

SWIMMING.

CHAMPION SHATTERING iIORE RECORDS. A POOH PUBLIC APPRECIATION. By Talcgraph.—Press Association. i Auckland, Last Night. M. E. Champion, swimming ai the Wuitemata Club's carnival held in the Albert Street baths to-night, broke the New Zealand record for 100 yards (03 l-ssec) held by C. Briee, of Thorndon, Wellington. He covered the distance in 61 4-ssec. The carnival was held for the purpose of raising funds to keep Champion's family while he is away Irom Auckland. Champion is de-' termined not to go to the Festival of | Empire sports unless the sum of £BO, is provided for his family's maintenance.! A special effort will be made to-morrow, to raise the balance required (about £4O). The carnival to-night will show a. profit of about £3 only. I [The world's record for 100 yards is 54 4-ssec, established by C. M. Daniels, at Chicago, in 1910.] | The following girls attending the West End School gained certificates at' I the swimming classes held in the New Plymouth municipal baths:— 100 Yards.—Kathleen Hood, Lily Medway, Gladys Gilbert, Alice George, and . Winnie Newell. I 220 Yards.—Phyllis Wilson and Isabel Connett. j 440 Yards.—Molly Gower, Edith Busby, Alma Russell and Rita Hobson. I 880 Yards —Dolly Eva, Aira Rollo, Marjorie Mouat, Sybil Jackson and Olga Waliach. I One Mile.—lda Gardner. ' One Mile and a Quarter.—lrene Gil- , bert I One Mile and ai Half. —Eva Marks , and Ifita Yates. I Two Miles.—Eileen Tighe. | Two Miles and a Quarter. —Hilda Jury. | Two Miles and a Half.—Rachael Gower. I