SWIMMING.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 March 1917, Page 6

SWIMMING.

LTFE-SAVIXG AWARDS. At the meeting of the Taranaki Head Centre of the Royal Life-saving Society on Wednesday evening, the president (Mr. D. J. Hughes) made the following nwards to candidates who have passed the society's examinations: — Award of Merit.—Miss E. White, Mr. X. Winter. Honorary Instructor's • Certificate.— Miss K. L. Rowling, Bronze Medallions, Proficiency and Elementary Certificates.—Misses F Evans, D. Heal, L. Hurle, J. Cooke, A. Jenkins. Bron.'e Medallions.—Misses D. Harrison and M. Jackson, Mr. R. Hooker. 'Proficiency and Elementary Certilirates.—Misses Z. Braund and R. Hempton. SOCIETY'S DIPLOMA', On February 22 the first examination under the Taranaki Centre for the Diploma of the Royal Life-saving Society ivas held, there being onp candidate (Mr. X. A. Christiansen), who obt-'ned a pass. The practical portion of Uie examination, which is a difficult one, and the points gained, are as follows:—Rescue (20 yards), candidate fully dressed with exception of coat and' hat, 7 points; undressing on surface of water, S points; swimming continuously (three minutes each stroke), breast stroke 7, back stroke using arms 7, back stroke without arms S, over-arm stroke 7; diving from surface to pick up object, 10; floating motionless for 30 seconds, 0; diving from heights, (a) not exceeding sft. 7, (b) not exceeding 20ffc. !); long plunge (not loss than .40ft.), 52ft,, 10 points; swimming by means of propeller (not less than:3oft.), 8; somersaults on surface of water, (a) two forward 0, (b) two backward 7; three voluntary movements, torpedo 8, sculling head first 10, swimming feet first on breast S; total points, 137 (possible 170). In a difficult theoretical examination, consisting of writing five papers, of not more than 4000 words, on swimming and kindred subjects, the candidate gained 34 points (maximum 50} i AWARD OP MERIT, Two candidates, Miss Elsie White and Mr. X. J. Winter, entered for and cucceedcd in passing the examination for the Award of Merit during the past month. The tests in this examination are as follows:—(a)' rescue, 20 yards, candidate to be dressed in full walking attire with exception of boots and coat; (b) swimming, in clothes, continuously foi GOO yards, 200 yards by each of the following methods, breast stroke, back stroke, and any other stroke chosen by candidate; (e) undressing on surface of water; (d) diving from surface for object; (e) diving from two heights, (1) not exceeding aft., (2) not exceeding 8 to 10 ft.; (f) three movements ...scientific swimming. The points obtained by the candidates were:— Miss White: (a), 9; (b), 9, 9, 9; (c), 10; (d), "Vr, (e), fi'/o and S; (f), 9, 9, 7; total, 03 possible 110). N. W. .1. Winter: (a), 10 (a beautiful rescue); (b), 7, 7, 8; (e), 7%; (d), 10: e), Si/, and GV,; (f), 9, » p/ g; total 00. OTHER EXAMINATIONS. Results of other examinations lield luring the month are as follows: Medallions, Proficiency Certificates' •ind Elementary Certificates (Mr. X. Winter, instructor).—Wm. Jarvis, John L. Cartwright, Wiu. J. Davis, Stanley X. Bridget. Bronzo Medallion.—Royce Hooker. (Miss E. L.. Dowling, instructor), Doris Harrison, Mona Jackson. Instructor's Certificate.—Miss E. L. Dowling. Instructor's and Teacher's Certificate. -Mr. X. W. J. Winter.

LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY. MEETING dp TARANAKI CENTRE. The monthly meeting of the North Taranaki Head Centre of the Royal Lifesaving Ncieiety was held at the Soldiers' Club on Wednesday eVening. Present: I\fr D. J. Hughes, president (in the chair): Misses E. White and .T. McIsaacs; Messrs C. Bond, X. A. Christiansen, J, Bennett, P. .T. Flannagan, A. Millie, N. Winter and P. Schwartz. A letter was received from the Central Executive, London, congratulating members on the successful formation of the liead Centre and asking for information to be published in the Swimming Magazine. Reports were received of the Tabor Shield competition, which this year was again won by the East End team; and the demonstration recently given at Lepperton. A vote of thanks was passed to the Rev. E. Culliford (Eltham) for his assistance at the examination for the Society's diploma recently, and it was decided to add his name to the list of official examiners. Examiners' reports for the month's work, covering 21 awards, were received. ' It was decided to procure the charts necessary for the instruction of those entering for the society's medallion, and a snb-comm-rttct to obtain these was appointed to act' With Dr. Wade. A resolution was carried that, in view of the reports given at the last meeting of the executive and a subsequent statement by Mr J. W. Ilayden in the press, the following facts should be made public: "The new belt provided by the society and fixed to the reel at Ngamotu was removed from the reel and put away by one of the Ngamotu officials, without authority, rendering the reel useless. The belt was still missing during the holiday season, when the secretary of the Royal Life-saving Society ' visited Ngamotu and made unsuccessful inquiries of committeemen on the beach; but the belt was immediately produced when it was stated by the secretary that be was there officially to learn where it was. Mr Hayden's statement that Mr Schwartz suggested the moving of the reel from the reel-house to the pavilion, and that lie insisted on carrying it, is incorrect, as Mr Schwartz war. making his complaint personally to Mr Hayden at the time the belt was produced and the reel moved."