SWIMMING.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1921, Page 3

SWIMMING.

VISIT or MISSES SHAND AND It cnay not be generally known that the displays of swimming by Miss Shand and Miss Bristed, which are to be given at the New Plymouth municipal baths on Thursday evening, are for purely educational purposes and for the furtherance of swimming in this country. Their public spiritedness in giving their time and their energies to the furtherance of this sport is to be commended. Miss Bleibtrey, who passed through New Zealand recently, took a great interest in Miss Shand and Miss Bristed, and predicted that Miss Shand would become a world champion one day. To Miss Shand she gave the silk bathing costume in which she won the, world's championship at Antwerp, Bleibtrey also gave to Miss Bristed, the New Zealand lady champion diver, the bathing dress she wore in her heat at the Olympic Games. So far they have been swimming excellently. In the various towns in which they have given demonsnations, and to which they will be going, the swimming clubs have co-operated with the New Zealand Swimming Association and have shown a fine public spirit. by arranging carnivals and doing their utmost to further Interest in the displays all for the public good. While in New Plymouth Miss Shand is anxious to meet as many girl swimmers as possible at the baths on Thursday morning. She desires they should get into the bathing pool and she will swim with them and give what advice and assistance she can in order to develop the sport.