SCHOOL SWIMMING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 March 1942, Page 4

SCHOOL SWIMMING

COMBINED SPORTS HELD YESTERDAY KEEN CONTESTS WITNESSED. WINNERS OF FINALS. Yesterday afternoon, in the Dixon Street baths, the combined primary schools’ swimming sports were held in perfect weather. There were a limited number of entries from each school, so that the sports could be run in good time. This brought the pick of the swimmers into competition and aroused the keenest enthusiasm. The programme was put through in good time without a hitch, thanks to the good work of various members of the school staffs. The events were all keenly contested ,often resulting in exceedingly close finishes. Thanks are specially due to Miss Donald and Mr Masters for judging the breaststroke and diving events. The programme was controlled by the following officials:—-Supervisor. Mr E. G. Coddington; announcer, Mr V. Welch; line-up stewards, Messrs Filer and Bishop; starter, Mr J. Kennedy; recorders, Miss Edge and Miss Kitchener: blackboard steward, Mr O. Berry; race judges, Misses Cocker, Tankersley and O’Donnell; plunge dive and breaststroke judges, Miss Donald and Mr G. Masters. The results were as follow (C. represents Central; L„ Lansdowne; W., West; St.P., St. Patrick’s; S.. Solway; Wh„ Whatman; TeO. (Te Orc Orc). GIRLS’ EVENTS. 25 yards, under 10. —J. Pawson (C.) 1. H. Cunningham (L.) 2, N. Osborne (L.) 3. 25 yards, under 12. —Final: M. Finn (W.), S. Nicol (C.) 2. N. Evans (W.) 3. 50 yards. 12 and over.—B. McCormack (C.) 1. M. Lyttle (C.) 2, M. Phillips (W.) 3. 25 yards breaststroke, under 12. — Final: N. Evans (W.) 1. S. Nicol (C.) 2, N. Day (W.) 3. 25 yards breaststroke. 12 and over. —Final: M. Lyttle (C.) 1, B. McCormack (C.) 2. I. McNeilage (L.) and D. Phillips (W.), equal. 3. 25 yards backstroke, under 12. —L. Blick (W.) 1. N. Hearle (W.) 2, A. Stewart (S.) 3. 25 yards backstroke, over 12.—8. McCormack (C.) 1, Y. Ihaka (C.) 2, M. Stewart (S.) 3. Dive (open).—B. McCormack (C.) 1, M. Lyttle (C.) 2, D. Phillips (W.) 3. Plunge (open).—B. Rider (W.) 1, P. Adinwood (L.) 2, B. McGuinness (L.) 3. BOYS’ EVENTS. 25 yards, under 10.' —R. Nicol (C.) 1. J. McDougall (W.) 2. R. Daniell (W.) 3. 25 yards, under 12. —J. Root (C.) 1, M. Carter (W.) 2, E. Lambess (W.) 3. 50 yards, 12 and over—Final: E. Pickett (L.) 1, L. Clarke (C.) 2. B. Williams (C.) 3. 25 yards breaststroke, under 12— E. Lambcss (W.) 1, J. McDougall (W.) 2, D Stewart (L.) 3. 25 yards breaststroke, over 12— Final: D. Root (C.) 1. M. McNee (C.) 2, H. Wallis (C.) 3. 25 yards backstroke, under 12—M. Carter (W.) I, W. Tolhurst (W.) 2, Kent Johnston (W.) 3. 25 yards backstroke, over 12. — B. Free (W.) 1, N. Tyacke (C.) 2, L. Clarke (C.) 3. Dive (open).—M. Gleeson (St.P.) 1, L. Clarke (C.) 2, D. Keen (St.P.) 3. Plunge (open). —D. Garland (L.) 1, E. Pickett (L.) 2, J. Bennett (C.) 3. Junior relay. —West 1, Central 2, Lansdowne 3. Senior relay.—Central 1, Lansdowne 2. West 3.