ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 March 1943, Page 2

ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL

SWIMMING SPORTS. SOME VERY CLOSE FINISHES. The annual swimming sports in connection with St. Patrick’s School were held recently under ideal weather conditions, Competition was keen, there being some very close finishes. The following are the results:— Boys’ race, under ten vears. 25 yards: David Corry 1, P. Torr 2, K. Allsworth 3. Boys’ race, under ten, width of baths: D. Corry 1, P. Torr 2, K. Allsworth 3; girls, B. Falk 1, I. Levick 2, D. Cameron 3. Boys under 12: J. Patete 1, W. Hourigan 2, I. Camden 3; girls, M. O’Brien 1, E. Pointon 2, J. Finlayson 3. Boys over 12, 25 yards: P. Corry 1, D. O’Connor 2, M. Voice 3; time, 21 4-ssecs.: girls, J. Hourigan 1, M. Andrews 2, B. Nyhan 3; time, 24secs. Boys’ dive (open), championship: Mark Gleeson 1, W. Hourigan 2, M. Voice 3, J. Patete 4; girls, Betty Nyhan 1. Joan Hourigan 2. Learners’ race, boys: C. Anstice 1, M. Saunders 2, P. Keen 3: girls, E. Greenlees 1, I. Levick 2, S. Bell 3. Plunge championship, boys: M. Gleeson 1. P. Corry 2, D. O'Connor 3. W. Hourigan 4; girls, J. Hourigan 1, M. O’Brien 2, M. Andrews 3. Eackstroke championship, boys: D. O’Connor' 1. M. Gleeson 2, M. Voice 3, W. Hourigan 4. School relav: Mavier team (P. Corry, D. O’Connor, A. Hanley, J. Hourigan), 1; Peter Chanel team (M. Voice, T. Camden, T, Patete, J. Patete), 2; Aquaviva team (W. Hourigan, M. Gleeson, M. O’Brien, B. Nyhan), 3. Girls’ backstroke championship: M. Andrews 1, M. O'Brien 2, J. Hourigan 3; time, "Osecs. 50 yards championship, boys: D. O’Connor 1, P. Corry 2, M. Gleeson 3, W. Hourigan 4; time, 50secs: girls, J. Hourigan 1, M. Andrews 2, M. O’Brien 3. Swimming under water, beys: P. Corry 1, D. O’Connor 2, M. Gleeson 3; time, 23secs.; girls, B. Nyhan 1, J. Hourjgan 2, M. Andrews 3. Breaststroke championship, boys: M. Gleeson 1, D. O’Connor 2, W. Hourigan 3, P. Corry 4; time, 28 2-ssecs.; girls, M. Andrews 1, J. Hourigan 2, M. O’Brien 3: time, 34secs. Altar bovs’ race (handicap): T. Camden 1, T. Patete 2, P. Corry 3. Consolation race, bovs: Alex Levick 1, D. Torr 2: girls. J. Andrews 1, J. Camden 2, K. Marsh 3. . , The boys’ championship was decided m Desmond O’Connor’s favour; whilst the girls’ honours went to Joan Hourigan. At the conclusion of the sports the respective champions were crowned with laurels.