SWIMMING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 36, 13 February 1939, Page 9

SWIMMING

WANGANUI CENTRE RECORDS BROKEN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Several records were lowered at the second night of the Wanganui Swimming (Centre’s championships at the Wanganui East Baths on Saturday night. Showers of rain before the carnival and about half-way through the programme were responsible for a poor attendance of the public. An unsatisfactory feature of the evening was the number of events In which there wore either one or two competitors. In some of these events entries were received but the entrants did not compete. The following were the results:— 100 Yards Junior Boys (title-holder, H. Davis; record, N. Dowsett, 69sec.). —FI. Davis (Gonville) 1. Time, 68 1-5 sec. Although he swam on his own Davis put up a bright display to lower the record by 4-ssec. 50 Yards Ladies (title-holder, P. Watts; record, P. Watts 30 2-ssec). — 1 P. Nixon (Central) 1. The ony- , starter. Time, 31 3-ssec. 100 Yards Intermediate Boys (titleholder, I. Mitchell; record, N. Dowsett 61sec.).—A. Wilkes (Wanganui East) I, G. Walton (Gonville) 2, T. Rowe (Gonville) 3. Time, 67sec. Wilkes won by a touch in an exciting finish. 100 Yards Men’s Championship (title-holder, I. Mitchell; record, N. Dowsett, 60 2-ssec.).—A. Reeve (Central) 1. The only starter. Four other entrants scratched. Time, 69sec. 50 Yards Intermediate Girls (titleholder, P. Watts; record, P. Watts, 30 4-ssec.). —P. Watts (Central) 1, L. Fennell (Gonville) 2, B. Coull (Central) 3. Time, 31sec. Six starters. Won by six feet. 50 Yards Junior _ Girls (title-holder, B. Coull; record, P. Watts 31 l-ssec). —P. Nixon (Central) 1, P. Clayton (Central) 2, V. Doyle (Central) 3. Time, 33 l-ssec. Five starters. 220 Yards Intermediate Girls (titleholder, R. McKillop; record, 3min 2sec.).—R. McKillop (Gonville) 1. The only starter. Time, 3min. 30 3-ssec. 220 Yards Inteermediate Girls (titleholder, P. Watts; record, 3min. 5 1-5 sec.).—P. Watts (Central) 1. The only starter. Timo, 3min. 9 l-ssec. 75 Yards Junior Boy’s’ Breaststroke (title-holder, G. Doyle; record, W. Boyd, 65sec.).—R. Jardine (Gonville) 1. The only starter. Time, 68 l-ssec. 220 Yards Men (title-holder, V. B. Haworth: record, N. Dowsett, 2min. 37 2-ssec).—V. B. Haworth (Central) 1, A. Kendall (Central) 2. The only starters. Time, 2min. 37 l-ssec. Haworth won easily after leading from the start to lower the record by l-ssec. 220 Yards Ladies’ Breaststroke (title-holder, J. Glasgow; record, 3 min. 45 l-ssec.).—J. Glasgow (Central) 1. Time, 4min. 4sec. The only starter. 440 Yards Intermediate Boys (titleholder, R. Green; record, A. Kendall 6m in. 28 4-ssec.).—D. McGregor (Central) 1. B. Reid (Gonville) 2, R. Green (Gonville) 3. Time, 6min. 45sec. Only starters. McGregor won by a length and a-half. 50 Yards Ladies’ Backstroke (titleholder, P. Watts; record, N. Stratton, 39sec.).—P. Watts (Central) 1. The only starter. Time, 38 l-ssec. Miss Watt’s lowered the record by 4-ssec. 150 Yards Men’s Backstroke Championship (title-holder, K. Welsh; record, K. Welsh. 2min. 36 3-ssec).—A. Reeve (Central) 1. Time, 2min. 22 4-ssec. Reeve broke the record by 13 2-ssec. 75 Yards Intermediate Boys (titleholder, I. Mitchell). —G. Doyle (Wan- . ganui East.) 1. R. Lovett (Gonville) 2. | Time, Imin. 14 2-ssec. The only j starters. 50 Yards Junior Girls’ Backstroke j (title-holder, P. Gardner; record, P. ; Gardner, 47 2-ssec.)—P. Gardner j (Central) and H. Workman (Wanga- j nui East), dead-heat, 1, V. Doyle i (Central) 3. Time, 44 Miss | Workman had a slight lead at the start of the last lap but with half a lap to go Miss Gardner took the lead. The finish was an exciting tussle, the swimmers- breaking the record by 3 3-ssec. 50 Yards Junior Boys’ Backstrokc-(title-holder, G. Doyle; record, G. Doyle, 48 l-ssec). —H. Davis (Gonville) 1, C. Tinney (Gonville) 2. Time 44 l-ssec. Davis lowered the record by.4secf The only starters. Men’s Dive.—K. Welsh (Central) 1. ;