National Swimming Championships

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 29, 1 February 1929, Page 7

National Swimming Championships

Relays Arranged by 2YA.

T was just seven years ago that the National Swimming Championships were held in Wellington, and it is more than likely that seven years, at the least will elapse before the next national gathering of this nature takes place in this city. Realising the great interest in swimming that is being 4, manifest at the present time, station "2YA has availed themselves of every. * opportunity to broadcast those cyents ’ that will be of greatest interest ° listeners.- Reference to the section will. show that the station will broadeast actual running descriptions on three occasions, that is, on Satur-. day, February 2; Monday, February 4; and Saturday, February, 9. On Saturday, February 2, the championship from the Te Aro baths will be described. On Monday and Saturday following, the other championship events will take place and likewise -be described, but in the meantime, the other interesting events will be taking place. A representative of the company will witness the life-saving at Lyall Bay on Tuesday morning, taking full notes so that listeners may look forward ‘to an interesting description combined y with the results when the station goes on the air at 3 o’clock that afternoon, or shortly afterwards, if they have not finished at that hour. The Kellerman Cup competition of three miles will take place in the harbour on Thursday morning. The .station will not. go on the air to broadcast these events, owing to technical difficulties, but a representative of the company will either accompany the swimmers in a launch: or will secure a vantage point for the full race from which all its interesting details may be noted. When the station goes on the air at 3 o’clock to broadcast its usual programme of gramophone records, a description of the race such as viewed by the representative will be given. On Thursday night, the competition for the Norden Cup will take place ut the Riddiford Baths, Lower Hutt. Actually, the station will broadcast its usual Thursday night’s programme of and music, but arrangements have een made that results will be speedily sent to 2YA, and the programme will be stopped in order that listeners may get these important results as soon as they are possibly available. * Thus, swimming enthusiasts all over New Zealand will be interested in the broadcast from 2YA. This is the first time in the history of broadcasting that the national swimming championships have been broadcast, and great interest will await the efforts of The swimming championships are not only for adults, but for children nd young people. These the associahas considered wise to billet instead of placing out at hotels. An appeal is therefore made to-all Wellinzton residents who have the facilities. to billet these young people for approximately a week. ‘The president, Mr. P. Coira, e/o Kilbirnie Post Of-

fice, will be pleased to hear from anyone who can see their way clear to take one, two, or more of these young people during their stay in Wellington, and ‘can be assured that their efforts will be fully appreciated by the New fealand Amateur Swimming Associaon.