IN THE WATER

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 261, 6 December 1930, Page 8

IN THE WATER

HERETAUNGA SWIMMING CARNIVAL. After liaving bad to postpone the opening night several times, on accouut of the weather, tlie Heretaunga Swimniing Club got over their opening carnival in the Maddison Baths last night. Tlie weather was again threatening but it lield good and there was a large attendance of onlookers, who thoroughly enioyed a niost successful carnival The programme was long aud varied and most of the events were very keenly contested. A feature was the splendid exliibition of diving by members of the club. The results were as follows : — Boys' race, 25 yards. — First heat: De Denne (4) 1, B. Wright (4) 2, B. Cliristie (4) 3. Time, lSsecs. Second lieat : Lord (6) 1, F. Russell '(-) P. Fox (6) 3. Time, 18 2-5secs. Final Lord 1, Russell 2, de Denne 3. Time, 18 3-osecs-Girls' race, 25 yards — Misses Atkins 1. Smith 2, M. Hull (scr.) 3. Time, 19 3-5sec.s. Open 50 yards, — First heat; M. Cartwright (1) 1 S. Nesbitt (4) 2, J. Sharplev (2) 3. Time, 36secs. Second heat: C. Muir C4) 1, P. Cullen f2> 2, Cliristie .(31) 3. Time, 36 2-5secs. Tliird heat: H. Plunimer (3) 1, F. Kelly (2) 2, C. Kemp (2) 3. Time, 35 1-5 secs. Final : H. Plummer 1, M. Cartwright 2, F. Kelly 3. Time, 35 2-osecs. B. diving. — F. Russell (39 points) 1. B. Wright (38 points) 2, C. Muir (36) ponts) 3. Ladies' 25 yards. — Misses H. McGregor 1) 1, M. Siinmonds (scr.) 2, 0. Atkins (41 3. Time, 17 4-5secs. _ Noveltv blindfold race. — A- Cliristie 1, C. McKee 2. Teams' race. — First heat: Boys C22) 1, Te Awa f2) 2. Time. 62secs. Second heat: Convent 1, High School 2, Floaters 3. Time, 60secs. Final: Higli School 1, Floaters 2, Te Awa 3. Time, 61 2-5secs,