THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 1, 1988.
ARMY SWIMMING TITLES
Lt. Calvert And Norman
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ROYAL SCOTS' TRIUMPH IN
50 YARDS DASH
(By "CRAWL”);
The second day's swimming in the Hong Kong Area (Army) Individual Swimming Championships, in the V.R.C. pool, yesterday, afternoon, provided several close finishes and one strange coincid- ence Lieut. J. M. Calvert clocking 6 mins. 11 secs. in the final of the quarter-mile, which was four-fifths of a second better than his time recorded in the heats on Tuesday!
L/Bdr. Norman recorded two successes and came to within an inch of securing a third. He won the 100 Yards Breast-stroke and Back-stroke Championships fairly easily, and was only just beaten by Pte. Nicholls, in the Diving Final.
In the 440 Yards Final Lieut.
MONTE
NO HEATS FOR 220 YARDS
Calvert and Lieut. Barron set off] mummum together and were within a yard of each other up till the 100 yard mark when Calvert began to draw away, his better turning on the world of walls again making a difference.
440 YARDS CHART
The following chart shows how these two swimmers fared at every
50 yard mark.
Distance
Calvert
Lawrie
50
32/3
34
100
73/2
75/4
150
1.56/3
2.03
200
2.39/4
2.52
250
3.24/2
3.40
300
4.08/2
4.30/3
350
4.53/2
400
440
5.36/3 6.11
5.22
6.12 6.44/4
The 220 Yards Free-style final
saw Calvert win once again,
al.
FREE STYLE EVENT
As there are only five competi- tors for the Colony 220 Yards free-style swimming championship, As a no heats will be necessary. result the V.R.C. Committee an- nounce that there will be no swim- ming heats this evening.
RUMJAHN
MAKES BIG STRIDES
though this time he was challenged Yesterday's Swimming
for
most of the way by Bdsm.
Haigh, while L/Sergt.
brought up the rear.
CLOSE FINISH
Dibben
One of the closest finishes of the afternoon was the 50 Yards Free-
style Final in which fractions of a second separated the first three
men.
Results
(By “CRAWL”).
the
Several heats in the Colony Swimming Championships were held yesterday evening in V.R.C. Pool and, although no re- cords were lowered, some interest- ing swimming was witnessed.
Bdsm. Scales got off to a very good start and led all the way to
Much regret was felt at the reach the finish in 28 3-5 secs., while Lieut. T. D. Lawrie was second in withdrawal of Lau Po-hei, holder 29 2-5 secs. Lieut. Barron was third in 30 secs., experiencing a very bad turn.
Results were:—~
100 Yards Breast-stroke Final:-
1. L/Bdr. Norman
Time 81 secs.
2. Pte. Harris
Time 86 1-5 secs.
8. Gar. Saunders
Time 92 2-5 secs.
440 Yards Free-style Final:-
1. Lieut. J. M. Calvert
Time 6 mins. 11 secs.
2. Lieut. T. D. Lawrie
Time 6 mins. 45 secs."
3. L/Sergt. Dibben
Time 6 mins. 56 secs.
The following were the results in the Diving Final:-
1. Pte. Nicholls (R.A.M.C.).
125.25 points.
2. L/Bdr. Norman (R.A,).
3.
128.03 points.
Pte. Black (Middlesex).
110.55 points.
4. Tptr. Thompson (R.A.).
109.50 points.
5. Lieut. Barron (R.E.).
109.35 points.
6. Pte. Macdonald (R.A.M.C.).
108.65 points.
7. Cpl. Freshwater (Middlesex).
07.80 points."
8. Pte. Murray: (Royal Scots).
87.40 points.
9. Boy Hardy (Royal Scots).
85.10 points.
10. Bds. Nolan (Middlesex)
76.80 points)
11. Pte. Bloomsfield (Middlesex).
76.00 points.
12. Capt. Wilkinson (R.E.)."
275.99 points.
220 Yards Free-style Final:-
1. Idout. J. M. Galvért
Time 2 tuind. 55 secs.
2.. Bdam. Haigh
Time: 8 mins 12 seca.
3. L/Sergt. Dibben ·
Time 8 mind. 12 4-5 secs, 50 Yards Free-style Final:-
of the Colony title, in the 100 Yards Back-stroke event, but he' has only just recovered from a bout of influenza and was in no condition to swim.
The most improved swimmer, on view yesterday was A. K, Rumjahn, who won the first heat of the back- stroke event with comparative ease in 74 2-5 secs., and it was very obvious that he had plenty in reserve.
DIRECT CONTRAST
In direct contrast, Wilfred Law- rence, the 1985 holder, was pushed all the way by Chan Kai-him and Lau Yiu-ting, both of whom were only a fraction off. Lawrence's time was -2 2-5 seca, better than that of Rumjahn's, but he will have to produce much better form to regain the title he once held.
There was little to comment
1. Bdsm Scales
Time 28 8-5 secs.
2. Lieut. T. D: Lawrie
* Time:29 2-5 secs.
3. Lieut. R. A. Barron
Time 80 secs,
100 Yards Back-stroke Final:--
1. L/Bdr. Norman
Time: 79 4-5 secs.
2 Lleut. J. M. Calvert
Time 88! 2-5 secr.
3 Pte Harris,gi
100 Yards Free-style Final:
1 Pte. Stemp
* Time 65 secs.
2. Tptr. Robinson
Time 70:8-5-Bécs.
3. Lleut: R. A. Barron
Time 70 4-5 Bock,
ARMY SWIMMERS
FOR COLONY AQUATIC EVENTS
("By "CRAWL")
As a result of the Hong Kong Area (Army) Swimming Finals, it was decided to enter the follow- ing Army swimmers in the Colony Swimming Championships:
Bdam. Scales (R. Scots) Yards Free-style.
50
L/Bdr. Norman (5th A.A.)— 100 Yards Breast-stroke.
Lieut. J. M. Calvert (RE)— 440 Yards Free-style.
Lieut. J. M. Calvert (R.E.)— 880 Yards Free-style.
Pte. Nicholls (R.A.M.C.)— Open Diving.
CRICKETERS AFFECTED BY SUN
Sun, stopped play during the first day of the Sussex v. North- amptonshire cricket match at Hastings.
The light reflected from a glass one of roof immediately above the sight-screens almost blinded · the batsman and fielders facing lit.
For ten minutes, while the glare gradually became less, players and umpires sat patient-
Army Team-Open Team Race...ly about the field. Not for some time did the crowd of spectators .......................................... realise the cause of the stoppage..
in the Ladies' 100 Yards upon Free-style event except that it is a Churn pity that Miss Vivienne could not last the last 25 yards of her heat, otherwise she might have|
Miss beaten Miss Doris Hunt. Churn was also bad on the turn's and should indulge in a little prac- tice off the ends of the bath.
Results of yesterday's heats were: LADIES' 100 YARDS .FREE-STYLE: Heat 1: 1. Miss D. Hunt.
2.
· 3.
Time: 80 1-5 secs. Miss Vivienne Churn.
Time: 82 2-5 secs. Miss Tsang Fung-kwan.
1.
2.
Miss Sa Wei-ying.
Time: 84 2-5 secs.
Heat 2:
Miss I. Lopes.
Time: 79 3-5 secs.
Time: 82 3-5 secs.
3. Mrs. McMahon.
Time: 82 4-5 secs.
MEN'S 100 YARDS BACK-STROKE: Heat 1:
A. K. Rumjahn.
Time: 74 2-5 secs.
1.
2.
Yeung Iu-kwan.
3.
Time: 75 3-5 secs.
A. J. Hussain.
Time: 77 4-5 secs.
Heat 2:
1. W. Lawrence.
Time: 72 secs.
2. Chan Kai-him.
Time: 73 2-5 secs. 3. Lau Yiu-ting.
Time: 73 4-5 secs..
Close of play scores in the match were: Northants, 220; Sussex, 32 for 1.
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WORLD RECORDS BROKEN
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7 yds.; 6. heith H.) (70 yds.), 3. Time, 1 min. 48.4 sec. S. C. Wooder- son's time of 1 min. 49.2 secs., beat world record of 1 min. 49.6 sec.
A.A.A. One Mile (4 x440) Relay. Championship.-Achilles Club (J. G. Barnes, A. Pennington, J. C. Horsfall, and A. G. K. Brown), 1; Belgrave H. (A. A. Bird, S. Jarlett, S. C. Botwright, and H. E. Pack), 2; Woodford Green A.C. (P. A. Pearson, E. C. Russell, W.. S. Pearson, and C. R. Banks), 3. 33 London yds.; 4. Time 3 min. 19.4 sec. A.C. (Holders) did not compete.
3.
Southern Amateur Athletic League One Mile Medley Race-Mitcham A.C., 1; Thames Valley H., 2; Blackheath H.,
7 yds.; 4. Time, 3 min. 36.6 sec. 440 Yards Invitation Relay.-Black- heath H. (T. W. Cotton, V. S. Ransome, C. A. Wiard, and E. L. Page), 1; Achil- les Club (J. C. Horsfall, M. Melford, J. St. L. Thornton, and A. G. K. Brown), 2; Polytechnic H. (J. Vandenberg, M. J. Wright, J. F. Gibbon, and G. E. T. Nichols), 3.%yd.; 1. Time, 13.2 sec. Three Miles Invitation Team Race. Achilles Club, 20 points, 1; Club Olym- pique d'Aubervilliers, 23 points, 2; Mit- Individual cham A.C., 36 points, 8. order: C. A. J. Emery (Achilles), 1;, S. 0. A. Palmer (Mitcham), 2; M. Beau- douin (Club Olympique), 3. 60 yds.; 2. Time, 14 min. 88.4 sec.
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