The Junior Swimming Gala of the Foreign YMCA, held August 29 proved a great success, number of parents and friends of com-editors watching the events which Were keenly contested. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr, Petitt, General-Secretary "of the Foreign Y.M.CA. presented ribbons fo the winners and. certificates those, who during the course of the year' have passed the Standard YM.CA. Swimming and Lifesaving Tests.' Resulls, in order of comple jon, were:
The outstanding event in the final hight's swimming of the Rowing Club tala which was concluded on Aug. 29, Was the 100 yards back stroke Shang-hal Championship in which A. Logan narrowly defeated B. Smith to record 7198/6 seconds for the distance. "This time is only 4/5. of a second lower than the record which Noel Hammond established "last year, C,_C, Wang, a Chinese entry was third, ye feet behind Smith.
'T, Britton added to his season's Jaurols by winning the junior 220 yards free style championship. from 8, Starkovsky with V. Turenko third, Brltton's time of 2 minutes 40 sec-conds was comparatively slow as M. Mnisushita established a record. for the distance at the Cercle Sportif Francais gala two weeks ago in the UUme of 2 minutes $24/5 seconds, Miss Patricia Smith regained. th 80 yards women's breast _atroke championship when she narrowly defeated Miss Vera Dodd by a touch, and recorded 41.3/8. seconds which blower than the record of 394/5.sec-ends, jointly held by last night's win-her and Miss E. L, Schmid. Miss Bieen Dudley was third, H, Farmer won the Club 100 yards free style championship after exciting struggle with C. Smith, the winner coming up at the concluding half length and just beating Smith Out of leading place. R. Prince was third, The time of 3 2/5 seconds was comparatively slow.
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