220 yards · 1 swim
220-yard Canterbury Championship
J. S. Wauchop
J. S. Wauchop wins by 0.6 seconds.
View report and full results →Alexander Sporting News · Historical swimming
A day at the dock.
Lyttelton’s New Year swimming meeting is complete. J. S. Wauchop wins the Canterbury championship; G. Barrell takes a three-way sprint finish separated by just two tenths.
5Completed events
12Heats and finals
72Recorded starts
Jan 11900 · Lyttelton
ASN C&D Book of Records · Swimmer records →
The five event winners
50 yards · 1 swim
50-yard Junior Interclub Handicap
F. H. Aynsley
F. H. Aynsley wins by 1.1 seconds.
View report and full results →50 yards · 6 swims
50-yard New Year Interclub Handicap
G. Barrell
G. Barrell wins by 0.1 seconds.
View report and full results →75 yards · 3 swims
75-yard Regatta Interclub Handicap
H. Sherwood
H. Sherwood wins by 0.3 seconds.
View report and full results →50 yards · 1 swim
50-yard Lyttelton Club Handicap
P. Harvey
P. Harvey wins by 1.5 seconds.
View report and full results →The historical setting
The Star’s regatta report places these swimming races in Lyttelton’s Graving Dock on New Year’s Day. The original swimming programme has five competitions, with five heats for the New Year handicap and two for the 75-yard Regatta handicap.
Our twelve swims produce five event results. Qualifying heats and this meeting summary add no extra events to the Universal counter.
Handicap starts and qualification use disclosed ASN reconstructions. Abilities are estimated and timing is experimental. Period stroke, exact course geometry and a complete local rulebook remain unavailable.
Read the original newspaper report