Today's Timetable
12.55 Fight of the Week
1.25 Football preview
1.50 Racing
2.5 Amateur Boxing
2.20 Racing
2.35 Swimming
2.50 Racing
3.5 Swimming
3.20 Racing
3.35 Amateur Boxing
3.45 Rugby League
4.30 Swimming
4.45 Amateur Boxing
4.58 Results Service
These timings may be altered by events
Introduced by Frank Bough
Featuring Racing... Rugby League... Boxing....
and Swimming from Wigan: Inter-District Trophy
A competition between the North, South, West, Midlands, and North-East
Today's inter-district swimming tournament for the Television Trophy is an important step on the road that could lead to Gold Medal glory at October's Olympic Games in Mexico.
The Amateur Swimming Association have ruled that to qualify for a place in Britain's Olympic team, swimmers must equal the time of the sixth-placed finalist in their event at the last Olympics in Tokyo-a stiff hurdle indeed. And the time must be achieved in a 55-yard bath-the pool that corresponds to international requirements.
Wigan has one of Britain's few 55-yard pools, so today's tournament presents our top-line swimmers with a great chance to stake a claim for an Olympic place. It is also a chance for some of our up-and-coming youngsters to show they are ready to take over if the big-names slip.
There's one more reason for a star line-up... the razor-keen rivalry between the North and the South. The Northerners dominated this event until last year, when they were toppled by the South.
Incidentally, the five teams represent the five districts of the ASA.
Racing from Teesside Park
2.0 Carlton Stakes over 5 furlongs
2.30 Amateur Easter Handicap Stakes over 1 mile 7 furlongs
3.0 Roseberry Stakes over 1 mile
3.30 Spring Handicap Stakes over 7 furlongs
Rugby League from Warrington: Warrington v. Wigan
Amateur Boxing from Gallaher's Canteen, Lisnafillan: Ulster Selected v. Scottish Selection
Fight of the Week: Howard Winstone v. Jimmy Anderson
Highlights of this top-of-the-bill fight between two of Britain's champions at the Empire Pool, Wembley
At 4.58 Results Service: Classified football results, Racing results, Rugby League and Rugby Union results
