Official reconstructed replay · 1900-01-06
Andrews reaches 59 feet 6 inches
C&D game used: ASN Swimming · custom ASN game
Australasian Plunge Championship · Sans Souci Tidal Baths · Nautilus carnival
Andrews wins by 2 ft 0 in
Andrews records 59 ft 6 in on his first attempt, finishing two feet ahead of W. B. Coates. Keers takes third at 56 ft 6 in. Sharpe and Harry Mulcahy share a 53-foot best, with Sharpe fourth on the second-best mark.
Final result
| Place | Swimmer | Affiliation | Entry | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Best distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrews | Not recovered | Estimated | 59 ft 6 in | 53 ft 0 in | 49 ft 0 in | 59 ft 6 in |
| 2 | W. B. Coates | Enterprise | Documented | 57 ft 6 in | No mark | 47 ft 6 in | 57 ft 6 in |
| 3 | Keers | Not recovered | Estimated | 53 ft 6 in | 56 ft 6 in | 44 ft 0 in | 56 ft 6 in |
| 4 | Sharpe | Not recovered | Estimated | 53 ft 0 in | 53 ft 0 in | 48 ft 6 in | 53 ft 0 in |
| 5 | Harry Mulcahy | Not recovered | Estimated | No mark | 45 ft 6 in | 53 ft 0 in | 53 ft 0 in |
| 6 | Bethel | Not recovered | Estimated | 52 ft 0 in | 47 ft 6 in | 50 ft 0 in | 52 ft 0 in |
| 7 | Mason | Not recovered | Estimated | 49 ft 0 in | 51 ft 6 in | 49 ft 0 in | 51 ft 6 in |
| 8 | Kemp | Not recovered | Estimated | 50 ft 0 in | 45 ft 6 in | 48 ft 6 in | 50 ft 0 in |
Reconstruction and source coverage
Date evidence: Confirmed
- This is a user-approved historical reconstruction. Complete historical starter lists remain unavailable; Estimated event participation and heat draws are disclosed and are not verified historical appearances.
- All ability inputs are neutral estimates. Model times and plunge distances are experimental replay outputs, not calibrated historical predictions or all-time records.
- Replay outcomes determine heat qualification and winners. Historical placings and eliminations are source evidence, never forced replay outcomes.
- The plunge uses a separate estimated best-distance contest. Its attempt count and countback are ASN rules; the original local regulations are unavailable.
- Unresolved names and affiliations remain unresolved. All swimmer record groups are event-scoped; no namesake or Lyttelton career merge is asserted.
- The quarter-mile date is provisional from a later scholarly chronology. The January 12 half-mile and January 13 220-yard dates remain qualified working dates. Universal date stays January 10.
Plunge attempts and best distances are recorded outcomes. Countback uses the second and third best marks before sharing a place.
Historical sources
- Daily Telegraph, 4 January 1900, p.3 · Indexed programme abstract; full entry list unavailable
- Swimming Queensland, Tim Barrett research Part 1; January 1900 clippings · Indexed transcriptions of abbreviated contemporary reports; original scans not visually checked