SWIMMING.
WOMEN’S WORLD RECORD
HALF MILE FREE STYLE
MONTREAL, July 21
At the Women’s national swimming championship meeting, Lenore Knight, of Homestead (Pennsylvania) broke the world’s record for the half-mile free style. Her time was 11 minutes 34 seconds, compared with the previous record of Helene Madison of 11 minutesi 414 seconds. Mary Lou Petty (Seattle) also broke the record, to finish second in 11 minutes 39 1-5 seconds.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 239, 23 July 1935, Page 2
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