SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 72, 24 March 1906, Page 12

SWIMMING.

From a private letter just ieeore4 from America we learn that C. I_ Daniels, of the New York Athletic Qobj who visited England last'summer-a_S took part in the King's Gup,Eaqei,»t Blackpool, has swum 100 yds. in 57v3-5v (says the London "Sportsman"). is a world's record, and beats Biclwa Cavill's 5Ss., at Farmer's. Domain, ja January 16, 1904, and Zeltan de may's English record of-595.,-ife" lathe English championship at Westo* super-Mare on August 14 last. who swims the crawl stToke, accpmphsli« ed his performance from the; sctJLOT mark in a 100 yds. handicap at the, A«_ York A.C. Swimming meeting. As,**;. figures were anticipated,' every _*«?* tion was taken to obviate the bility of a dispute, and four :<*&*• timekeepers selected. The referee inss* ed on inspectins all four watches ham they were clicked back, and found titf two were stopped at 57 2-ss-, andt*»jj» 57 3-55., the last time being acce Daniels was started from ihe v P»w instead of at the word "go," andifc»»y. be mentioned that the bath was,2oy4«., long and 24ft. wide. The most rentable part 'of the whole swim"*?? Daniels repeating 57 3-55., after & "«$ short rest, in the final heat. AccokWS : to an American writer Daniels to crawl over and above the water ,w£ half his body exposed. He used. W long, clean trudgeon stroke liar combination of scissor and era?' • leg movemijnt. He would give>£**• scissor kick with every other &im^ and would wriggle his feet up and 0W fast between times. Daniels, lee high above the surface oftheW*t« and then slapped it down hard w;tft » great splash just the same as £fn. used. Daniels was bora in Jl 1887, and took up swimming early, ov not until 1903 did he attempt racu* Then in the hands of Alex. instructor of the Knickerbocker A.U showed such remarkable form that .«£ year he won all the American <* am S ships but the quarter-mile, and » most of the American records. in land last season he won the half-now in the Thames. Daniels is a very goo* shot, and a tine all-round athlete, ing been very successful m rowing, ning, and s h *tP u „X He is 6ft. lin. in height, andm condn tion weighs 111 st. In England recordare only allowed in scratch Daniels' time, having been made xmi# ordinal handicap conditions «_nnc* D accepted. In Australia records lowed in handicaps, and Cecil Hea«swum 100 yds. in 57 3-5s but was accomplished without a costume _ is not recognised. . . V■'