SWIMMING.
A NEW WOJtLD'S RECORD. United Press Ajeociation—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received December 14th, 8.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, December 13. Cavill put up a new world's swimming record for 100 yards, covering the distance an 59sec. . [Until last season in England tbe world's amateur record was 60 l-sth eec, registered by J. H. Derbyshire at Manchester ia No* vember, 1898. This time wa* reduced by a fifth of a second by P. C. V. Lane, the Sydney ewimmer, when he won the English Association's 100 yards championship at Manchester on July 24th- This record was beaten by 1 2-st-h eeo at the beginning of October by Cavill, who waa timed to «wim 100 yard* in 58 3-sth eec, but as theY English Association's conditions had not been complied with, the time could not be recognised.]
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11456, 15 December 1902, Page 9
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