LATE SWIMMING.
WORLD'S RECORD MILE. BORG'S GREAT RACE. (St CABLE—WUS3S ASSOCIATIOH COFHUGKX.) (.ATJSTSAL'iIf AHD M.2. CABLE ASSOCIATiOH.j {Received January 31at, J-.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, January CO. A hundred yards test race to provide AnwP Borg with tho opportunity of meeting local sprint swimming champions, and to assist in the choice of sprint representative for the championships in .Melbourne, resulted in Borg and Herald dead-heating, with Carbery third. Time, SSsoc. In an exhibition 500 metres, A. Chiriton established art Australasian record of 6ruin 4Gfoc. The State Hile Championship resulted: Borg .. .. • .. '.. 1 . • Christie .. .. .. il Springfield (Queensland) ... + Huntley .. .. .. t Borg led oil the way and won by 120 ysurd*, or one lap. Time, 22min 23« ec—a •world's record.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 17985, 31 January 1924, Page 9
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