JAPANESE GAIN MORE RECORDS
One World, Three Australian
(N X J 1 Copvright) PERTH, February 30. Japanese swimmers captured a world record and three Australian titles at the national swimming championships at Perth test night. Seventcen-year-old Elko Takahashi set a world record of 2min 32Asec in wtaning the woman's 220 yards butterfly stroke. In the men's events Kolchi Yamananti won tha 220 yards breaststroka in 3mta M3eec. and Takashi Yamattage set ah Australian open record when he won the men’s 440 yards Individual niediey to ‘ smto 13.3 sec.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30062, 21 February 1963, Page 21
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