Under Water 11 Hours

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30576, 20 October 1964, Page 21

Under Water 11 Hours

(N.g. rrtu A«*oc4Mß>»> WHANGAREI, Oct. 19. Fred Cottrell on Saturday broke the New Zealand underwater endurance record by staying submerged for 11 hours and five minutes. Previously he record was held by Bill Palmer, of Whangarei. At 10.25 a.m. on Saturday, Cottrell entered the water after an attempt by Palmer to stay submerged for 24 hours had been abandoned earlier in the day. Cottrell said he found several problems and learned a good deal. Nausea, which he attributed partly to the water temperature being too high, and loneliness, were the most difficult to deal with. Cottrell took no food during his submersion, although It is possible to eat some soft foods and drink from a bottle underwater. Bowling Entries By lata yesterday afternoon, 1833 bowlers had entered for the Dominion tournament which is to be staged on Auckland greens from January 4. Before entries close at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the tournament secretary, Mr H. Morris, expects the total to reach 2700 —(P.A.) Gaelic Football

New York's gaellc footballers defeated County Dublin, one of Ireland's best teams for the world gaellc football championship before 11,000 at Gaellc Park, New York. The final score was New York 18. Dublin 16, the Associated Press reported.— New York, October 18.