Record to Miss Gould
(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright) LOS ANGELES. Miss S. Gould (Australia) broke : i the American record in the 200-! '!yard freestyle, scored a narrow ! victory in the 200 yards individual medley, and finished in a dead-heat for first in the 100 J yard freestyle in an invitational . swimming meeting in a 25-metre pool. The 16-year-old triple Olympic gold medal winner outstroked America's Miss S. Babashoff in the last 25 yards for a time of : Imin 51.2 sec in the 200 yard free- ; style„ breaking Miss Meyer's five- ■ year-old United States record of j Imin 52.1 sec. Miss Babashoff was i just behind in Imin 51.9 sec. Miss Gould tied with Miss A Marshall at 53.35ec in the 100 1 yard freestyle, with Miss Babaishoff third.
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33155, 20 February 1973, Page 17
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