With lier ambition centred on the Britisli Empire Games, in Sydney next February. Miss Joyce Macdonald, the Invercargill swimmer, has continued training (luring the winter, and ' st week succeeded in lowering iier own New Zealand intermediate girls’ record for 100 yards backstroke to Imin. 17 4-sscc. (says an exchange). This time was merely 1 2-5 sec. slower than tiie ser'or ladies' record established eight years ago bj’ Miss Enn Stockley. of Auckland. Only 15 years of age. Miss Macdonald is also intermediate tree-style champion of Southland. Miw» Macdonald is the swimmer whose style so greatly impressed Mr. Dudley Hellmrich, the Australian coach, on his visit to the south.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19370730.2.124
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 260, 30 July 1937, Page 12
Word Count
108Untitled Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 260, 30 July 1937, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.