SWIMMING
ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN ) " ■ ' _ ■ . . '■ <»I TlLleitAr».-F HM AMOCMIIBN.J GISBORNE, 30th March. At a swimming carnival to-night, Miss Pauline Hoeft participated in a 150 yards scratch race against local champions. She won by half a yard m lmin 52 1-lOsec/ which was an. nounced as beating 'the previout worlds record for the distance for ladies by IJ-sec. WISfS WALROND ALSO BREAKSA RECORD. _, , AUCKLAND,, This Day. J.he ladies swimming record for 800 yards was lowered by Miss Violet Walroud, at the Waitemata. Swimming Olubs gala in the tepid baths. 'The previous Dominion ladies record was held by Miss Q. Nuttall, of NapiA. Miss Walrond had to'do better than 15min 36 l-ssec, and. her attempt was i successful, as she swam the distance-in 14min 28 4-ssec, a reduction of lmin 7 2-ssec, unpaced.
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 76, 31 March 1922, Page 2
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130SWIMMING Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 76, 31 March 1922, Page 2
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