FOUR NEW RECORDS
CANTERBURY MEETING (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 27. Four provincial records were broken on the first day of the Canterbury Swimming Centre's championship meeting. Three-were in the senior women's section and one in the intermediate boys' section. Miss N. Hughes lowered the record for the 440 yards by more than 30sec, defeating the title-holder by 40 yards. She also won the 100 yards in record time. 69 4-ssec. Miss R. Low won the 220 yards breaststroke in 3min 39 3-sseo. 4-osec better than the record. H. Horsfell set new figures for the 100 yards intermediate boys' breaststroke, 81 l-ssee, which is 4 3-sseo better than the previous record. Following are the more important re880yds men's championship: C. Cliff 1. M. Connor 2. Time, llmin 57sec. ]00yds women's ehamnionohip: N, Hughes 1. A. Morris, 2, J. Moore 3. Time, 69 4,ssec. 50yds men's championship: D. H. hvmes 1. R. MacKenzie 2. J. S. MacDonnld 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. 220 yds women s breaststroke nhnmpionshrp: R. Low-1, V. Berry 2.- R. Collins 3. -Time, 3min 39 3-ssec. 220vds men's championship: D. H. Svrnes 1, R. MacKenzie 2. L. Allen 3 Time, 2min 33sec 440 yds women's chanrmonship: N. Huizhes 1. A. Morris 2. Time. Bmin 23 4-5ReCj
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1935, Page 13
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