MORE RECORDS

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1935, Page 26

MORE RECORDS

U.S.A. SWIMMERS

NEW YORK GALA

Amazing performances by world's recordholder, Jack Medica, Adolph Kiefer, and Richard Degener, were the highlights of the U.S.A. National indoor swimming championships for men at a three-day gala in the New York, A.C. twenty-five yards pool recently.

American experts are delighted with the performances returned, and unanimously acclaim the meeting as the most brilliant in the history, of water sport in America. Nearly 200 swimmers contested the individual events, and sixteen teams swam in the relay events. With the scum gutters closed, and five swimmers in narrow lanes in each heat, the water was exceptionally rough and the indifferent lighting was responsible for faulty turns in almost every race.

Results indicate conclusively that' Japan, wonderful as her swimmers are, will have to show improvement on the form of 1932 to repeat . the victory gained at Los Angeles in that year (states ah overseas writer). Here are the results:—

100 Yards Free Style (world's record, 51sec, J. Weissmuller).—Peter Fick (N.Y.A.C.), 52 3-ssec, 1; Walter Spence (N.Z.A.C.), 53 l-ssec, 2; Chas. Flachmann (Lake Shore A.C.), 53 5-10 sec, 3; Mat Chrostowski (Olneyville Boys' Club), 53 4-ssec, 4; Arthur Highland (Lake Shore), 53 4-ssec, 5. In the heats Spence did 52 2-ssec, Fick 52 5-10 sec, Chrostowski 53sec, Flachmann 53 2-ssec, and Highland 53 3-ssec. (Australian swimmer's record, 54 2-5 sec, R. Grier).

150 Yards Back Stroke (world's record, lmin 36 9-10 sec, Albert Vande Weghe).—Adolph Kiefer (Lake Shore), 16 years old, lmin 36 l-10sec, 1; Dan Zehr (North-Western), lmin 36 5-10 sec, 2; Albert Vande Weghe (Newark), lmin 39 2-ssec, 3; Anthony Sonkiewicz (Detroit), lmin 39 7-10 sec, 4; Gordon Chalmers (Newark), lmin 42 4-ssec, 5. In the heats Chalmers did lmin 39 2-ssec. (Australian swimmer's record, lmin 45 3-ssec, V. Besomo).

300 Yards Three-Stroke Medley (American record, 3min 35 2-ssee, T. Drysdale).—Leonard Spence (N.Y.A.C.) 3min 37 5-10 sec, 1; Wallace Spence (N.Y.A.C.), 3min 40 l-ssec, 2; Thomas Hayne (Detroit), 3min 40, 3-ssec, 3; Taylor Drysdale (Mich.), 3min 41 4-ssec (dead-heating with John Higgins, Olneyville), 4. In the heats Higgins did 3min 36 l-ssec, W. Spence 3min 39 4-ssec, and Drysdale 3min 40 2-ssec. (Australian swimmer's record not listed.)

| 220 Yards Free Style' (world's record, 2min 9sec, J. Weismuller).—Jack Medica (Wash. Uni.), 2min 10 4-ssec, 1; James Gilhula (Sth. Cal. Uni.), 2min 11 2-ssec, 2; John Macionis (Yale), 2min 12 3-10 sec, 3; Ralph Flanagan (Greater Miami), 2min 16 5-10 sec, 4; Walter Spence, 2min 17 3-ssec, 5. In the heats Spence did 2min 14 5-10 sec, Flanagan 2miri 14 4-ssec, Dan Zehr 2min 14 4-ssec, and Robert Pirie, Canada, 2min- 15 3-10 sec. (Australian swimmers' record, 2min 20 3-ssec, Ryan and Vockler).

500 Yards Free Style, (world's, record, smin 26 3-ssec, Jack Medica).—Jack Medica, Smin 16 3-lOsec (intermediate times: 50yds, 26 4-ssec, 100 57 l-10sec, 150 lmin 28 l-ssec, 200; 2miri 0 2-ssec, 250 2min 33 l-10sec, 300 3min 5 4-ssec, 350 3min 39 3-10 sec, 400 4min 12 5-10 sec, 440 smin 38 9-10 sec, 450 4min 46 3-10 sec), l;v James Gilhula; smin 32 3-ssec, 2; Ralph Flanagan, smin 34 1-5 sec, 3; Robert Pirie (Canada), smin 36 2-ssec, 4; John Macionis, smin 36 3-ssec, 5. (Australian swimmer's record,' smin 56 2-ssec, N. Ryan.)

220 Yards Breast Stroke (world's record, 2min 43 5-10 sec, Leonard Spence). —Leonard Spence, 2min 43 4-ssec, 1; John Higgins, 2min 44 5-10 sec, 2; Jack Kasley (Mich. UnU, 2min .48 3-ssec, 3; Ray Kaye (Detroit), 2min 49 4-ssec, 4; Paul Friesel (Dragon Club, N.Y.), 3min 4 5-10 sec, 5. (Australian swimmer's record, F. . McCure, 2min 55 4-ssec.)

In the 500 yards championship, Medica smashed all world's records from 300 yards to 500 yards, winning by 25 yards unextended.

In the individual all-round championship of U.S.A., Jack Medica and Leonard Spence with 10 points each, divided the honours and title of champion.