OLYMPIC SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 35, 10 August 1936, Page 4

OLYMPIC SWIMMING

SPEEDY DANISH GIRL

TRACK RELAYS START

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

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. ■ / graph —Copyright. BERLIN, August 8. The Australian Associated Press correspondent at Berlin says that the swimming events started in an early-morning .drizzle after a night's rain. .

Tick, already holder of the 100 metres world record of 56 4-ssec, beat Miyazaki's; Olympic record, established at Los Angeles, but Taguchi, who won his heat with the utmost ease, improved on Fick's Olympic figures. The Japanese won all the heats in which they started.

The first heat of the women's breaststroke provided a sensation when , Inga Soererisen, 11-year-old Danish ■girl, easily .-..'defeated a representative field, including Misses Johanna Waalberg (Holland), Hanni Holzner (Germany), Dorothy Schiller (United States), Vera Kingston (Britain), K. Isberg (Sweden), and J. . Langdon (Canada), all reigning champions in their own countries. The little Dane showed superb judgment. She was third at the half distance and then ~ drew into the lead and came down the last length full of fire, bnly four-tenths o.f a second outside the record. Miss Genehger, in the second heat, broke Miss C. Dennis's; record, which Miss Maehata; further demolished in the third heat. ■ All the Americans were knocked out of the; heats for the first time in years. AUSTRALIAN'S STAGE FRIGHT. The weather in the afternoon was threatening and Miss K. Mackay (Australia), in the women's 100 metres free-style, was apparently afflicted with stage fright and was never impressive, but Miss, de Lacey (Australia), who was treating the event principally as a trial for the 400 metres, gave a creditable display and failed by only two feet to overtake Miss den Ouden in the second heat. Yusa, in the smen's semi-final, was ahead at 25 metres and turned just in front of Arai. A great'battle ensued between the Japanese, and ended with Yusa narrowly victorious. The Americans' track relay team, to which Owens gave a five yards lead and which they subsequently, continued to increase, equalled their compatriots' record at Los Angeles, which Wykoff assisted to make. The American women's relay win was due chiefly to the six-footer, Miss Stephens, winner of the 100 metres. POPULAR RECORD. "When the announcer ' attempted to inform the crowd of over 100,000 that the German girls had beaten their own world record, of 46Jsec, which has; so far not been ratified, cheers drowned his voice, Herr Hitter jumped to his feet and saluted. He stood and applauded the team' as they walked back along the track. Isohollo, in the steeplechase, was the first Olympic, champion to retain ,a title won at Los Angeles. Isohollo went to the front at, 600 metres, attended by his compatriot, Matilainen, and. the Frenchman Lerolle. Isohollo drew steadily ahead and won by 40 yards, looking rounds He beat his own time at Los Angeles of lOmin 33 2-ssec, although comparison 'is. impossible, as the competitors by error rein an extra lap, at Los Angeles, adding 450 metres to the original distance. The former Olympic record' was 9miu 14 3-ssec. Speedy promotion for Germans is still following success at the Olynv piad.. Josef Manger, ;,■ winner ■of the heavyweight weight lifting, has been appointed a special tax collector. Results:—r p SWIMMING. .100 METRES FREESTYLE. , Heat winners and times were:— Peter Fick (United States), 57 2-10 sec, an, Olympic record; M. Yusa (Japan), 57; 4-ssec; M. Ffrench-Williams' (Britain), 60 7-10 sec; Shigeo Arai (Japan), r>7 7-10 sec, equalling Fick's record; M. Taguchi (Japan),' 57Jsec. beating Fick's record; D.'Wilfan (Yugoslavia), 60. 3-ssec; A. Lindegren (United States), 58 3-10 sec. "W. Kendall (Australia) ' qualified for the semi-finals. First Semi-final.—Taguchi, 57 9-10 sec, 1; F. Csik (Hungary), 58 1-lOsec, j 2; Fischer (Germany), 58 7-10 sec, 3. , Second Semi-final.—Yusa, 57£ sec, an Olympic record, 1; Arai, 57 9-10 sec, 2; Lindegren, 58 7-10 sec, 3. Kendall Was fifth and did not qualify for the final. ' 200 METRES WOMEN'S BREASTSTROKE. JJeat -winners were:—Miss H. Maehata (Japan), 3min 1 9-10 sec, beating Miss Clare Dennis's > Olympic record; ■ Miss Genenger. (Germany), 3min 3sec, ■ also broke Miss Dennis's record; Miss I. Soerensen (Denmark), 3min 6 7-10 sec;. Miss Wollschaeger (Germany), 3 mm Bisec. Other qualifiers fbr the semi-final inilude ' Miss Isberg (Sweden), 3m3n 8 7-10 sec; Miss Thuboi (Japan), Smin lOsec; 'and Miss D. Storey.' (Britain), 3m'in 10 4-ssec. WOMEN'S 100 METRES FREESTYLE. Heat winners were:—Miss Mastenbroek (Holland), 66.2-ssec,.an Olympic record; Miss Willi den Ouden (Holland), 68 l-10sec; Miss Campbell (Argentina), 66 4-ssec; Miss Hvcgcr (Denmark), 69 3-ssec; Miss Lap (United States), GDsec. Miss de Lacey (Australia), 68Jsec, was second in her heat and qualified for the semi-final. Miss Kitty Mackay (Australia) wns fifth ,and did not qualify. 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE. FINAL, isohollo (Finland), 9mm 3 4-s&ec, an. Olympic record ; I Tuomine'n (Finland), 9min 6 4-ssec . 2 Dompert (Germany), Dmin 7 l-ssec 3 Matilainen (Finland), 9min 9sec . 4 Manning (United States), 9min 11 l-ssec ..;... ; 5 Larsson (Sweden), 9min 16 3-ssec . G The first five broke the previous i Olympic record. - 1600 METRES RELAY. First heat: United States, 3min 13sec 1; Hungary,- 3min 17sec, 2. Second beat: Britain, 3min 14 2-ssec, 1; Sweden, 3min 14 3-ssec, 2. Third heat: Germany, 3min 15sec, and Canada, 3min 15sec, 1, equal. All qualified for the final. 400 METRES RELAY. First heat: United States (Owens, Metcalfe, Draper, and Wykoff), 40sec. equalling the world's record, I 1 Italy 41 l-10sec, 2. Second heat: Holland, 41 3-lfsee, IArgentina, 41 9-10 sec, 2. ' Third heat: Germany, 41 2-ssec, 1Canada, 41Jsec, 2. All qualified for the final. WOMEN'S 400 METRES RELAY. First semi-final: United States. 47 * 1-lOsec. 1; Canada. 48sec, 2; Holland, 48,2-5360,3.

Second semi-final: Germany, 46 2-5 sec, a world record, 1;\ Britain, 47Jsec, 2; Italy, 48 3-ssec, 3. All qualified for the final. POLO. • Fqr third place Mexico defeated Hungary, 16-2. . FOOTBALL. Poland defeated Britain, 5-4. CANOEING. :'■ 3000 Metres Orie-seater Kyak.— Hradetzky -(Austria), 4min 22 9-10 sec, .1. •■■ One-seater, Canadian. — Amyc.t (Canada), smin 32.1 sec, 1. ; WATER POLO. Czechoslovakia beat . Japan, 4-3; Austria beat Sweden, 2-1; Germany beat France, 8-1; Holland beat United States, 3-2; Britain beat Malta, 8-2; Belgium beat Uruguay, 1-0. CYCLING. - 1000 METRES TIME TRIAL. Arie van Vliet (Holland), 72sec, an Olymic record 1 Pierre Georget (France), 72 4-ssec 2 Rudolph Karsch (Germany), 73 1-5 . sec 3 Then came: Severino (Italy), 73 1-5 sec; Roy Hicks (Britain), 74sec; Arna Pederson (Denmark), 74sec; Laslo Orchzan (Hungary), 74sec; George Giles. (New Zealand). 75sec; Edy Baumann (Switzerland), 75sec; Albert Sellinger-(United States), 75isec; and T. Johnson (Australia), 75 4-ssec. Eight others competed. HOCKEY. Japan beat Hungary, 3-1. DECATHLON. ' ' The decathlon, was won by Glenn Morris (United States), with 7900 points, beating the Olympic record of 7398 points, and the -world. record of 7825 points..