SWIMMING RECORDS BROKEN
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) -, • AUCKLAND, March: 14
Winning the 100 metres scratch swimming race, the national champion, P. Hanan,. registered 59 l-ssec, breaking his own New Zealand' record by 1 3-ssec. He covered the hundred yards in the same, race in 53 4-ssec, bettefingNi. Crump's record by onefifth; of a second. Hk" Application; will be made for recog-f nition of both :Hanan's times, as records.^ '" ":;';' -■■•■-■'■■'-■.- ■•" ■••■ ■ ■■• . . The 50yds women's Auckland championship was won by inches by Miss D. Dunford in 31sec. Miss N. Griffin was second, and Miss B. Stackpble third.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 65, 16 March 1940, Page 9
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