WORLD SWIMMING RECORDS
LATEST LIST COMPILED DUTCH AND DANISH WOMEN PREDOMINATE The following list, which appeared in the Sydney ‘ Referee ’ recently, gives the recognised world’s swimming records to date:— FREE STYLE (MEN). 100 Yards.—o.sl, J. Weismuller (U.S.A.). 100 Metres.—o.s6-4, P. Pick (U.S.A.). 200 Metres.—2.o7-2, J. Medica (U.S.A.). 220 Yards.—2.o7-9, J. Medica (U.S.A.). 300 Yards.—3.o4-4, J. Medica (U.S.A.) 300 Metres.—3.2l-C, J. Medica (U.S.A.). 400 Metres.—4.3B-7, J. Medica (U.S.A.). 440 Yards.—4.4o-8, J. i Medica (U.S.A.). 600 Yards.—s.l6-3, J. Medica (U.S.A.). 500 Metres. —5.57-8, J. Medica (U.S.A.). 800 Metres.—9.ss-8, S. Makmo, (Japan). 880 Yards.—lo.o7-6, J. Flanagan (U.S.A.). 1.000 Yards.—ll. 37-4, J. Medica (U.S.A.). 1.000 Metres.—l2.4l-8, H. Negami (Japan). 1,500 Metres.—l9.o7-2, Arne Borg (Sweden). 1,760 Yards.—2o.s7-8, J. Medica (U.S.A.). . ,
FREE STYLE (WOMEN). 100 Yards. —0.59-8, W. Den Ouden (Holland). 100 Metres. —1.04-6, W. Den Ouden (Holland). 200 Metres.—2.24-6, R. Wan Veen (Holland). 220 Yards.—2.27-6, W. Den Ouden (Holland). 300. Yards.—3.27, W. Den Ouden 1 300 Metres.—3.46-9, R. Hveger (Denmark). ‘ . 400 Metres.—s.oß-2, R. Hveger (Denmark). 440 Yards. —5.12-8, R. Hveger (Denmark). 500 Yards.—s.s7-9, R. Hveger (Denmark). 800 Metres.—ll.ll-7, R. Hveger (Denmark). _ „ 800 Yards.—ll.l6-1, R. Hveger (Denmark). 1.000 Yards.—l 3.23-6, H. Madison (U.S.A.). „ 1.000 Metres.—l4.l2-3, R. Hveger (Denmark). 1,500 Metres. —22.36-7, G. Fredcnkson (Denmark). 1 760 Yards.—24.34-G, H. Madison (D.S.A.).
BREAST STROKE (MEN). 100 Metres.—l.o9-8, J. Cartonnet (France). 200 Yards.—2.22-5, J. Kasley '(U.S.A.). „ , 200 Metres.—2.37-2, J. Kasley (U.S.A.). 400,'Metres. —5.43-8, A. Heina (Germany) . . 500 Metres. —7.18-8, J. Higgins (U.S.A.). BREAST STROKE (WOMEN). 100 Metres. —1.20-2, 'H. Holzner (Germany). 200 Yards. —2.41-4, J. Waalberg (Holland). 200 Metres.—2.s6-9, J. Waalberg (Holland).
400 Metres.—6.l9-2, M. EngfeldGenonger. 500 Metres. —8,01-9, J. Sorensen (Denmark).
BACK STROKE (MEN). 100 Metres.—l.o4-8, A. Keifer (U.S.A.). 150 Yards.—l. 32-7, A. Keifer (U.S.A.). 200 Metres.—2.24, A. Keifer (U.S.A.). 400 Metres.—s.l3-4, A. Keifer (U.S.A.). , BACK STROKE (WOMEN). ,100 Metres.—T.l3-6, N. Senff (Holland). 150 Yards.—l.4s-4, N. Senff (Holland). 200 Metres.—2.4l-3, 11. Hveger (Denmark). 400 Metres.—s.4l-4, J. Van Feggelen (Holland). • RELAYS. 4 x 100 Yards.—3.3l-4, Chicago Uni.versity (W. Tomski, T. Haynie, E. Kirar, R. Mowerson). 4 x 100 Metres;—4.o6-6, Hungary (J. Zolyomi, S. Korosi, E. Grof, F. Csik). 4 x 200 Yards.—B.24-3, Yale University (P. Brucken, R. Cooke, N. Hoyt, J. Marionia). 4 x 200 Metres.—B.sl-5, Japan (M. Yusa, S. Sugiura, S. Arai, M. Teguchi). RELAYS (WOMEN). 4 x 100 Metres.—4.29-7, Denmark (E. Svendsen, G. Kraft, B. Ove-Peter-sen, R. Hveger). RECORDS AT OLYMPIC GAMES. MEN. 100 Metres Free.—o.s7-5, M. Taguchi (Japan). 400 Metres Free.—4.44-5, J. Medica (U.S.A.). 500 Metres Free.—l9.l2-4, K. Kitamura (Japan).
200 Metres Breast.—2.42-5, T. Hamuro (Japan). 100 Metres Back.—l.OSJ), A. Keifer (U.S.A.). 4 x 200 Metres Team. —8,51-5, Japan. WOMEN. 100 Metres Free.—l.os-9, R. Mastenbroek (Holland). 400 Metres Free.—s. 26-4, R. Mastenhroek (Holland). 200 Metres Breast.—3.ol-9, H. Mayehata (Japan); ’ * 100 Metres Back. —0L.16-6, N. Senll (Holland). - , 4 x 100 Metres Team.—4.36, Holland.
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Evening Star, Issue 23094, 21 October 1938, Page 5
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