SWIMMING
MORE RECORDS BROKEN. [PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] AIJCKI.AND, .January 10. The Australian and New Zealand records for 41)0 metres backstroke were lowered at the Auckland championship swimming carnival to-night by P. E. Mathieson. The time was smin. 25 3-sscc. This is !) 2-ssec. faster than his own Dominion record, and 22 2-ssec. faster than the Australian record of I’. Oliver, of Perth. The New Zealand senior women's record for the 100 metres hackstroke was established by the 17-year-old Sonthlander, Miss Joyce Macdonald, who lowered Miss Ena. Stockley's record, which stood for 10 years, from SI 2-ssec. to 82sec. Miss Winnie Dunn (Dunedin) swam the 400 metres breaststroke in 7min. Usee., breaking Miss G. Fidgeon’s record by 45 l-ssec. Miss K. Grey did the 220 yards freestyle in 2min. 48 l-ssec., one-fifth of a second slower than the New Zealand record of Miss 1. Purdie (Otago). The 100 yards men’s froo-style championship resulted: —P. Hanan 1, A. Pascoe 2, N. Crump 3. Time 55 4-ssec.
440 Yards Men’s Championship—A. Pascoe 1. P. E. Mathieson 2. V. Capper 3. Time, smin. 16 l-ssec. 100 Yards Women’s BackstrokeMiss K. Grey 1. Miss R. Stackpole 2. Time, 77 2,msec.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 January 1939, Page 5
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