NEW WORLD’S RECORD
WOMEN’S 500 METRES SWIM BELGIAN GIRL’S FEAT (Reed. Jan. 5, 2.10 p.m.) OSTEND, Jan. 4. The Belgian girl, Miss Fernanda Caroen, broke the women’s swimming record for 500 metres which she covered in 6min. 28 2-ssec.
The world’s record was previously held by Miss R. Hveger. Denmark, whose time was 6min. 45 7-10 sec.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20137, 5 January 1940, Page 8
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