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HALF-MILE RECORD BROKEN. BORG CLIPS OFF 5 SECONDS. I United Press Assoclatlon—By Cable— Copyright.) .Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) Sydney, Jan. 20. Arne Borg yesterday broke the world's record for swimming the halfmile, formerly held by Charlton, by five seconds. The achievement stamps him as one of the greatest swimming wonders of his age. His time was IChnins. 27secs. . His nearest opponent Noel Ryan, who is a promising youth, finished 45 yards behind Borg.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 29, 21 January 1929, Page 3
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