Swims 72 Hours to Break Endurance Record
BENGALI SWIMMER’S PEAT [(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received Wednesday, 10.30 p.m. CALCUTTA, Sept. 27. Profulla Ghose, a well-known Bengali .swimmer, established a swimming endurance record of 72 hours 18 minutes, beating by 15 minutes the Empire endurance record of 72 hours 3 minutes claimed by a Maori womau. His trainer said that Ghose was good for five moro hours. His heart, pulse and breathing were' normal. It was raining heavily most of the time and tho water was cold.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19330928.2.40
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7273, 28 September 1933, Page 7
Word Count
88Swims 72 Hours to Break Endurance Record Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7273, 28 September 1933, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in