SWIMMING.
NOTES AND COMMENTS. Miss Fanny Dttrack hi Sydney),_ •who won [ the 100 metres race at the Olympic Games, j is beyond question the most remarkable ' woman swimmer as far as speed goes that j there is record of, and her achievements at ; Stockholm have no doubt convinced _ the > world of that fact (says the Referee). Miss ! rack's time {lie. 55.) for 100 yds is 7 3-ss. ; faster than the next best out up by -women. ! Misses Jennie Fletcher and I. Steer swam J i the distance in Ira. 15 5-ss. at Manchester j 5 in 1809 and 1911, as named. Miss Durack j has had a brilliant swimming career for the ; 1 past had years. swimming career for the ; past seven years. Ancklsnders recently had 1 lan opportunity of seeing Miss Durack, f . when, in the Calliope Dock, she swam . j 443 yds in 6m- 425. and sQyds in 31.?. j
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 10
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