OVERSEAS SPORT.
NEW SWIMMING RECORD. ARNE BORG'S ACHIEVEMENT. (Received 11.35 p.m.) Sun. , NEW YORK, July 29. When competing at the American Athletic Union championsnip meeting at Philadelphia, Arne Borg (Sweden) created a new world's record for the 880 yds. free style event. He covered the distance in lOmins. 38 2-ssecs. He beat Weismuller by 30yds.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19394, 31 July 1926, Page 9
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