OLYMPIC TRIALS
MISS MEALING IMPROVES AUSTRALIAN GIRL SWIMMER (Received July 20. 5.5 p.m.) LOS ANGELES. July 13 In a private trial this afternoon, Miss Bonnie Mealing (Australia) came within 4-sths of a second of the 100 metres backstroke swimming record, and at the same time improved upon her own previous record time of lm 19s. Her effort was meritorious as she was not paced. Miss Mesrting's speed apparently is the result of a change from a woollen to a cotton jacket, also to a new turn and to » new starting method.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21240, 21 July 1932, Page 9
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