SWIMMING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16914, 1 April 1929, Page 3

SWIMMING

HARBOR EFFORT FAILS MISS COPPLESTONE'S ENDEAVOR (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Miss Lily Cop'plestone failed to-day in her effort to swim Wellington. Harbor, doing about three miles, alter being in tho water about- 2£ hours. The water was too rough and cold unci choppy. She. wis accompanied part of the way by Miss K. Miller, Miss Lambert, and G. Rose. Miss Copplestone, was not distressed when taken out of the water, but {he accompanying boat was not large enough to afford her any protection as it went along on the windward side. The day itself was very cold, and unsuitable for distance, swimming.

Tho Eastbourne Borough Council's Muritni which look passengers to view tho swim, had difficulty in getting clear of the. ferry wharf, it was swung by the wind oil to the Wahine, and grazed alonu; half that vessel before getting clear. There, was no damage done to either vessel.

A motor launch whL-h was also going across watching the swim fouled a rope round the propeller.

CRAEBE BEATS EORG (Blcc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assu.) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) HONOLULU, March 30. Clarence Crabbe defeated Arm: Borg in a 400-metre free, style swim. Borg was ahead at. the first turn, but Crabbe. overtook him before (he, half-way mark, and led thereafter. He was 12 yards ahead at (he Jinisli.

BORG'S LATEST RECORD

SUVA, March 22.

Arne Borg put up a wonderful performance- in the Suva baths last week! when he came ashore from the Aorangi, on which he was a passenger .for Honolulu. On receiving the invitation to swim he consented and announced he would make an attempt on the world's 220yds. record. When he arrived he said he had changed his mind and would make an attempt to break the world's record over 600yds. The record up to that timo was 7m in. 7sec, put up by himself in New York City baths in 1925. Borg swam one length to the starting point and then, without any preliminary beyond a warning, dived ii; and covered the 10 laps all but a few yards required for the 600yds. length, and emerged triumphantly certain he had beaten his best time. He had clipped off 9 l-ssec., his time being -6mm. 57 4-ssee.—Auck-land Herald.