GIRLS’ RECORD SWIM
NEW WORLD FIGURE TIME FOR HALF-MILE (Klee. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received July 22, 3.20 p.m.) MONTREAL, July 21. Lenore Kight, ol Homestead, Penusylvania, broke the world’s record for half-mile free style, swim at the women’s national swimming championships. The time was llmin. 34sec., compared with the previous record of Helene Madison, of llmin. 41 2-ssec. Mary I.ou Petty. Seattle. :ilso broke the record to finish second in limit). 39 l-ssec.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18765, 23 July 1935, Page 11
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