SWIMMING
TWO NEW RECORDS.
(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.50 p.m.) New York, July 22.
Girl swimmers shattered two more world’s records to-day at the National A.A.U. championships. Katherin: Rawls did the 300 metres medley in 4min 35.6 sec, compared with her own previous record of 4min 45.8 sec.
At Homestead, the Pennsylvania Club, with Leonore Knight racing 220 yards in the 880 yards relay which was done in llmin lOsec, compared with the previous record of llmin 15.2 sec. MISS HOLM CREATES NEW RECORD. Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyr.'ght.) New York, July 21. Beating her own world’s record by three-fifths of a second, Miss Eleanor Holm won the 220 yards backstroke women’s national A.A.U. championship at Jones Beach on Friday in 2min 57 l-ssec.
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Southland Times, Issue 22075, 24 July 1933, Page 7
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