SWIMMING TITLES
DUNEDIN CHAMPIONSHIPS DYSON’S BREASTSTROKE RECORD [ I-er i'less Association ] DUNEDIN, Dec. 5. The Otago swimming championships were commenced to-night. The new champions are as follow: 75yds. Junior Boys’ Breaststroke. — N. Marslin, 69sec. 100yds. Junior Boys’ Freestyle. —A. Main, 74 l-ssec. Junior Boys’ Dive and 50yds. Freestyle. —N. Lane, 32 2-ssec. Dive. —I. Freeman. Intermediate Boys’ 100yds. Backstroke. —C. Sell, 77 3-ssec. 100yds. Freestyle.—Miss W. Dunn, 3min. 26 l-ssec. Women's 100yds.—C. Sell, 62sec. Intermediate Girls’ 100yds. Backstroke. —E. Goldthorpe, 84 l-ssec. 100yds. Freestyle. R. Reid, 84 l-ssee. Men’s 100yds. Backstroke. —A. Thomas, 72 2-ssec. Mens 100yds. Breaststroke.—W. H. Dyson, 74 l-ssec.—a New Zealand record. Men’s 220yds. Freestyle. J. D. O'Driscoll, 2min. 33 3-ssec. Women's 200yds. Breaststroke. Miss V/. Dunn, 3min. 26 l-ssec. Women’s 100yds. Freestyle, Miss I. Purdie, 69 2-ssec. In the 100yds. men’s breaststroke W. H. Dyson covered the distance in 74' l-ssec„ breaking the New Zealand record by 1 2-ssec
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 289, 7 December 1939, Page 4
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152SWIMMING TITLES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 289, 7 December 1939, Page 4
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