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THE OLYMPIC GAMES

ROWING AND SWIMMING BRITAIN SUCCESSFUL. Press Association Electric Tele^riDh —Copyrighi (Received Saturday, 10.55 a.m.) BERLIN, Friday. Britain Avas successful in the Olympic roAving events held to-day. In the double sculls, Beresford and SouthAvood defeated Germany by OA T er five seconds. The time of the British creAv Avas 7min. 20.8sec.,Germany 7min. 26.2 sec., Poland 7min. 3G.2sec., France 7 min. 42.35ec., United States 7min. 44. S sec., Australia 7min. 45.1 sec. Britain finished second to Germany in the final of the coxswainless fours, and finished fourth in the final of the eights, Avliich Avas Avon by the United States.

The single sculls Avas Avon by Schaeffer in Bmin. 21.55ec., Hasenohrl, Bmin. 25.85ec., being second, and Bai-roAV, 8 min. 28scc., third. (Then folloAved Campbell Bmin. 3osee., Rusli Bmin. 38 see., and Giorgio Bmin. 57scc.

The men’s 100 metres backstroke final Avas Avon by Kiefer (U.S.A.) in 65.95ec., with Van der Wcghe (U.S.A.), 67.75ec., second. Both are Olympic records.

Holland Avon the final of the Avomcn’s 400 metres relay SAvimming, the timebeing 4min. 36scc. Germany Avas second in 4min. 36.8 see. Both these times are Olympic records. Women’s 400 metres free style first semi-final resulted: —Miss Mastenbrook (Holland), smin. 40.35ec., 1; Miss Wingard (U.S.A.), smin. 42.25ec., 2; Miss Fredericksen (Denmark), smin. 42.45ec., 3; Miss Wagner (Holland), smin. 45.9 sec., 4. The second semi-final resulted: —Miss Hveger (Denmark), smin. 33.75ec., 1; Miss Ooutinlio (Brazil), smin. 42.35 cc., 2; Miss Kojima (Japan), sm.in. 42sec., 3; Miss Petty (U.S.A.), smin. 45.95ec., 4. The first four in each heat qualified for the final.

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Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 August 1936, Page 5

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THE OLYMPIC GAMES Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 August 1936, Page 5

THE OLYMPIC GAMES Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 August 1936, Page 5

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