SWIMMING
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. SYDNEY, February 2. The following the the results of the swimming championships; — One Mile Free-style Championship of Australia. —Ryan (New South Wales) I, Christie (New South Wales 2, Jones (Western Australia 3. Time, 23miu 18 l-ssec—tho fastest time for the distance ever recorded by an Australian. 44Uyds Breast-stroke Championship of Australia.—M‘Cure (New South Wales) 1, Sousarri (Queensland) 2, Bayklon (New South Wales) 3. Time, 6min 46 2-ssec. CAMERON AGAIN. W. Cameron, Wellington, at Napier last night lowered tho New Zealand intermediate _ 100yds record for sajt water, covering the distance in 58 2-osec, The former record was 61sec. DOWSETT’S FIFTY YARDS RECORD. Norman Dowsett broke the dominion record for 50yds at Wanganui last night, covering the distance in 24sec! The meeting was held as a welcome to the Wanganui representatives on their return from the championships at Dunedin. There wore over sixty races and over 300 competitors—a, record for Wanganui. Mr W. A. Vcitch, M.P.. congratulated the Wanganui representatives on breaking four records at Dunedin.
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Evening Star, Issue 19781, 3 February 1928, Page 8
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167SWIMMING Evening Star, Issue 19781, 3 February 1928, Page 8
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