Swimming Tournament.
(Per Press Association.) Sydney, This Day. At the swimming carnival the 220yds amateur championship of Australasia resulted—Jack Hellings.l; W. J. Garmldv 2; L. Deo, 8. A splendidly contes- * ted’race, and exciting finish, Hellings winning by a few inches; time, 2mm 52 secs. Hoey and Bailey, New Zealand, ' finished 3rd in. their respective heats. Plunging Championship—Peat, of East / Sydney, 66ft 10£in, 1; Stapeleton, 63ft, 2; Harvey, 60ft, 3. Peate’s performance . creates a world's record, previously held by Taylor, of England, with 66ft 7in.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 166, 16 January 1896, Page 3
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84Swimming Tournament. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 166, 16 January 1896, Page 3
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