SWIMMING.
NEW AVORLD’S RECORDS [BY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NEAV YORK, Jan. 12. The Amateur Athletic Union has announced that it lias sanctioned unpaced trials against time that were supervised by the officials of the Florida branch of tho Union, as follows: AA'e ism idler broke the’ world’s record for one hundred metres, setting a new figure of 58 2-ssecs. Borg broke the four hundred metre record, doing 293 3-ssecs., tho 880 yards record, doing 689 3-osecs. The trials were conducted over a course not less than 50 metres. Miss Ethel Laekie broke the world’s women’s record for one hundred metres, doing 71 4-osecs.
AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. AUCKLAND, Jan. 12. The Auckland Swimming Championships were held to-night, and resulted as follows: Junior Girls’ 50 yards:—B. Hanlon 1, S. Brown 2, O. Harvey 3. Time 34 3-ssecs. Junior Boys’ 100 yards:—N. StockIcy 1, F. Howe 2, R. Currie 3. Time 81 sees. Senior Men’s 100 yards:—A. D. Adamson 1, L. Fairgrny 2, E. V. Cunold 3. Time 58 4-ssees., a New Zealand record. Men’s Breaststroke, 220 yards:—A. Morris 1, E. A r . Britton 2. Time 3.31 3-oseos. Intermediate Boys’ 100 yards:—G. Bridson 1, H. Finney 2. Time Gosees. Intermediate Girls, 100 yards:— M. Farquhar 1, B. Magee 2, K. Grant 3. 'rime 70sees. Ladies” 220 yards:—Pin Page 1, E. Stockley 2, J. Bell 3. Time 2.51 3-5 sees. Men’s 220 yards:—A Baird 1, D. 'Pelham and A. D. Adamson (dead heat) 2. Time 2.34. Intermediate Boys’ 220 yards:—Cl. Bridson 1, 11. Brown 2, 11. Fiiinev 3. Time 2.49. Intermediate Boys’ Divef— D. Mulviliill 1.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1926, Page 4
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262SWIMMING. Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1926, Page 4
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