New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
Miss BIeibtrey
Retains Grown
As Swim Queen
Ross and kalanam0ku Di-
vide HonOrs in the Mems
Division; IA New Records

Carried, like other amateur sports,
on the tide of the Olympic games,
swimming enjoyed the greatest year
n the history of water sports in 1920
And, for the second time in two years,
the performances of Miss Ethelda
Eleibtrey, of this city, are the out
standing features of the year. Four
teen new American records have been
entered upon the books Of the A. A. u.
Since last January, and nine Of these
are credited 10 Miss Bleibtrey.
At the Olympic games. where women
swimmers were allowed to compete
for the first time, she led the attack
cs our water forces. which completely
,utclassed the best that other nations
could produce. In the Ioo-meter swim,
which was won by the New York girl
IN record time, two or her teammates
followed her across the finish line, and
ooth We're well within the old Olymp &c
mark
Other notable performances at Ant
1esp include the winning of the fancy
diving title by Hiss Aileen Riggin, th.
fourteen-year rod water marvel Miss
Riggin is probably the youngest repre-
sentative we have ever sent abroad for
international competition, and she ac-
Quilted herself in glorious style, when
i was hardly thought she would place
in the final test.
In the mems division honors were
almost evenly divided by Norman Ross,
Of the Illinois A. c., and Duke Kahana-
moku, of Honolulu. The American team
accounted for eight new Olympic rec
ords within q period Of two days with
Ross and the Duke setting the pace.
oahanamoku bettered his own woric
record for tie l00-meter free style swim
by three-hftns of second, and Ross
accounted for three first piaces
Another athlete to shatter 6 world
record was p Kealeha. OF Honolulu
who ron the 100 meter bac., stroke
SWIM. II the final Of tl.ls event, Ameri-
cans finished in the first four places.
Following sse some e the new Amer
lcan records:
seq-yard free styis oa'n 20 tqT9s-- ,7I,s-
Athletic Club Ch.caxo. in ilonoulu Y. NJ
G. 4 bath- Honolulu. = II. December .
sso.yars fr-~ style oaen sax water
man 'soe- Illinois 4 c.. Chicago ~ Hono-
lula h~rb9r Holo.o.u. = Il. Noeslnosr T.
iooo-vsrd rrce style ep~n sal: wate-
si9Q1 p t1rus-- = nii'' = a. SECS. Norma r
Ross llf'ne1- \ c.. chicago. n Honolut Il
hartpr. Honoiuln, 7. II. Novelnber !. 1919
l50-,ers free style. bath t25D. 5 turns
min. - ( Secs. TeLford Cam. De.r
.4'hieJie Club, Dstrot Mich: At cieve-
land Y. N &, A. Bath. April II. le2o.
2Jo-vard reiay, rafn. 30 yards each
525l hA;n-l min. as' secs. Yale Cni-
yerslty team tR. T Seiley. J. II. H.ncks
T.. p. Thurston and f B'uuey ir.). yai-
University Bath, New Haven. Conn. MArck
II, 1920.
WOMEN
strais htav sy---2e - secs. Francis Covr'l,
sehrgs. sea Fran,s.sec1 IA honoiuie hs7
ioe-yard Tree style. open ,idsi salt na;rr
etrais At way min. - secs. Etne
Bleihtiey. N-onens Swimming Association
lulu 7. n. -Apris u. 1920
1eo-yard free styie bath t2o) surns-
in West sixtieth Street Bath. New Ycr1
City. March II. 1920.
loomeser. fres style, open. ..dsl sal
EtLelda Blsibtrey, Womens Swimming As
sseoe.slsonp II New york. a, Manhattan
s2o-ysrd free style open t.dai sal. wat.,
Goo> iurus-2 min. - - secs.. ktheids
Biefbtrey. Wonis'i's swimming Associat.or
= g,N NeT ,.' Eor. '5so 4 Manhattan beach New
ase-yards free style. bath GOD 10 turing
'nln. a Il a"es-, Charlotte boyle
, r.~ tn West SiStieth Street Bath, New
Apr~ CRY. March -. 1920.
soe-aeter tree style. oten tidal RAJ
Z heias h.sibtf~y women's swimming As
aoclatlon Of NV York IT Manhattsr
Reach, New York. July "a 1899
sa@ sa9-ya5a tree styls. o2ea .ia.! sat wats,
& ~: sss*. n hpasIsslS a~S:. H.ss